Town’s Legal Expenses Could Be Approaching $800,000 BLYTHEWOOD – After almost three years and hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees paid to attorneys and consultants by the Town government for lawsuits involving Mayor Bryan Franklin and marketing firm MPA Strategies, Franklin continues to prohibit the Town’s attorneys from revealing to the public, the […]
Jenkinsville again declared a town
October 26, 2023 By
JENKINSVILLE – This tiny town of 83 residents will get to keep its charter after all. After a brief scare, the Town of Jenkinsville recently learned that its town charter would not be revoked over its sparse population after state officials confirmed the town has more than 50 residents, enough to remain incorporated. Mayor Greg […]
Blythewood Town candidates head into final stretch
October 19, 2023 By
Mayoral Candidates: Bryan Franklin and Sloan Griffin, III Bryan Franklin: Hi. I’m Bryan Franklin, Mayor of Blythewood. I’m asking for your vote for re-election on November 7th because we’re not done. Background & Experience. I grew up in Blythewood when our population was 370 – now it’s over 5,000! I attended RCSD2 schools, graduated the […]
Dominion’s ‘temporary’ gas tanks coming back
October 19, 2023 By
Next Door Neighbor Byron Dinkins: ‘I Can’t Believe We’re Here Again.’ BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Board of Zoning Appeals approved a temporary permit for a compressed natural gas storage truck to be kept at the corner of Syrup Mill Road and Blythewood Road again this winter. According to one of two representatives from Dominion Energy, […]
Ridgeway council awards highest bid for foundation repair
October 19, 2023 By
RIDGEWAY – After a member of one of Ridgeway’s founding families announced his plans to gift an historical building to the Town for a museum, town council approved a bid during the Oct. 12 council meeting to repair the building’s foundation. The winning bid, $38,655.53 from Southern Reflections Building & Remodeling, was more than five […]
After 10 months of silence, council faces questions regarding admin search
October 12, 2023 By
Pauley: Admin Hiring Process Could Take 6 More Months WINNSBORO – During Monday night’s council meeting, council member Dan Ruff questioned Council Chairman Douglas Pauley as to why, after 10 months, council has not hired a firm to recruit a new county administrator. Ruff also wanted to know when the county would post the job […]
Fairfield County Planning Commission rejects R-2 Gum Springs zoning
October 5, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – For the second time in two years, Fairfield residents are banding together to oppose a controversial rezoning in their backyards. Last week, the Fairfield County Planning Commission voted 4-1-1(an abstention) to recommend that council vote against rezoning nearly 400 acres at the southwest corner of S.C. 34 and Gum Springs Road to accommodate […]
Richland County’s mass zoning proposal losing ground
October 5, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – As Richland County leaders near the end of what’s become a lengthy process to change the zoning en masse for the unincorporated areas of the county, both a zoning map and the first reading of amendments to the zoning text to the county’s zoning ordinance received approval Tuesday. The Richland County Council approved […]
McCoy running for SC Senate Dist. 17
October 5, 2023 By
LANCASTER – Tripp McCoy has announced his candidacy for S.C. Senate District 17 as a Republican, covering parts of Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, and York Counties. McCoy, a business owner, was born and raised in Lancaster. He says he is running for the Senate to make a difference and to bring fresh perspectives and innovative solutions. […]
Final vote on Richland County zoning map set for Oct. 3
September 28, 2023 By
Next: Vote on planning commission’s amendments to county’s mass rezoning law COLUMBIA – It was in 2016 when Richland County planning and development began working to replace the county’s 2005 Land Development Code (LDC) with a new code for the entire 365,000 acres of unincorporated property in Richland County, including the unincorporated areas of Blythewood […]
