BLYTHEWOOD – After much discussion by members of Blythewood’s Architectural Review Board (ARB) concerning architectural details, the Board approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for a building that proposes to house a restaurant and associated retail space to be located in the University Village shopping complex off Blythewood Road. The building will be located next to […]
Town Hall undergoing mold mitigation
September 19, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – As a paint and construction crew began tearing wallpaper off the walls of town hall on the morning of Sept. 9, during scheduled repair/paint work, town officials say a black substance that appeared to be mold or mildew was discovered on the kitchen wall of the 200-year-old building. “First Class Construction had begun […]
Two men found dead on Koon Store Road
September 19, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Richland County Coroner has identified two men who were shot to death near Blythewood over the weekend. The shooting victims were identified as Corey Johns, 40, of Lexington and Jibaris Veal, 37, of Columbia. Richland County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 300 block of Koon Store Road at about 10:30 p.m., Saturday, […]
Letter: It Takes a Village
September 19, 2024 By
When I acted up in school, I got disciplined by EVERYBODY. My teacher, your teacher, teachers I didn’t even know, the principal, the custodian, the bus driver, the school secretary, all of these people either fussed or laid hands on me, and I ain’t talking about praying. No matter where a kid got out of […]
The road to Ridgeway was Big Grab mecca
September 12, 2024 By
BLYTHWOOD/FAIRFIELD – Starting early Friday morning and continuing through the afternoon on Saturday, the road to Ridgeway – Highway 21 – was the apparent mecca for the 2024 Big Grab with vendors setting up shop along most of the road between Blythewood and Ridgeway. The weather was mostly good and the vendors were varied. Traffic […]
Remembering JJ Ranch and the Jennings
September 12, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – It was billed as an evening to remember the JJ Ranch, a dude ranch that existed in downtown Blythewood from 1958 – 1964. But it turned out to be more than that. It was an emotional reunion of almost a hundred people, most of whom were former JJ Ranch trail riders, now adults […]
Technology center to open at Village in Winnsboro
September 12, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – In early June, TruVista and the Fairfield County School District announced their partnership in constructing the first of its kind education initiative in the state of South Carolina at the Village in Winnsboro, the new housing for Fairfield County teachers. That initiative is a technology center. The residential development opened this fall, and […]
Swilley named national finalist for Principal of the Year
September 12, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The National Association of Secondary School Principals announced that Fairfield Central’s Dr. Tracie Swilley has been named one of three finalists for the 2025 National Principal of the Year award. Also named are Andrew Rebello, former principal at Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School, Fall River, MA, and Jon Wilcox, principal of Petoskey […]
Ridgeway’s Iszard named president of S.C.A.N.A.
September 12, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – Ridgeway resident Marcia Iszard, a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), has been named the 2024-25 president of the 1,600-member South Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists (S.C.A.N.A.). Iszard is an assistant professor in the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice program at the University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine in Columbia and also provides […]
Guest Editorial: 9/11 by The Numbers
September 11, 2024 By
The casualties from the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 were diverse in many ways. The deaths represented most U.S. states as well as 77 countries, a host of occupations, and a wide array of personal backgrounds. A total of 2,977 individuals lost their lives on that morning, including 2,606 at the World Trade Center, […]
