BLYTHEWOOD – Magnet Schools of America recently recognized 17 Richland School District Two schools, among those is one located in Blythewood. The Leadership Academy at Muller Road Middle School was one of eleven district schools named as Merit Schools of Excellence. “So proud of our faculty and staff for earning this distinction,” Muller Road principal […]
FCCOA desperate for funds to feed vulnerable seniors
January 16, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Last spring, the FCCOA (Fairfield County Council on Aging) requested a FY2024-25 budget allocation from the county of $226,000 to cover operating costs for the agency through June 2025, with $84,000 of that amount designated to provide weekend meals for seniors. But the county only budgeted a total of $84,572 for the […]
Fairfield’s Sharmelle Holmes Named SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week
January 16, 2025 By
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Former Fairfield Central High School standout turned University of Kentucky Track & Field athlete Sharmelle Holmes earned the Southeastern Conference Women’s Freshman of the Week award of the 2025 season, the league office announced Tuesday. Holmes earned the honor after her performance at Kentucky’s Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational last weekend where she […]
Blythewood town council clips mayor’s hiring abilities
January 9, 2025 By
Amendment Limits Hiring to Budgeted Positions BLYTHEWOOD – Last fall, Blythewood Mayor Sloan Griffin unilaterally hired two town hall employees – a $90,000/year Deputy Town Administrator and a $57,000/year Social Media Specialist – both hired without council’s knowledge or approval. However, salaries for those positions were not funded. Last week, council pushed back by amending […]
Blythewood woman wanted for credit card fraud
January 9, 2025 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Paige Crippen, of Blythewood is currently wanted by the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office for charges including Financial Transaction Card Fraud and Financial Transaction Card Theft, according to a release from the sheriff’s office. On Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office received a report regarding the fraudulent use of a […]
McDaniel sworn in as chair of SC Legislative Black Caucus
January 9, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – House Representative Annie McDaniel (Dist. 41) who represents Fairfield and Chester Counties and part of Blythewood, was sworn in to office on Tuesday, Jan. 3 as the 27th Chair of the S.C. Legislative Black Caucus. In her inaugural address, McDaniel said she was going to focus on the legacy, responsibility, and collective effort […]
Blythewood pediatrician a part of The Bachelor’s cast
January 9, 2025 By
A pediatrician from Blythewood is set to appear on the Jan. 27 episode of The Bachelor TV show as one of 25 women vying for the heart of this season’s bachelor, Grant Ellis, according to The Bachelor website. The site says that Neicey Baxter, 32, is a pediatrician currently working at four hospitals. According to […]
Free to Focus in effect for R2, FCSD
January 9, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – As of Jan. 1, the South Carolina Department of Education’s Free to Focus policy is in effect for all students in SC public schools. The policy mandates that cell phones must be powered off and put away from ‘Bell to Bell’ during the school day. ‘Bell to Bell’ is defined as the period […]
NRC to reschedule VC Summer public meeting
January 9, 2025 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Due to the National Day of Mourning for President Carter, the National Regulatory Commission (NRC) is rescheduling the Jan. 9 public meeting about the V.C. Summer plant. The NRC will provide the new meeting details as soon as possible. The NRC is seeking public comment on the draft supplemental environmental impact statement […]
Town of Blythewood settles defamation lawsuit filed by Hunter against Franklin
January 2, 2025 By
Settlement Ends Approximately $1M in Payouts and Legal Fees BLYTHEWOOD – The last of two lawsuits filed by Ashley Hunter, CEO of MPA Strategies LLC, against the Town of Blythewood has been settled, all but closing the door on the Town’s almost four-year soap opera that one columnist described as the Town “making a mountain of public […]
