BLYTHEWOOD – During executive session at the regular town council meeting Monday night, council discussed negotiations incidental to proposed contractual arrangements concerning the Bethel-Hanberry Gymnasium. Following the session, council voted for the mayor and staff to continue in discussions with Richland 2 School District regarding the potential lease or purchase of the gym.
Council tackles illegal placement of campaign signs
April 25, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Where to legally post campaign signs in Blythewood is up for conversation for the second time in six months. This time it was discussed by the town council at Monday night’s regular town council meeting. “We have an ordinance that prohibits campaign signs in the right of way within the town limits,” Councilman […]
Town’s Newest Leader
March 28, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Erica Page, the town’s newest town council member, was administered the oath of office by Judge Deirdre Hightower Monday night as her family looked on. Following the council meeting, a reception was held for Page in the lobby of Doko Manor. Page, the vice president of a local mortgage lender, took almost half […]
5 vie for Blythewood Council seat
February 22, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A special election will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 27, for one open seat on the town council. Blythewood voters will go to the polls to select one of five candidates to fill the unexpired term of former Councilman Sloan Griffin who was elected mayor last November. If a runoff is necessary, a […]
Five file for vacancy on Blythewood Town Council
December 28, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Five Blythewood residents have filed as candidates for a vacancy on the Blythewood Town Council in a special election to be held Feb. 27, 2024. The five are: Patricia Hovis, Erica Page, Raymond Poore, Calvin Smith and Marcus Taylor. The special election is being held to fill the council seat left vacant after […]
Blythewood Town Council allocates $49,878 SAT funds to two organizations
December 21, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood town council voted Monday night to split its 30 percent ($49,878) State Accommodations Tax (SAT) Funds allocation for FY2024, between Experience Columbia SC and Lake Murray Country. At the September 20 meeting, council voted to grant $15,300 of the 30 percent SAT funds for FY2024 to each of three qualifying organizations: Experience […]
BW mayor changes course on releasing cost of MPA lawsuits to public
December 7, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s newly elected mayor, Sloan Griffin, III, campaigned on transparency and has long and publicly criticized former Mayor Bryan Franklin and the Town’s outside legal team for not releasing the cost of the MPA lawsuits and other MPA information to the public. During Tuesday night’s special called town council meeting, however, Griffin appears […]
Voters deliver Griffin landslide victory over Franklin in mayoral race
November 9, 2023 By
Brock, Fripp Take Council Seats BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood voters elected a new mayor and two council members Monday night in a hotly contested election. Voters also defeated (454 – 323) a referendum on the ballot that called for voting districts. Current Town Councilman Sloan Griffin bested current Mayor Bryan Franklin for mayor by a large […]
Blythewood Town Council may raise FY 2024 legal budget to $500,000
September 14, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With no discussion, council passed first reading of a budget amendment Monday night that increases the budgeted amount for the Town’s outside legal expenses from $200,000 to $500,000 for the current fiscal year 2023-24. According to budget information on the Town’s website, it spent approximately $152,500 on outside legal expenses in FY 2021-22 […]
Two file for mayor, four file for council seats
September 7, 2023 By
This is a revision of the candidate filings that appeared in The Voice’s Sept. 7 edition. BLYTHEWOOD – Six Blythewoodians had filed for political seats in Blythewood government when the filing closed at noon on Sept. 5. Two of the candidates live in Ashley Oaks, one in Oak Hurst, one in Holly Bluff, one in […]
