BLYTHEWOOD – With the blessing of the town’s Board of Architectural Review (BAR), a new electrical substation will soon be going up on Community Road, across from Midlands Storage. While the property at 861 Community Road is in the Town Center District and requires a special exception for an electrical substation, Thomas Black, Vice President […]
Duke Energy to spend millions on Wateree
February 21, 2019 By
LAKE WATEREE – Enhanced recreation options are on the way to Lake Wateree by the end of 2019. As part of Duke Energy’s recreation management plan filed with federal regulators, three sites are slated for upgrades. They include the Colonels Creek, Taylors Creek and Molly Creek access areas, all on the western boundary of Lake […]
County fire service calling for volunteers
February 21, 2019 By
“It isn’t a crisis for Fairfield County…yet, but if the trend continues it will be,” said Jason Pope, the Director for Fire Services for Fairfield County. According to statistics cited by a Dec 6, 2018 info gram from the U.S. Fire Administration, 70% of the nation’s firefighters are volunteers. Over half of the volunteers in […]
Here’s how to make government work
February 21, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Want to learn more about services that are available to residents who live in the unincorporated areas of Richland County and gain a better understanding of the roles of different County departments? You can start by attending a workshop called ‘Making Government Work for You,’ from 6 – 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21, […]
Sailesh honored for academic papers
February 21, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School junior Abhimanhu Sailesh was honored by the Richland Two School Board recently for having presented two academic papers at the prestigious peer-reviewed 2018 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence that was held in Las Vegas, Dec. 13 – 15. The papers will be published in the fall of […]
Town OKs first vote on Teacher Village
February 21, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – After the Teacher Village property request for R3 zoning flew through the Winnsboro Planning Commission faster than a speeding bullet, the feat was duplicated at the Town Council meeting Tuesday evening. There was no discussion at either meeting, only a motion in favor and a unanimous vote to approve. “This will be the […]
Council retreat set for Mar. 16
February 21, 2019 By
Mayor Invites Community for Lunch and Input BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Town Council is throwing its annual retreat on March 16 and inviting the community for lunch. “We always invite the community to all of our meetings, but I especially like them to come to our annual retreat. That’s when we plan for the next […]
Ridgeway designer Sergio Hudson’s brand gets a boost from Beyonce
February 21, 2019 By
RIDGEWAY – When Beyonce Knowles posted a photo of herself on Instagram last week wearing one of Ridgeway fashion designer Sergio Hudson’s jaw-dropping high end designs, Hudson said in a Facebook post that was the most excited he’s ever been for a placement. The ‘placement’ happened when a friend in Los Angeles, who is also […]
Blythewood Visitor Center moved to Town Hall
February 21, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Visitor Center has a new home – in the lobby of Blythewood Town Hall. “Since funding for the Visitor Center is no longer provided to the Blythewood Chamber of Commerce after Dec. 31, we have moved the source of our information for visitors from the Chamber to the Town Hall,” Mayor […]
Saved by the Blood
February 21, 2019 By
RIDGEWAY – Shawna Moore, right, donates blood during the Ayden’s Turn Blood Donation Event on Saturday at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Ridgeway. Assisting is American Red Cross technician Nicole Davis. Organizer Bobbi Qualls reported “a great turn out of donors who gave 23 pints of blood.” The event also included information about traffic and drug […]
