BLYTHEWOOD – Town council passed a $1,854,837 budget at the June 28 meeting, an increase of $35,070 over the FY 20/21 budget. Of the pluses and minuses in the FY 21/22 budget, those that stand out include an increase in the town government’s legal expenses for outside attorneys – $60,000, up $35,000 from $25,000 last […]
MPA files lawsuit against Town after mayor fails to comply with FOI law
July 8, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Town of Blythewood has been at risk of a legal action for almost two months after Mayor Bryan Franklin failed to submit responsive documents to a Freedom of Information request from MPA Strategies, the town’s newly contracted marketing and grant writing firm. On Tuesday, June 28, MPA filed that legal action against […]
Glover brings business home to RW
July 8, 2021 By
RIDGEWAY – Lavern Prioleau Glover has a theory about God-given gifts: When you follow your calling to put them to use, doors open in ways that will amaze you. When, after many years of treating her passion – interior design – as a side gig, she decided to make the leap and turn it into […]
BHS standouts compete at Nike Outdoor Nationals
July 8, 2021 By
EUGENE, OR – After a strong finish at the 2021 State Finals, Blythewood track and field standouts took to Eugene, Oregon for the Outdoor Nationals, presented by Nike. Arianna Williams and Randy Kelly, who each won individual 5A State Titles titles at the end of the 2021 high school season. Briana Green, who took second […]
July 3 event brings record attendance
July 7, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Town of Blythewood July 3 Fireworks event is usually the best attended event in the town, and this year was no exception. According to Steve Hasterok, Director of Doko Manor and Doko Park, this year’s event may have topped the last six. “We had the perfect weather, three onstage bands, 20 or […]
Hunter announces $10k grant for town
July 1, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After Ashley Hunter, owner and CEO of MPA Strategies, announced Monday night during council meeting that she has obtained a grant for the town, the audience and council burst into applause. Mayor Bryan Franklin, who has been critical of Hunter and her marketing firm, joined his fellow council members Monday night in lauding […]
MUSC to purchase Fairfield’s ER
July 1, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) announced last Friday it will purchase Fairfield’s Providence free standing emergency room along with three Midlands-area hospitals and other hospitals in the state. The purchase, approved by Medical University Hospital Authority Board of Trustees during June’s regular board meeting, will also include Providence Health hospitals, KershawHealth, […]
Hookah lounge may become Blythewood’s new social spot
July 1, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Since the word has gotten out about his Blythewood CDB/hookah and vape shop in the few months since it opened, Zane Hulwe says sales have taken off, mostly driven by repeat sales. He says older customers come in for the CBD for joint and muscle pain, to help them relax and sleep better. […]
Report: Man runs over wife with truck
June 30, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro man facing domestic violence charges was arrested on Friday night after a three-hour standoff at his home near The Strawberry Patch convenience store with Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputies. Jeffrey Truesdale, 55, was charged with Domestic Violence of a High and Aggravated Nature following an incident that occurred on June 18, according […]
Woman trapped under car for hours
June 30, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – When the Fairfield County Rescue Squad and Fire Service was dispatched to 141 State Highway 213 about 4:20 p.m., Saturday, June 20 they found an overturned vehicle and a 21-year-old Winnsboro woman trapped underneath it, three to four feet beneath the roadway. The woman was not restrained and had been ejected from the […]
