RIDGEWAY – After voting on Aug. 9 to contract with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s office for law enforcement services for the Town of Ridgeway and on Aug. 11 to defund the Ridgeway Police Department, Town Councilman Dan Martin reported that the change would save the Town approximately $70,000 annually. “The fact is, we spent $108K […]
Blythewood BZA denies Taco Bell variance
August 16, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Plans for a Taco Bell with a drive-thru to come to Blythewood Road were doused Monday evening when the Blythewood Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) denied the company a variance request to enlarge the usable area of the property the fast food restaurant proposed to build on. The applicant, BWL Holdings, LLC, represented […]
Counties differ on animal abusers
August 16, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – A man convicted of setting a dog on fire is serving a five-year prison sentence, the maximum allowed under state law. Another man who dragged a dog with a truck more than a mile didn’t spend one day in prison. So what makes these cases different? One was prosecuted in Richland County; the […]
Council defunds RWPD and Culp
August 16, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – After failing on Aug. 9, to finalize a vote to defund its Police Department, the Ridgeway Town Council held a special meeting Saturday, Aug. 11, at 10 am to pass the vote. Following executive session at the Aug. 9 meeting, Councilman Dan Martin moved to ‘implement a reduction in force by eliminating funding […]
Legal loopholes complicate R2 code
August 9, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – It’s being billed as a way to simplify the school district’s procurement code. But loopholes in state law could pose legal and ethical complications to the Richland 2 school procurement policy. Approved at its July 24 meeting, the Richland 2 Board of Education voted to strike a series of policy revisions, including one […]
BW still looking to expand ball fields
August 9, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – For at least five years, town council has, off and on, been looking at ways to expand and improve the ball fields available to Blythewood baseball and softball teams. While the county made several hundred thousand dollars of improvements to the town’s current (county-owned) ball fields about four years ago, adding new fencing […]
Hilton’s Home 2 Suites eyes Blythewood site
August 9, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Hilton Hotel’s Home 2 Suites is considering putting down roots in Blythewood. The hotel’s owners are seeking permission from the Town to build a four-story, 88-bed hotel building on a 1.93 acre vacant lot adjacent to the I-77 ramp. But without considerable adjustments to the entrance to the property, the 55,672 square foot […]
FCSD Board approves $2.2M loan
August 9, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County school board members are taking out another line of credit, one of many the district has sought to help pay for building and facilities projects. At its July meeting, the board voted 6-1 to borrow $2.2 million to fund a variety of building and facilities projects. Board member Paul Hartman cast […]
Taco Bell finds a spot on Blythewood Road
August 9, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – It has been rumored for over a year that a Taco Bell might be coming to Blythewood. A public hearing on Monday, Aug. 13, will confirm that rumor. An application for the hearing before the town’s Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) requests a variance to permit a reduction in the width of the […]
Update: Doko hitch
August 9, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Further delays are expected in the closing of the Town of Blythewood’s contract for the purchase of the Doko Depot facility. Possible defects in title in some of the underlying land have been revealed and the Town is in the process of remedying those issues. A portion of the land under contract was […]
