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 […]
Element blames closing on tariff
August 8, 2018 By
Smith: It’s crazy… a 25% tariff on the only TV assembler in the United States. County pressing for tariff exemption WINNSBORO – Just months after Element Electronics sought the county government’s help to begin looking to expand its footprint and potentially increase employment and tax revenue in the county, the company announced this week that […]
Citizens call for audit of Chamber
August 2, 2018 By
Gordge: Chamber Hopes to Continue Visitor Center Funding BLYTHEWOOD – Town council has yet to publicly address questions that have been raised recently about the Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce’s finances and how it spent thousands of dollars of the town’s A-tax money. However, several citizens who addressed council on Monday night called for an […]
Governor to attend airport unveiling
August 2, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – It was so dark, a state plane carrying S.C. Department of Commerce Director Bobby Hitt couldn’t land at the Fairfield County Airport. Not exactly the impression Fairfield County, a county hungry to land new industry, wanted to leave. Now when Hitt and his boss, Gov. Henry McMaster, potentially return in a few weeks […]
RW lifts ban on overnight parking
August 2, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – Overnight parking is legal once again in Ridgeway, but only for brief durations and under certain circumstances. By a 3-0 vote at its July meeting, the Ridgeway Town Council amended its overnight parking ordinance to allow for overnight parking for up to 48 hours. Town permission is needed for longer periods. In October […]
