BLYTHEWOOD – Councilman Malcolm Gordge presented a check to Camp Discovery Director Amy Ellisor Monday night for $1,000 on behalf of the town. Gordge serves on the group’s board.
Candidate Forum at The Manor set for Thursday
October 23, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Voice of Blythewood will host the 2019 Blythewood Candidate Forum at Doko Manor Thursday, Oct. 24 from 7 – 9 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The forum will feature four of five candidates for town council and three candidates for mayor. Council candidate Barry Belville will not be in attendance. Town […]
Town council candidates lay out plans
October 17, 2019 By
Eddie Baughman, 62 I am a retired battalion chief. I am married to the former Donna Miller, and we have 2 grown children and 4 grandchildren. My son and his family also live in Blythewood. I graduated from Spring Valley High School, class of 1977. I continued my education throughout my Naval and Fire service […]
Mayoral candidates have their say
October 10, 2019 By
The candidates for Blythewood mayor present their plans and platforms. Keith Bailey, 60 A Blythewood resident for 23 years, I was born in Nassawadox, VA. I am a military child with roots all over the world. I received a B.S. Degree in Business Management from Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in Hampton, VA, in 1981. […]
Council approves industrial park 5-0
October 10, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After much discussion among town and county officials, the five members of the Blythewood Town Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve zoning for the remainder of a 1,300-acre site that Richland County plans to turn into an industrial park. The project site, located just west of Interstate 77 with access points in the […]
Final rezoning vote set for Oct. 2
September 27, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Town Council will take its second and final vote on whether to approve the rezoning of 162 acres from Development (D-1) to Limited Industrial 2 (LI2) at a special Called meeting to be held next Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 9 a.m. at The Manor. The 162 acres is part of Richland […]
Council defers final industrial park vote
September 26, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Richland County’s request for Blythewood Town Council to rezone 162 acres between Fulmer Road and I-77 from Development (D-1) to Limited Industrial 2 (LI2) hung by a thread Monday night. Things weren’t looking good for approval when Councilman Bryan Franklin made a motion to defer the issue until Monday, Sept. 30. That motion […]
Council votes to grandfather town’s 35-foot interstate signs
September 26, 2019 By
Non-conforming Landscape Ordinance Also Amended BLYTHEWOOD – Addressing a proposal by Town Council to dismantle two more key ordinances that were put in place by previous councils aimed at creating a more attractive Town Center District, former Councilman Tom Utroska told Council Monday evening that it would be inappropriate to amend the ordinances at this […]
