BLYTHEWOOD – The Park at Blythewood, the town’s newest apartment building, is now on the ground but is a still months away from move-in day. “Our target day is now March 22, 2022,” the project’s construction manager Garri Steed told The Voice in a phone interview on Monday. “We’ve been delayed some because of COVID. […]
MPA files motion for dismissal of counterclaim
August 26, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – MPA Strategies, LLC has filed a reply to the Town’s counterclaims filed July 20, 2021, in response to a lawsuit filed by MPA Strategies against the town government on June 28, 2021. All the claims and responses were filed in the Court of Common Pleas Fifth Judicial Circuit in Richland County. MPA also […]
Critics: Roof repair ordinance full of pork
August 26, 2021 By
Hoof & Paw President Outlines Desperate Needs of Animal Shelter WINNSBORO – Critics of a recently approved $1.05 million capital improvements plan say the deal is loaded with pork. On Monday night, Fairfield County Council – by a slim 4-3 margin – approved final reading of the measure, which is being paid for from the […]
Blythewood dad, daughter injured in crash
August 25, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood youth softball league rallied together to support one of its own over the weekend. Nine-year-old McKinna Morris, who plays on the 8U Bobcats softball team and was a member of the 10U All Star team, and her father Chris were on their way home from a tournament in Charleston on Sunday […]
Frank’s car wash coming to Blythewood
August 19, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A Frank’s carwash has received conditional approval from the town’s Board of Architectural Review (BAR) for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the construction of a carwash facility in Blythewood. The carwash will be located at 109 Main Street, next door to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. The 2.62-acre site is currently vacant. The applicant, […]
Lack of job seekers threatens livelihood of many local businesses
August 19, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – “We made it through the pandemic shutdown. We made it through the months of carryout only. We built a patio to accommodate outdoor seating. We made it through limited seating. But this could end up closing our business,” said Carol Allen, owner of Laura’s Tea Room in Ridgeway. The “this” she is referring […]
Town Hall mum on attorney contract, fees
August 19, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Since filing a countersuit against MPA Strategies marketing firm, its owner Ashley Hunter and the nonprofit State and Frink Foundation, the Town of Blythewood government has been less than open concerning its arrangements with outside counsel David Black, an attorney with Nexsen Pruet LLC out of Columbia, who is representing the Town in […]
Hospital property sale could happen
August 19, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – After going into executive session during its regular meeting on Aug. 9, to receive legal advice concerning the possible sale of the former Fairfield Memorial Hospital property and its existing leases, council members voted 7-0 to sell the property to the Eau Clair Health Care Cooperative for $1.3 million. Next week, council will […]
Daughter arrested for mother’s murder
August 19, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro woman was arrested on Aug. 12 in connection with the murder investigation of her mother, 57-year-old Gwendolyn Green. On July 19, 2021, EMS informed Fairfield County Deputies that a patient, Gwendolyn Green, had injuries that were not consistent with what they were told happened. Deputies responded to an address on Trade […]
Rural infrastructure broadband grants awarded
August 13, 2021 By
The South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS) has issued Notices to Proceed to 16 internet service providers in 22 counties for almost $30 million in projects to expand broadband availability in rural areas of need in our state. Earlier this year the Joint Bond Review Committee approved the allocation of $30 million for a […]
