BLYTHEWOOD – At a noon press conference on Monday at Doko Manor, newly elected Blythewood Mayor Sloan Griffin announced that the town of Blythewood has incurred almost $700,000 in fees with two law firms since April of 2021 for its legal entanglement with MPA Strategies, the Town’s former marketing firm. Griffin also announced that the […]
BW mayor changes course on releasing cost of MPA lawsuits to public
December 7, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s newly elected mayor, Sloan Griffin, III, campaigned on transparency and has long and publicly criticized former Mayor Bryan Franklin and the Town’s outside legal team for not releasing the cost of the MPA lawsuits and other MPA information to the public. During Tuesday night’s special called town council meeting, however, Griffin appears […]
Mayor, new council seated in Blythewood
November 30, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In their last meeting as the majority members of town council, former Mayor Bryan Franklin, former Councilman Eddie Baughman and current Councilman Rich McKenrick voted Tuesday night against approval of the meeting agenda and, instead, tried to add an action item to the agenda that Franklin said would be an “update” on the […]
Blythewood mayor, council members take office Nov. 28
November 21, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A new mayor and two council members will be sworn into office Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 6 p.m., at the Manor. The meeting was moved from the regular Monday night meeting to accommodate Thanksgiving travelers. The meeting will convene with the previous council seated. The newly elected members will then be sworn in […]
Richland County Council rejects mass rezoning; OKs amendments
November 16, 2023 By
Pugh, Barron & Mackey Vote for Amendments RICHLAND COUNTY – Richland County Council passed 10-1, Tuesday night, a final version of an ordinance to adopt text amendments recommended by the Richland County Planning Commission to the 2021 Land Development Code (LDC). It was the finalization of the second part of a new LDC that will […]
Fairfield County passes 2nd approval for cement plant land sale
November 16, 2023 By
Resident Addresses Environmental Concerns WINNSBORO – County Council is moving forward with a land sale that’s paving the way for an unidentified cement company that wants to do business in Fairfield County. Monday night’s unanimous vote to approve the sale came in spite of criticisms over the lack of concrete details and the perception that […]
Richland County staff incorrectly states that proposed land development code will increase density in rural
November 13, 2023 By
Final vote on mass rezoning of Richland rural areas set for Tues. Nov. 14 RICHLAND COUNTY – During a public hearing last Tuesday night, Nov. 7, Richland County Council voted 10-1 to pass second reading of text amendments recommended by the County Planning Commission. The amendments are intended to rectify the 2021 Land Development Code […]
Voters deliver Griffin landslide victory over Franklin in mayoral race
November 9, 2023 By
Brock, Fripp Take Council Seats BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood voters elected a new mayor and two council members Monday night in a hotly contested election. Voters also defeated (454 – 323) a referendum on the ballot that called for voting districts. Current Town Councilman Sloan Griffin bested current Mayor Bryan Franklin for mayor by a large […]
Blythewood election results
November 7, 2023 By
Immediate results of the Blythewood Town Council and Mayoral Election Mayor Sloan Griffin, III – 562 votes Bryan Franklin – 245 votes Write-In – 5 Town Council Andrea Fripp – 545 votes Donald Brock – 316 votes Patricia Hovis – 296 votes Eddie Baughman – 264 votes Write-In – 9 A more detailed story will […]
Fairfield County planning commissioner removed from board, then reinstated
November 2, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Planning Commissioner Donna Miller was sitting at her computer watching the Oct. 23 Fairfield County Council meeting on You Tube when Council voted to appoint David Brown to the District 7 seat of the Fairfield County Planning Commission. “I was shocked.” Miller told The Voice. “That’s my seat. I’m the District […]
