BLYTHEWOOD – As part of the construction of the new Exit 26 interchange on I-77 and connecting roads project in Blythewood, SCDOT (South Carolina Department of Transportation) will be closing and detouring a portion of Community Road beginning the morning of May 5, 2025. The closure will remain in place until March 31, 2026. The […]
The Voice invited to tour construction of Scout’s new production center
April 17, 2025 By
Keogh: I Think You’re Going to See Something Magnificent BLYTHEWOOD – Scout Motors recently invited 18 journalists from several media outlets, including The Voice, to tour the 1,100-acre construction site of the company’s new production center on the western side of the Town of Blythewood. Departing from the company’s red brick house on Blythewood Road […]
Portion of Wilson Blvd to close April 13 and 17-18
April 10, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A section of Wilson Blvd/U.S. Hwy 21 will be closed three days in April to move long pieces of rail and materials across the highway. The closed section will be on either side of the entrance to Boomer Road. Detour and road closure signs will be placed prior to road closure. Closures will […]
Scout Motors hit with ethics complaint; Governor’s office: ‘That’s nonsense.’
May 2, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Scout Motors, which is expected to create over 4,000 jobs in the Midlands, is the target of an ethics complaint recently filed by a pair of S.C. watchdog groups. On April 29, the S.C. Policy Council announced that it had joined the S.C. Public Interest Foundation in filing an ethics complaint against Scout […]
Scout’s new Cola Connection Center
April 11, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Scout Motors has opened its new Columbia Connection Center on the ground floor of the company’s temporary offices in the First Base Building of the Bull Street District. According to a press release, this new space showcases – through exhibits and displays – the history of the original Scout® vehicles, as well as […]
In-person supplier event hosted by Scout Motors
January 25, 2024 By
BLYTEHWOOD – Scout Motors is partnering with the South Carolina Department of Commerce and Richland County to provide an in-person event for prospective suppliers on Jan. 31. This free event will serve as an opportunity for suppliers to meet with Scout Motors procurement personnel, learn more about supplier needs, and how their companies might be […]
State proposes more mitigation for Scout
September 21, 2023 By
Officials Answer Community Scout Questions BLYTHEWOOD – During an information meeting held by Team SC (SC Department of Commerce, Richland County Economic Development and other state agencies with oversight over the Scout project), SC Commerce Secretary Harry Lightsey announced that the Department, in conjunction with Richland County Economic Development, has filed a revised mitigation package […]
Subdivision of more than 1,000 homes proposed for Fairfield County
September 14, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY — As many as 1,000 to 1,600 residential units could be coming to Fairfield County if Fairfield County Council approves a request from Haven Homes to rezone 392 acres from Industrial (I-1) zoning to Residential 2 (R2) zoning. The property, bordered by Gum Springs Road, Devil’s Race Track and Highway 34, was rezoned […]
More proposed rezoning for Scout
September 7, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Amid resident concerns about impacts on wetlands and streams on the Scout Motors site, the Blythewood Planning Commission voted to recommend rezoning three parcels totaling 461.56 acres associated with the project. Technically, the property still lies within unincorporated Richland County and would have to be annexed into the town at a later time. […]
Scout to hold public meeting on Sept. 19
September 7, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A public meeting is set for Sept. 19 for members of the pubic to ask questions and learn more about the progress of the Scout Motors project in the Blythewood Industrial Park. A number of state and county agencies and other organizations with connections to the Scout Motors project will be on hand […]
