WINNSBORO – A grand opening was held on Friday, Aug. 17 for the new Fairfield Behavioral Health Services facility at 178 Highway 321 Bypass N. in Winnsboro. The event was hosted by the BHS Director Vernon Kennedy, Sr., and included tours of the facility, refreshments a ribbon cutting and comments from Sen. Mike Fanning, […]
Hilton’s Home 2 Suites eyes Blythewood site
August 9, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Hilton Hotel’s Home 2 Suites is considering putting down roots in Blythewood. The hotel’s owners are seeking permission from the Town to build a four-story, 88-bed hotel building on a 1.93 acre vacant lot adjacent to the I-77 ramp. But without considerable adjustments to the entrance to the property, the 55,672 square foot […]
Bella & Blue honors ‘model’ teachers
August 9, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – It was teachers’ night out last week when Bella & Blue Boutique in Ridgeway invited teachers from Fairfield and Richland Counties to a back to school fashion show with big discounts on those fashions. Several teachers modeled the shop’s clothing lines and a table full of refreshments was provided by Laura’s Tea Room […]
Taco Bell finds a spot on Blythewood Road
August 9, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – It has been rumored for over a year that a Taco Bell might be coming to Blythewood. A public hearing on Monday, Aug. 13, will confirm that rumor. An application for the hearing before the town’s Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) requests a variance to permit a reduction in the width of the […]
Update: Doko hitch
August 9, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Further delays are expected in the closing of the Town of Blythewood’s contract for the purchase of the Doko Depot facility. Possible defects in title in some of the underlying land have been revealed and the Town is in the process of remedying those issues. A portion of the land under contract was […]
Element blames closing on tariff
August 8, 2018 By
Smith: It’s crazy… a 25% tariff on the only TV assembler in the United States. County pressing for tariff exemption WINNSBORO – Just months after Element Electronics sought the county government’s help to begin looking to expand its footprint and potentially increase employment and tax revenue in the county, the company announced this week that […]
State donates $2M for megasite infrastructure
July 26, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Economic development discussions led a busy night at Monday’s Fairfield County Council meeting. Council members voted to accept a $2 million grant for infrastructure improvements to the county’s megasite at I-77 and S.C. 34, as well as a series of ordinances that expand the boundaries of a regional industrial park. Council members voted […]
A-Tax meeting turns into a near donnybrook
July 26, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When two separate applicants appeared before the Town government’s Accommodation Tax (A-Tax) committee last week to vie for $10,000 the town council has allocated for someone to manage this year’s Big Grab yard sale, the tense, hour-long meeting erupted into a shouting match between the two applicants and their supporters until frustrated committee […]
Ribbon Cutting
July 23, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Donut Guy owners, Shaun and Crystal Paulk, held a grand ropening Monday morning for their donut shop, located at 149 S. Congress Street. The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce celebrated the occasion with a ribbon cutting. The shop opened in January, 2017, but the Paulks say they have just now settled into regular […]
Golf Club of SC in foreclosure
July 19, 2018 By
Crickentree residents fear plan to replace entire golf course with 450 homes BLYTHEWOOD – After years of struggling financially, the Golf Club of South Carolina closed last week. The Club is entered off Langford Road and much of the golf course borders the Crickentree subdivision, which is accessed off Kelly Mill Road. One side of […]
