Town Has Spent $153.5K On FY2022 Outside Legal Costs BLYTHEWOOD – The non-jury trial roster meeting for MPA Strategies lawsuit and the Town of Blythewood’s countersuit was postponed earlier this week for the third straight month. The most recent roster meeting was scheduled for Monday, July 11. The roster meetings were previously continued for the […]
Westwood’s Rodriguez named Gatorade Player of the Year
July 14, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – For the first time in school history, Westwood High School is home to a Gatorade Player of the Year. Gatorade has announced Brianna Rodriguez is the 2021-22 Gatorade South Carolina Girls Track & Field Player of the Year. Rodriguez, a 5-foot-8 junior, won four events at the Class 4-A state meet this past […]
Final vote to rezone Gum Springs property for industry set for July 11
July 7, 2022 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – “It’s been about 20 years since my dad gave an easement across our property for access to a neighboring property. “My father, Jessie Douglas, didn’t charge for the easement, and he had to do some talking to get all the family members to sign the paperwork,” said Margaret Branham. “But he said […]
Blythewood Council looking at amending its BFC bond
July 7, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood town leaders are looking for more flexibility in how the town repays debt. The town took the first step toward that goal at its June 27 meeting, approving first reading of an amendment to the town’s installment purchase plan ordinance relating to capital improvement projects. Specifically, the amendment would revamp how the […]
Commerce denies Bell’s claim about funding
July 7, 2022 By
Wastewater Treatment Plant Moving Slowly, Ridgeway Line In Progress WINNSBORO – During a May 12 Town Hall meeting, called by County Council Chairman Moses Bell at the Ridgeway Fire Station, a member of the audience asked how the county would pay for any costs over the $46 million from the Dominion lawsuit settlement that is […]
Centerville Cemetery offers columbarium
July 7, 2022 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A rural Fairfield County cemetery has added something they say isn’t available anywhere nearby: a columbarium, which is a monument-like structure that holds urns filled with ashes of the deceased. Centerville Cemetery, which began as a family burial spot more than 50 years ago, has grown to a nonprofit-run cemetery that now […]
Fatal accident shuts down I-77
July 7, 2022 By
Shelter in place has been lifted. I-77 Northbound is open FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A fatal accident occurred at about 4 a.m. Thursday at the 32 mile marker on I-77 near the peach road exit. According to Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery, there is at least one fatality. “We have traffic stopped at least a half […]
Council passes 2nd vote to rezone Gum Springs property for industry
June 30, 2022 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Again Monday night, for the second county council meeting in a row, a group of residents in the Gum Springs Road area addressed council members, begging them not to rezone a large tract of land on Gum Springs Road near their homes for industrial use. The 392-acre parcel, owned by Gum Springs, […]
Innes: Animal neglect becoming crisis in Fairfield; council needs ordinance changes
June 30, 2022 By
“This County Needs to Lead and Move Forward Doing the Right Thing.” – Bob Innes WINNSBORO – Fairfield Animal Control Director Bob Innes got a few things off his chest during Monday night’s council meeting when he addressed council. After stating that he wanted to let council know “what’s going on in this county right […]
Town’s MPA expenses soar as court dates are delayed
June 30, 2022 By
Town Has Spent $148K On Outside Legal Costs BLYTHEWOOD – While court dates for the MPA Strategies/Town of Blythewood lawsuit appearances continue to be postponed, the Town’s legal expenses for those lawsuits continue to climb. As of the Town’s May 2021-22 Revenue and Expense Report, the Town’s outside legal expenses have risen $37,065.83 over the […]
