RICHLAND COUNTY – Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has released the name of a man who died on Saturday after being involved in a kayaking incident on the Saluda River. Watts said the incident happened on the river above Riverbanks Zoo around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Gregory Hinson, Jr. 27, of Winnsboro was transported from […]
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. […]
School district proposes $45.3M budget
April 25, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – No tax increase is anticipated in next year’s school district budget, though property owners still may wind up paying higher school taxes. At last week’s school board meeting, Chief Financial Officer Kevin Robinson said the proposed $45.3 million budget includes about $4 million in additional revenue, with $2.9 million attributed to increased tax […]
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, […]
On the Scene
April 25, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Shortly after 5 p.m. on April 18, the Blythewood Fire Department responded to an incident at First Citizens Bank at 204 Blythewood Road. A Chevrolet SUV landed in the shrubbery, inches away from the front of the bank wall. There were no injuries to the occupant [driver] of the SUV, according to the […]
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 […]
Hometown Oscar winner to headline Doko Film Fest April 26-27
April 25, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Two-time Oscar winner Michelle Eisenreich will be returning home to Blythewood this weekend as a judge, presenter and patron of the inaugural Doko Film Fest on April 26 and 27. The festival, produced by local film maker Raymond Smith and his son Andrew, is the first of its kind in South Carolina and […]
Pine Tree Playhouse to give encore performance
April 25, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – By popular audience demand, the Pine Tree Playhouse will present an encore performance of ‘Noises Off’ on Saturday, May 4 at 8 p.m. The performance is one night only. ‘Noises Off’ is a play within a play about an ambitious director and his troupe of mediocre actors. The silly, sexy comedy is a […]
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 […]
