BLYTHEWOOD – After being asked to appoint a member of the Blythewood Chamber of Commerce to the COMET bus board, Mayor J. Michael Ross didn’t mince words about whether the bus service is needed in Blythewood. “Nobody ever sees anybody on that bus,” Ross said. “Initially we had some riders, but for me to vote […]
PC Oks Abney Hill Phase 3
March 7, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Although it was not specifically an agenda item, the agreeable response by a builder to a request made by members of the Mt. Valley Road area at the February Planning Commission meeting was a highlight at Monday night’s meeting. Last month, residents asked that public access onto Valley Estates Drive from Mt. Valley […]
Love is common thread at St. John’s Episcopal
March 7, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – If you want to know who your neighbor is, you might want visit St. John’s Episcopal Church for a four-part Lenten Series beginning Sunday, Mar. 10 at 4 p.m. The church has invited speakers from the Episcopal, Jewish, Muslim and Greek Orthodox faiths to offer insights and observations about their faith and how […]
Heart for the Homeless
March 7, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – The merchants of downtown Winnsboro sold and displayed pink paper hearts for $1 during February to raise money for the homeless in the community. During the weekly merchant meeting on Friday, the money raised ($150) was presented to Bleva Bush Belton for the Closet to Closet ministry she runs in the Gordon Odyssey […]
Blythewood Presbyterian Church breaks ground
March 7, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After meeting at Blythewood High School for the last nine years, Blythewood Presbyterian Church Pastor Rhett Sanders and the church’s 240 members broke ground on property on Rimer Pond Road Sunday, where they hope to soon begin construction of a 7,600 square foot church. “We hope to be in the building by the […]
Crickentree working toward Council votes
March 7, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – When a room full of Crickentree neighborhood residents appeared Tuesday night at Richland County Council to speak out against Texas investment company ECapital’s request to rezone the neighborhood’s golf course from TROS to medium density residential, several Council members pushed back, saying it was not the practice of Council to allow residents to […]
Red Ribbon Opening
March 7, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Cutting the ribbon for the grand opening of her new Blythewood boutique and gift shop, The Gilded Iris, Tina Johnson and her husband, Rick, right, share scissor duties with Mayor J. Michael Ross and her daughter, jewelry designer Christy Spivey. At left is store manager Phyllis Gutierrez (white jacket). The shop carries women’s […]
Update: Arrest made in Mekra Lang shooting
March 6, 2019 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY –Jazzmine K. Thompson, 21, of Ranch Rd., Columbia has been arrested for a shooting incident that occurred at Mekra Lang North America on Tuesday, Mar. 5. Thompson, a former temporary employee at Mekra Lang, was arrested Tuesday evening in Richland County and is being held at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. Thompson will […]
County considering A-Tax, H-Tax
February 28, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – New taxes and fees aimed at sprucing up Fairfield County’s tourism and business image received unanimous support at Monday night’s county council meeting. Council members approved 5-0 the first reading of three draft ordinances which if approved, would institute a tourism development fee, a hospitality fee and a business registration fee. Council members […]
