BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood has come one step closer to getting a whole lot sweeter. The Blythewood Board of Architectural Review (BAR) voted on Monday evening to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for the use of the historic Bookhart/Blume home as a bakery and cafe. The building is located at 193 Langford Road in downtown […]
Taylor: No millage increase
April 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Despite setbacks this year, including the abandonment of two V.C. Summer nuclear units and the loss of that expected future revenue, the fiscal state of the County remains solid, County Administrator Jason Taylor reported Tuesday evening during Council’s second budget workshop for fiscal year 2018-19. Taylor presented a total budget of $39,748,964, an […]
Protect & Serve
April 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery congratulates Deputy Oren Gadson on being promoted to Corporal. Gadson has worked in law enforcement for 24 years.
Dove elected to Francis Marion Board of Trustees
April 19, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – On Wednesday, April 11, the Joint Senate and House elected Paul Dove of Winnsboro to a four-yearterm on the Francis Marion University Board of Trustees. Dove was elected to complete the unexpired term of the 5th Congressional District representative to the FMU board earlier this year. Dove says he is “excited and humbled […]
Two restaurants in Winnsboro robbed
April 18, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – At approximately 2 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, burglaries occurred at UpCountry and Tierra Azul restaurants. Both restaurants are located on 321 Bypass in Winnsboro, approximately one mile from each other. The three suspects are believed to have been involved in burglaries in Greenville as well as other jurisdictions. The Fairfield County Sheriff’s […]
BW woman pleads guilty to embezzlement
April 12, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Teresa Yarborough-Walker age 50, of Blythewood, pled guilty to Theft of Government Funds, United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today. Judge Mary Geiger Lewis accepted the plea and will sentence Walker at a later date. Evidence presented at the hearing established that Walker was the human resources supervisor for Genesis Health Care, Inc. […]
Council refinances BFC bond
April 12, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council voted during a special called meeting last week to refinance the 2010 $5M Blythewood Facilities Corporation (BFC) bonds for a savings of $51,000 the first year and $25,000 annually, thereafter, for a total savings of $470,000 over the life of the bonds. The Town’s payments on the bonds currently run about […]
Jenkinsville prepares to annex 143 properties
April 12, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE – An annexation vote scheduled for May 1 could literally quadruple the size of Jenkinsville town limits. And chances are most of the affected property owners don’t even know the vote is taking place. That’s because Jenkinsville is utilizing the “25 percent petition and election method” in state law to annex 143 properties into […]
Almost 1,000 child support checks delayed after data loss
April 12, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Family Court computer system crashed last week, wiping out all data for February, March and early April. The computer’s data had not been backed up since Jan. 31, 2018, according to the County’s Information Technology (IT) Director Marvin Allen. More than $400,000 of Fairfield County child support payments to hundreds […]
Cauthen to be sentenced May 14
April 12, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A former Blythewood Town Councilwoman pleading guilty for her role in a multi-million dollar health care fraud scheme could soon learn her fate. Kathleen Cauthen, 47, is scheduled for sentencing on May 14, according to federal court records. In 2015, Cauthen pleaded guilty to one count of misprision of a felony. A second […]
