BLYTHEWOOD – Mary Rella Nesbitt Garrison, age 79, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020 peacefully at her home in Blythewood, SC. She was born Oct. 19, 1941 in El Dorado, AR into an early pioneering family. She was the daughter of Mattie Pauline Murphy and Elvie Allen Nesbitt. She is survived by her two brothers, Warren […]
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As Gomer Pyle Used to Say . . .
February 27, 2014 By
Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! All of a sudden, after two years in office, with all his fellow Council members now turned out or resigned, Mayor J. Michael Ross is realizing something is amiss with the Town’s finances. What? All is not well? After we have been told for two years by our Mayor and Council how […]
Signature Blythewood Landmark in the Red
October 31, 2013 By
CPA: Doko Manor Must Stop the Bleeding BLYTHEWOOD – After the grand opening of Doko Manor two weeks ago to rave reviews from Mayor J. Michael Ross and the Town Council, the Town’s CPA, Kem Smith, presented the sobering news to Council Monday evening that the Manor is not breaking even and is, in fact, […]
Council OK’s Rezoning, First Reading on Fee Schedule
May 30, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Due to the Memorial Day holiday, Town Council met on Tuesday night at the Manor instead of Monday. After a public hearing for the zoning of two properties on Sandfield Road, and an ordinance to reduce the minimum side building set-backs for certain lots in Cobblestone Park, the Council unanimously passed second and […]
Attorney Quits Garrison Lawsuit
January 24, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – New developments have cropped up in a $10 million lawsuit that was filed in December by South Capital Group, LLC against the Town of Blythewood, Councilman Ed Garrison and two partnerships (Crescent Hills Partners, LLC and Crescent Partners SRES, LLC), which the complaint alleges were formed by Garrison about April 13, 2009, either […]
Does Town Hall need so many consultants?
June 28, 2012 By
The value and use of consultants can be debated into eternity. For instance, using them to develop a tree ordinance I feel is a waste of money because there are just as efficient and more cost-effective ways to obtain the desired ordinance without paying a consultant. However, that is fodder for another column. The Town […]
Lawsuit Aims New Accusations at Council’s Garrison
May 31, 2012 By
Town Hall: Meeting Recordings Destroyed in Computer Crash South Capital Group, Inc., has amended accusations it made in a $10 million lawsuit it filed on Dec. 19, 2011 against the Town of Blythewood, Town Councilman Ed Garrison and Crescent Hills and/or Crescent Partners, two companies the suit alleges were formed by Garrison. The original complaint […]
Scout Motors breaks ground
February 22, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Scout Motors broke ground on its production center in Blythewood on Thursday, hosting two ceremonies – a morning session primarily for media and local, county and state officials who were eminently involved in bringing Scout to South Carolina, and an afternoon session for only Blythewood residents that provided an update on the project […]
Conant retires as TUMC music director
December 22, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After more than 30 years of faithful service to the music ministry at Trinity United Methodist Church in Blythewood, Dr. Richard Conant, a base-baritone and conductor, has laid down his baton. His last day of directing and conducting the chancel choir at Trinity UMC was Sunday, Nov. 11. To celebrate and thank Conant […]
Blythewood Town Council nixes term limit ordinance
October 27, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With three votes for and two abstentions, council voted Monday night to repeal an ordinance passed in 2014 that established term limits of two consecutive four-year terms on town council members and the mayor. Voting to repeal the ordinance were Councilman Eddie Baugman who has one more year to serve on his second […]
