BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Town Council will take its second and final vote on whether to approve the rezoning of 162 acres from Development (D-1) to Limited Industrial 2 (LI2) at a special Called meeting to be held next Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 9 a.m. at The Manor. The 162 acres is part of Richland […]
FCSD bans board’s contacts
September 26, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Shortly after the Fairfield County School Board passed a policy prohibiting school board members from communicating electronically during board meetings, one member took to his cell phone. Board chairman William Frick didn’t appear to take notice or say anything as he briefed the board on some updates and announcements. A routine vote to […]
Bell casts blame for Teacher Village failure
September 26, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Although a proposed deal with a North Carolina hedge fund to build a “Teacher Village” appears dead, Fairfield County Council hopes the proposed subdivision catering to teachers can still be built. At Monday night’s council meeting, several council members said the project might find success with another developer. Gorelick Brothers Capital had planned […]
Council defers final industrial park vote
September 26, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Richland County’s request for Blythewood Town Council to rezone 162 acres between Fulmer Road and I-77 from Development (D-1) to Limited Industrial 2 (LI2) hung by a thread Monday night. Things weren’t looking good for approval when Councilman Bryan Franklin made a motion to defer the issue until Monday, Sept. 30. That motion […]
Vulcan opens quarry in Fairfield
September 26, 2019 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Vulcan Materials announced last week that it plans to build an $18M facility in Fairfield County just north of the county’s 1,500-acre megasite – just south of State Road 41 between I-77 and U S. Route 21. In a statement released on Sept. 18, Scott Burnham said Vulcan expects to hire 15 […]
Frick named SC Public Defender of the Year
September 26, 2019 By
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Sixth Circuit Deputy Public Defender William Frick was named by his peers on Monday as the 2019 South Carolina Public Defender of the Year at the South Carolina Public Defender Association Annual Conference in Myrtle Beach. Frick has served as Deputy Public Defender for the Sixth Circuit since the office was […]
Council cuts comments, raises ire
September 26, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – It’s not against the law, but the decision to delete a public comments period from the agenda didn’t sit well with several Fairfield County residents attending Monday night’s County Council meeting. Moving forward, the council is restricting public commentary to items on the agenda. Residents are not allowed to discuss non-agenda topics as […]
Shelter seeks person(s) responsible for dog’s torment
September 19, 2019 By
$250 Reward Offered for Conviction of Anyone Responsible WINNSBORO – Around noon on Sept. 11, a Fairfield County Animal Control officer picked up a young male Pit Bull stray with wounds so gruesome that after he was brought into the shelter and photographed, the staff felt the need to attach warnings ‘before opening’ on some […]
The Voice to host candidate forum
September 19, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Voice newspaper will host the 2019 Blythewood Candidate Forum at Doko Manor on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. The forum will feature five candidates for town council and three for mayor. In a departure from formats used for candidate forums in years past, this year’s forum will follow a town hall […]
Zion Hill area to get upfit
September 19, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – A new day may be dawning for the residents of Zion Hill and Fortune Springs Park neighborhoods. Planners hired by the county to look into the possibility of revitalizing the two neighborhoods are applying this week for a $400,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to begin the first phase of a full scale, […]
