BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Town Council approved the rezoning Monday night of a 290-acre parcel from D-1 zoning to Light Industrial zoning (LI2). The parcel is slated to become a rail yard as part of the Scout Motors plant adjacent to the Ashley Oaks subdivision. With the 3-2 approval on second reading, the project has […]
Blythewood girls take 5A state track and field title in dominating fashion
May 25, 2023 By
HOPKINS – One day after the Westwood girls track and field team came home with their 4A state championship, the Blythewood girls track and field team dominated the 5A meet at Spring Valley’s Harry Parone Stadium and claimed their first state championship as well. The Bengals totaled 93 points on the afternoon dash 33 points […]
River Bluff defeats Blythewood in game 1 of title series
May 22, 2023 By
LEXINGTON – Were it not for River Bluff’s four straight hits in the second inning Monday night, the Gators and Blythewood would have taken the first game of the 5A Championship series into extra innings. Those four hits produced two River Bluff runs and the Gators closed out a 2-0 victory over the Bengals at […]
Richland County mass rezoning re-do up for consideration
May 18, 2023 By
RICHLAND COUNTY – As the proposed mass rezoning of all rural zoned (RU) areas and every other parcel in unincorporated Richland County winds through a second year, it is approaching important votes. The county’s Development and Services committee will meet Tuesday, May 23, at 5 p.m. to consider proposed text amendments to the 2021 Land […]
BZA denies exception for 140 homes on Wilson Blvd.
May 18, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A Columbia developer says plans to cluster up to 140 lots off Wilson Boulevard wouldn’t exceed what the Town of Blythewood already allows for a traditional subdivision. Residents, however, fear the development would pour more vehicles into an already traffic choked road system. On Monday night, the Blythewood Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) […]
Temple of Doom at Doko Park on Saturday
May 18, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Movie in the Park will return to Doko Park Saturday, May 20, featuring Indiana Jones Temple of Doom on the big screen. The event is free and will include food trucks on site. Erica Page, organizer of the event, will be on hand to pass out balloons and goody bags before the […]
May 22 is ticket deadline for Farm to Table dinner
May 18, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The last day to purchase tickets for the county’s dinner of the year – the annual Farm to Table Dinner – is Monday, May 22. The sit-down dinner, sponsored by the members of the Fairfield Farmers & Artisans Market, is set for June 13 and will be held this year at the […]
Eagles complete 2-game sweep for SCISA A state championship
May 18, 2023 By
BLACKVILLE—For the first time in a long time, the Richard Winn Academy baseball team can close out the season with no tears of regret, no woulda-coulda-shouldas. The Eagles secured a 9-0 victory Tuesday night over Jefferson Davis Academy, and clinched a 2-game sweep over the Raiders in the SCISA 1A state championship series. And in […]
Eagles dominate in Game 1 of SCISA A title series
May 16, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Ten-run-mercy rule games are hard to come by in state final baseball series. When a team as hungry as this year’s Richard Winn Academy squad readies for its plate appearances, mercy is more the rule than the exception. The Eagles jumped all over Jefferson Davis Academy in the first game of the best-of-three […]
BZA hearing for 140 homes on Wilson Blvd. set for May 15
May 11, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A special exception has been requested from the Board of Zoning Appeals for a cluster single-family development to be approved on two parcels at 11017 Wilson Boulevard in Blythewood. The property is located just south of the former Dinkins used car business on Wilson. Chandler Roy, representing the Pulte Group in Columbia, said […]
