BLYTHEWOOD – The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) will be hiring ‘on the spot’ for 70 positions during a job fair it is sponsoring for Trane at Doko Manor, from 1 – 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept 12. Wendy Hamilton, Midlands Business Consultant for SCDEW, said the hiring will be the first […]
Join Trash Talk countywide tour
August 23, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood residents are invited to Talk Trash with Richland County Solid Waste & Recycling folks at Doko Manor on Monday, Sept. 10 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. The meeting will provide residents with updates about trash pickup, recycling and bulk item collections. Those attending can receive input about services provided by the County. […]
Lions Clubs sight event set for Sunday
August 16, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Four Lions Clubs will host their annual Night for Sight and Hearing on Sunday, Aug 19. at Doko Manor in Blythewood. The event includes an afternoon of Gospel music by three acts: God’s Tool Box, Free By Grace and Doug Hudson. Clubs from Blythewood, Winnsboro, Columbia Northeast and Greater Irmo are hosting the […]
Bella & Blue honors ‘model’ teachers
August 9, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – It was teachers’ night out last week when Bella & Blue Boutique in Ridgeway invited teachers from Fairfield and Richland Counties to a back to school fashion show with big discounts on those fashions. Several teachers modeled the shop’s clothing lines and a table full of refreshments was provided by Laura’s Tea Room […]
Fairfield County Rescue Squad celebrates 50 years
August 9, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – When an ice storm paralyzed Fairfield County in the winter of 1968, knocking out the power at a nursing home on Bellfield Road, a Citizens Band (CB) radio club sent out word that volunteers were urgently needed to help the residents of the home. The community responded. After helping the nursing home residents […]
Open House at Active Day on Friday
July 26, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The community is invited to an open house at Active Day of Winnsboro, 219 North Congress Street, on Friday, July 27, 2018 from 10:30 am-2:00pm. The event will include door prizes, games, line dancing class at 11:30 and refreshments. Learn more about how the center benefits caregivers and their loved ones and meet […]
Free dementia care training offered Aug. 7
July 12, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A free community training event for caregivers who provide care to family members or others with dementia or related dementia disorders will be conducted at Doko Manor on Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. The course has the support of the Town of Blythewood and Mayor J. Michael Ross. The […]
Huge Crowd Rocks Blythewood Fireworks Event
July 12, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – “It was the best attended event we’ve ever had in the park,” Doko Manor and Event Director Steve Hasterok said of the crowd at the July 3 fireworks event at the Palmetto Citizens Amphitheater in Doko Park. “It was already a huge crowd, then about an hour before the fireworks began, about 1,000 more […]
