BLYTHEWOOD – Talk about a frog strangler. As rain pelted Blythewood on Monday, stormwater gushed into the streets and onto lots in the Cobblestone Park neighborhood in Blythewood, causing several lots to flood. It’s become a common theme after any heavy rainstorm, residents say. Some homeowners think the root cause is traced to trees they […]
FCSD Board spars over employee salaries
April 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Next year’s proposed budget includes pay raises for all school district employees, but some Fairfield County Board of Education members want to spend more. The board held a lively discussion Tuesday evening before unanimously passing first reading on the $41.2 million budget. Among the most vocal was board member Annie McDaniel, who took […]
Ridgeway Council OKs sidewalk match; water tower bid
April 19, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – Two new town councilmen and a new mayor held their first council meeting last week, four days after being elected to office. The first order of business was to elect a new Mayor Pro Tem to replace Mayor Pro Tem Doug Porter who did not seek re-election for his council seat. Longtime Councilman […]
New Ridgeway Council tackles old issues
April 19, 2018 By
Jones: ‘Release Bella.’ Harrison: ‘I’m Done.’ RIDGEWAY – About five minutes after the Ridgeway Town Council entered into executive session during their regular monthly meeting on April 12, Councilwoman Angela Harrison returned to the public meeting room, briskly gathered her purse and other belongings and announced, “I’m done!” She then walked out of the council […]
Taylor: No millage increase
April 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Despite setbacks this year, including the abandonment of two V.C. Summer nuclear units and the loss of that expected future revenue, the fiscal state of the County remains solid, County Administrator Jason Taylor reported Tuesday evening during Council’s second budget workshop for fiscal year 2018-19. Taylor presented a total budget of $39,748,964, an […]
Council refinances BFC bond
April 12, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council voted during a special called meeting last week to refinance the 2010 $5M Blythewood Facilities Corporation (BFC) bonds for a savings of $51,000 the first year and $25,000 annually, thereafter, for a total savings of $470,000 over the life of the bonds. The Town’s payments on the bonds currently run about […]
Jenkinsville prepares to annex 143 properties
April 12, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE – An annexation vote scheduled for May 1 could literally quadruple the size of Jenkinsville town limits. And chances are most of the affected property owners don’t even know the vote is taking place. That’s because Jenkinsville is utilizing the “25 percent petition and election method” in state law to annex 143 properties into […]
Almost 1,000 child support checks delayed after data loss
April 12, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Family Court computer system crashed last week, wiping out all data for February, March and early April. The computer’s data had not been backed up since Jan. 31, 2018, according to the County’s Information Technology (IT) Director Marvin Allen. More than $400,000 of Fairfield County child support payments to hundreds […]
Council holds first of 3 budget workshops
April 12, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – During the first of three planned budget work sessions, Council took a conservative look at allocations it provides for agencies in the county. “We’ve got to start taking a little closer look at funding given the situation we’ve had with V.C. Summer and the fact that we’re now looking at less revenue in […]
Pub-type restaurant to open in Doko Depot
April 12, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In a special called Town Council meeting Monday evening, it was announced that the owners of the Old Mill Brew Pub in Lexington will be leasing half of the Doko Depot building for a similar restaurant to open under the name of Doko Station. “I’m very excited about the restaurant,” the Town’s economic […]
