WINNSBORO – Attorneys for Fairfield County and Councilman Douglas Pauley have asked the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County to dismiss a lawsuit filed Feb. 12 by former Fairfield County Recreation Director Lori Schaeffer. Schaeffer’s suit alleged that Pauley illegally interfered with Schaeffer’s employment and was the source of the complaint used to justify […]
BAR hears bakery proposal
March 22, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A bakery/café business may be coming soon to downtown Blythewood in the Bookhart-Blume House at the corner of Langford and Sandfield Roads in the Town Center District. The Board of Architectural Review (BAR) held a preliminary discussion Monday evening at the request of Keefer and White Enterprises, LLC, whose members are Blythewood residents […]
Council proposes restrictions on POR $
March 15, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – At its March meeting, Town Council continued chipping away at the Pig on the Ridge (POR) festival steering committee’s longstanding level of involvement with the festival by introducing an ordinance that Interim administrator David Hudspeth said would establish financial procedures for the administration of POR funds. While the steering committee – Tom Connor, […]
Blythewood traffic circle causing angst
March 15, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After several public meetings were held last year about the Penny Tax traffic circle proposed at the entrance of Cobblestone Park, project engineers scooted the circle slightly south to minimize the impact on property owners whose property would be effected by the encroachment of the circle. During Council’s annual retreat on Saturday, Bethany […]
FMH on life support
March 8, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The 800-pound gorilla in the room, also known as Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s mounting financial losses, has for months begged the question – ‘How is FMH going to keep its doors open until the new emergency services facility becomes operational?’ Month after month, the hospital has tried to stop the bleeding – closing the […]
Town retreat set for Saturday
March 8, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council’s annual day-long working retreat will be held this Saturday, March 10, at The Manor in Doko Park. According to Mayor J. Michael Ross, this year’s retreat will be larger and different from past retreats in that he and Council are making an all-out effort to include resident participation this year. “The […]
Harrison has plans for Pig on the Ridge’s revenue
March 8, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY– After Ridgeway Town Administrator David Hudspeth cashed in 10 Pig on the Ridge CDs in January, prior to their maturity, and deposited that cash into the Town’s General Fund, Town Councilwoman Angela Harrison made a motion at the Feb. 26 meeting that could eventually strip the Pig on the Ridge steering committee of its […]
Tom Utroska named to BZA
March 8, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Former Town Councilman Tom Utroska, who resigned his Council seat last fall, is back – this time as a volunteer. Utroska was appointed to the Board of Zoning Appeals last month by Council. Retired from the railroad industry, Utroska has served numerous positions in the town government since 2010. He has served on […]
Residents’ input sought for Blythewood Road widening
March 8, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Plans for widening Blythewood Road will be presented during a public meeting on Thursday, March 22, from 5-7 p.m. in the Muller Road Middle School gymnasium. The community has been invited to join Richland County representatives for the public meeting to review plans for the road widening project. Citizens will have an opportunity […]
BW tree law may have loophole
March 8, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Whether it’s a loophole or a misinterpretation of the law, some residents and some Council members say the Town’s Landscaping and Tree Preservation Ordinance allows developers to abuse the ordinance in ways that can affect large areas of land. The stated purpose of the ordinance is to prevent “indiscriminate, uncontrolled and excessive destruction, […]
