WINNSBORO – Every campaign year, a popular promise of candidates running for office in Fairfield County is to bring internet to the rural. But, as the year 2020 approaches, pockets of slow or dead internet zones still exist throughout the County. A bipartisan group of lawmakers hopes to change that. Introduced by 14 House Democrats […]
R2 board secretary resigns when asked to verify that McKie is legally seated
May 2, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Chairwoman Amelia McKie’s ongoing ethics problems have prompted another member of the Richland 2 Board of Trustees to resign her officer position. Lindsay Agostini stepped down as secretary of the Richland Two board, but still remains on the board as a voting member. Agostini notified McKie and Superintendent Dr. Baron Davis of her […]
Council to relook at H-Tax allocations
May 2, 2019 By
BLYHEWOOD – Town Administrator Brian Cook gave an overview of the Town’s proposed FY 2019-20 budget last week and announced a workshop schedule for council to work out the details of the $1,621,696 budget, which is up from $1,565,114 last year. Looking at possible changes in budgeting for the coming year, Cook said council will […]
Doko Park Foundation
May 2, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Representing the Doko Park Foundation, Paul Moscoti presented a $30,000 check to Councilman Eddie Baughman, also a member of the Park Foundation, to be used for the Park. The presentation was made at the April 22 Town Council meeting.
Winnsboro restaurant suspension upheld
April 25, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro restaurant that was shut down last month over concerns it was doubling as a nightclub will remain closed until further notice. Meantime, a representative of Winnsboro Bar & Grill thinks the town’s decision to suspend her business license was overkill, saying her establishment is simply a restaurant that also serves drinks. […]
Retreat focused on changing image
April 25, 2019 By
LAKE WATEREE – During Fairfield County Council’s first retreat in more than four years, County Administrator Jason Taylor led the meeting with a staff review of 39 or so projects the county initiated or mostly wrapped up over the last couple of years – Mt. Zion, Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Providence ER facility, the mega site, […]
Chamber financials still in disarray
April 25, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Almost a year after the Blythewood Chamber Commerce was not able to produce a credible set of books to Town Hall for the previous budget year, the Chamber’s Board Chairman Phil Fry told Council Monday evening that it still does not have a working budget, or even a draft budget, to present to […]
E-Capital pulls rezoning request
April 25, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – More than a hundred residents of Crickentree breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday night at a Richland County Council public hearing after the Texas investment firm, E-Capital, withdrew its application for the rezoning of the former Golf Course of South Carolina. The withdrawal was announced by County Councilwoman Joyce Dickerson at the beginning […]
BAR OKs COA for optometrist office
April 25, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Board of Architectural Review (BAR) unanimously voted (4-0) to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) last week for Blythewood Eye Care to convert the former Boney home at 204 Langford Road to an optometrist’s office. The BAR also approved four variances for the property. The two-acre property, owned currently by Great […]
Ridgeway water tower comes in at $669,258
April 18, 2019 By
RIDGEWAY – It came as a surprise to the Ridgeway Town Council earlier this year when they learned that the town’s new water tower would cost a total of $669,258.13 – about $45,000 more than they were expecting. Armed with a $500,000 Rural Infrastructure Authority grant in November 2016, the previous Town of Ridgeway administration […]
