BLYTHEWOOD – Second time was the charm for representatives of Palmetto Pediatric & Adolescent Clinic when they appeared before the Blythewood Board of Architectural Review (BAR) on Monday evening to request approval for a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA). This time, the board approved the request, but with contingencies. Applicant Harris Cohn of Cohn Construction Services, […]
County unveils airport upgrades
August 23, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Gov. Henry McMaster couldn’t make it Monday. But the next time South Carolina’s governor needs to fly into Winnsboro, spiffy new airport infrastructure will be there to greet him. Following a tough stretch on the economic development front, Fairfield County received a welcome lift when it formally unveiled the scope of a recently […]
Blythewood’s Trane plant to hire 700
August 23, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) will be hiring ‘on the spot’ for 70 positions during a job fair it is sponsoring for Trane at Doko Manor, from 1 – 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept 12. Wendy Hamilton, Midlands Business Consultant for SCDEW, said the hiring will be the first […]
Smith outlines new admin building costs
August 23, 2018 By
Winnsboro – Fairfield County isn’t promising that it’s a magic pill. But local leaders do think the plan to repurpose the old Mt. Zion Institute site in Winnsboro into a new county administration building is as innovative as it is necessary. “My biggest concern is if this project doesn’t go forward, there’s something that’s going […]
Join Trash Talk countywide tour
August 23, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood residents are invited to Talk Trash with Richland County Solid Waste & Recycling folks at Doko Manor on Monday, Sept. 10 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. The meeting will provide residents with updates about trash pickup, recycling and bulk item collections. Those attending can receive input about services provided by the County. […]
New Home, Same Service
August 23, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – A grand opening was held on Friday, Aug. 17 for the new Fairfield Behavioral Health Services facility at 178 Highway 321 Bypass N. in Winnsboro. The event was hosted by the BHS Director Vernon Kennedy, Sr., and included tours of the facility, refreshments a ribbon cutting and comments from Sen. Mike Fanning, […]
Fairfield asks feds to exempt Element
August 16, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County leaders want the federal government to waive tariffs impacting Element Electronics, tariffs the TV assembler says will wipe out 126 jobs, essentially shuttering the Winnsboro plant. However, a nonprofit geared toward the manufacturing sector disputes whether tariffs and trade wars are even to blame. By unanimous vote, Fairfield County Council swiftly […]
Council OKs first Mt. Zion vote
August 16, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – With Fairfield County stung by massive job losses and another 120 positions expected to vanish, development of a new $11.4 million county administration building aims to ease some of that pain. Supporters also note tax credits would finance the majority of costs of renovating the Mt. Zion Institute site in Winnsboro, lowering the […]
Local man charged with child porn
August 16, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – On Wednesday, Aug. 15, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of William Edward Johnson, 34, of Columbia, near Lake Carolina on six charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Investigators state Johnson possessed multiple files of child pornography. Johnson was arrested on August 14, 2018. He is charged […]
Lions Clubs sight event set for Sunday
August 16, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Four Lions Clubs will host their annual Night for Sight and Hearing on Sunday, Aug 19. at Doko Manor in Blythewood. The event includes an afternoon of Gospel music by three acts: God’s Tool Box, Free By Grace and Doug Hudson. Clubs from Blythewood, Winnsboro, Columbia Northeast and Greater Irmo are hosting the […]
