BLYTHEWOOD (Jan. 28, 2016) – Before signing a contract for $7,500 to bring The Wall that Heals to Doko Park in Blythewood this Memorial Day, Town Council put out a call for a large number of volunteers from the community that will be required to make the mega event possible. “It’s a big undertaking, but it’s […]
Pointe Gets Variances
January 28, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Jan. 28, 2016) – After the Board of Architecture Review unanimously approved a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) last week for The Pointe, a 56-unit apartment complex proposed for Main Street in downtown Blythewood, the Richland County 9-1-1 addressing system required that the project’s official name to be changed to Just the Pointe since a nearby […]
Lady Eagles Pound Pats
January 27, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Jan. 27, 2016) – The Richard Winn Academy girls’ just run past an opponent and keep on going. After demolishing King Academy 60-9 on Jan. 19 and Laurens Academy 48-38 on Jan. 21, the Lady Eagles knocked off non-region opponent Wardlaw 55-26 Tuesday night at the RWA gym. “We jumped out pretty good,” Richard Winn […]
Eagles Toppled in 4-OT Thriller
January 27, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Jan. 27, 2016) – After three overtime periods, Richard Winn Academy’s boys’ basketball team finally seemed to have found Wardlaw’s breaking point Tuesday night. That is, until Rychard Coates stepped up one last time for the Patriots at the RWA gym and closed the game out. Coates got a quick basket with 41 seconds left. […]
Bracing for Life After Walmart
January 22, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Jan. 22, 2016) – With the announcement last week that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. plans to shutter 154 stores nationwide, including its Walmart Express store at 721 Highway 321 Bypass S. in Winnsboro, local leaders have been scrambling for a plan to fill the enormous retail gap that will be left by the closing, or perhaps […]
New Developer Eyes Rimer Pond Road
January 21, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Jan. 21, 2016) – Another Rural (RU) zoned property on Rimer Pond Road is on the block for rezoning; however, this one hasn’t drawn the ire of neighbors as have other recently requested rezonings on the road. A request by Kevin Steelman, representing Land Tech developers, to amend the current RU zoning on a 41+ […]
Eagles Knock Down King Academy
January 20, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Jan. 20, 2016) – A 15-0 run to end the third quarter proved to be the shot of energy the Richard Winn Academy boys’ squad needed Tuesday night to dominate King Academy, 45-18. “We played well in the third quarter tonight, despite a slow start in the first half,” RWA head coach Joe Pitt said. […]
Lady Hawks Top BHS
January 20, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Jan. 20, 2016) – The Westwood girls’ basketball team needed to get back on track following last Friday’s 47-46 loss to Dutch Fork. Going into the Blythewood gymnasium and shutting down the arch rival Bengals 57-43 Tuesday night should help right the Lady Redhawks’ course. “Once we got settled a little bit we were able […]
Lake Lifts Bengals Over Hawks
January 20, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Jan. 20, 2016) – The most the Westwood boys’ basketball team could hope for at Blythewood Tuesday night was to stick to their game plan of slowing down the tempo. The Redhawks did manage to slow down the Bengals for a quarter, but Blythewood eventually rolled to a 60-48 victory over their Region IV-4A rival. […]
Council to Reconsider Courthouse Move, Makeover
January 15, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Jan. 15, 2016) – After two years of planning the renovation of the County Courthouse and the construction of a temporary Courthouse in the Hon Building to serve Fairfield County during that renovation, those plans may have to be scrapped due to cost, Interim County Administrator Milton Pope told Council members during their annual retreat […]
