RIDGEWAY– After Ridgeway Town Administrator David Hudspeth cashed in 10 Pig on the Ridge CDs in January, prior to their maturity, and deposited that cash into the Town’s General Fund, Town Councilwoman Angela Harrison made a motion at the Feb. 26 meeting that could eventually strip the Pig on the Ridge steering committee of its […]
Yumm! It’s Cookie Time!
March 8, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – Brownies Haley Autry, left, and Madalyn Stout set up shop in downtown Ridgeway Saturday to sell Girl Scout cookies. If you missed them before they sold out, you can still purchase the cookies by calling 803-206-5333. You can never eat too many Girl Scout cookies!
New chic boutique opens in Ridgeway
February 8, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – The town of Ridgeway is quickly gaining ground as a shopping mecca for up-to-the-minute style. Its newest fashion and gift boutique, Simply Town, opened two months ago and is already making a splash. Owner Cristina Surina, 26, said she curates the boutique’s looks and labels during her frequent travels to fashion shows in […]
Six candidates file for RW election
February 8, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – With the filing deadline ending on Feb. 2, four candidates have declared for the two open seats on Ridgeway Town Council and two have declared to run for mayor. These candidates will be on the April 3 ballot: Council – Roger Herring, Rick Johnson, former mayor Rufus Jones and Dan Martin; Mayor – […]
Ridgeway Dollar General robbed again
February 1, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – In yet another daring robbery at gunpoint of the Dollar General store in Ridgeway, a gunman got away with $1,400 after threatening to shoot the store’s manager during an early morning heist on Sunday, Jan. 28. The store manager reported that as he was in the process of stacking items for display outside […]
RW candidate deadline Feb. 2
January 25, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – With still over a week before the filling deadline, four candidates have declared for the two seats on Ridgeway Town Council that will be on the ballot April 3. Those candidates are Roger Herring, Rick Johnson, Dan Martin and Rufus Jones. Terms for the two seats are ending for Councilmen Heath Cookendorfer and […]
Funds needed to paint, repair Ruff Chapel
January 25, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – Entering the Town of Ridgeway from Blythewood on Highway 21, one of the first buildings motorists see, on the left, is the Ruff Chapel, a one-room wooden structure with a bell tower built sometime in 1872 on land purchased by an ancestral uncle of Ridgeway brothers John and Dan Ruff. In September of […]
Ridgeway Councilman wants vote rescinded; Mayor’s economic interest questioned
January 18, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – After a controversial 3-1 vote by the Ridgeway Town Council on Dec. 14, 2017 to purchase the Cotton Yard from Norfolk-Southern Railroad for $73,000 plus an estimated $11,000 for associated costs, that vote is now under the microscope with the possibility of being rescinded. That possibility was raised at the Jan. 11 council […]
RW Council to amend budget by 30.46%; Prioleau Criticizes Cotton Yard Purchase
January 11, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – Town Council will will hold a public hearing and take a final vote Thursday night to amend the budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year by 30.46 percent. The Town’s current revenue will be amended from $744,200 to $970,900. However, the difference of $226,700 is not newly generated revenue, administrative consultant David Hudspeth told […]
Cotton Yard price now $73K+
January 4, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – Following executive session at the Dec. 14, 2017, Town Council meeting, Ridgeway Council voted 3-1 to purchase the Cotton Yard property from Norfolk Southern Railroad for the contracted price of $73,000. However, that price does not include surveying, attorneys’ fees and other fees that could bring the total cost of the property closer […]
