WINNSBORO (Dec. 18, 2015) – After only a little more than a year in business at 1 Quality Lane in Winnsboro, Enor Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In documents filed Dec. 2 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey, the manufacturer of toys and games said they faced more than $5 […]
Chairman: Blythewood Key to Economic Development
December 10, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – “As we move Richland County forward, Blythewood is definitely an important part of the process,” Richland County Council Chairman Torrey Rush said in a presentation to Blythewood Chamber of Commerce members at a breakfast meeting in Cobblestone Park Clubhouse Tuesday morning. He equated that forward movement with growth and touched on the three […]
Foundry Targets Blythewood
December 10, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Approximately 150 acres off I-77 near Westwood High School may soon be the new home of an aluminum foundry, several media outlets reported last week, with Toronto-based Linamar Inc. having narrowed down its search for a new location to the North Point Industrial Park or a site in Asheville, N.C. The plant could […]
Pizza is Served –
December 3, 2015 By
The Blythewood Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon for the Grand Opening of Prince House of Pizza Tuesday evening at the restaurant, which is located in the IGA shopping plaza. From left are: Roy Jones, Peggy and Boothe Chilcutt, Town Councilman Malcolm Gordge, Ed Parler, Mayor J. Michael Ross, Nancy Ross, Mike Switzer (in back),Jimmy […]
Resolution Aimed at Developer
December 3, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council continued on Monday evening to keep Cobblestone developer DR Horton’s feet to the fire in an effort to hold the company responsible for implementing traffic improvements in certain areas in and around Cobblestone Park should a future traffic study warrant such improvements. During a year-long controversy between members of Town Council […]
Rimer Pond Road Fends Off Commercial Rezoning
December 3, 2015 By
Heins Road Meets Different Fate COLUMBIA – It was the Eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, but already the residents of Rimer Pond Road, LongCreek Plantation, Eagles Glenn and other nearby neighborhoods had a little something extra to be thankful for. At a Richland County public hearing on the night of Nov. 24, a little more […]
‘Will of the People’ Sparks Lawsuit
December 3, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Following the Planning Commission’s 3-2 vote on Nov. 9 to reject a site plan for Prestwick Development’s low-income housing project, The Pointe, on Main Street in downtown Blythewood, Prestwick CEO Jody Tucker told The Voice that he had no interest in seeking legal remedy. But just 14 days later, on Nov. 23, Prestwick’s […]
Two Gals and a Garden
November 26, 2015 By
WINNSBORO (Nov. 26, 2015) – “I’ve had a vegetable garden for as long as I can remember,” Valerie Clowney said, pleasantly nostalgic, as she perused the 1-acre garden that was planted, tended and harvested by her and her sister-in-law Katherine Bass last summer. “I think everyone should have a garden.” To that end, Clowney’s and […]
Council, Developer No Closer to Terms
November 26, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Nov. 26, 2015) – Town Council members and Town attorney Jim Meggs continued, after a year of wrangling with DR Horton, to wring their collective hands and retreat into executive session to discuss what they say is the failure of Horton, a Cobblestone property owner and builder, to acknowledge a section of an ordinance amending […]
Pellet Plant Sparks Opposition
October 30, 2015 By
WINNSBORO (Oct. 30, 2015) – A proposed wood pelleting facility ran into its second snag Monday night in its bid to construct a plant on more than 180 acres it plans to purchase on Cason Road, and this time it wasn’t because of the weather. Record rains and flooding scrubbed County Council’s slated first reading on […]
