BLYTHEWOOD – Residents in the unincorporated areas of 29016 (outside the Blythewood town limits) will have a chance next week to speak out for or against their property being rezoned by Richland County Council. The rezoning effort by Richland County is part of its newly revised Land Development Code (LDC). The LDC was adopted by […]
Attorney: MPA to sue Town of Blythewood, Franklin for defamation, breach of contract
February 24, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Attempts to settle an ongoing lawsuit between the Town of Blythewood and its former marketing firm appear to have fizzled. Now MPA Strategies LLC, which filed a Freedom of Information complaint stating the Town violated public record laws, plans to sue the Town for defamation and breach of contract, according to recent court […]
Taylor: County double charging Winnsboro for waste disposal
February 24, 2022 By
Town Lays Groundwork for Possible Legal Action WINNSBORO – Several things don’t smell right with a roughly $60,000 solid waste disposal bill that the Town of Winnsboro said it recently received from Fairfield County, according to town officials. Town Administrator Jason Taylor says the bill represents a double charge for a service municipal residents already […]
Filing opens Feb. 21 for two seats in Jenkinsville election
February 17, 2022 By
JENKINSVILLE – Residents in Jenkinsville will be going to the poll Tuesday, May 3, 2022 to elect two town councilmen. Anyone wishing to run for one of the open seats on council can file at Fairfield County Voter Registration and Elections Office at 315 S. Congress Street in Winnsboro beginning at noon on Monday, Feb. […]
Taco Bell to request COA in Blythewood
February 17, 2022 By
NOTICE – CORRECTED DATE OF TACO BELL appearance before BW Board of Architectural Review The Blythewood Board of Architectural Review will consider a Certificate of Appropriateness for a Taco Bell Tuesday, Feb. 22 (not Monday, Feb. 21 as printed in the Feb. 17 issue of The Voice) at The Manor. BLYTHEWOOD – Plans for a […]
Five candidates file for Ridgeway election
February 17, 2022 By
RIDGEWAY – Five candidates have filed to run for two council seats and for mayor in the Ridgeway general election to be held April 5, 2022. Former council member Robert Hartman, Rick Johnson and current councilman Dan Martin will be vying for the two open seats on council. Mayor Heath Cookendorfer and former Mayor Rufus […]
Whitaker: We’re in a mini crisis
February 17, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County is facing a financial “mini crisis” after failing to timely file required financial statements. That failure has resulted in the county’s FY2021 audit being held up, according to emails obtained by The Voice. In an email to council members, County Administrator Malik Whitaker said the county is six months tardy in […]
Rezoning requested for storage units in BW
February 10, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood planning commissioners recommended approving one commercial zoning request and postponed another during Monday’s monthly meeting. The commission unanimously voted to recommend rezoning 4.1 acres at Wilson Boulevard and Farrow Road from Rural District to Community Commercial District/Architectural Overall District. Blythewood Town Council will have the final say. Shannon Burnett, an outside attorney […]
All media questions for Ridgeway now go to mayor
February 10, 2022 By
RIDGEWAY – With Ridgeway Town elections coming up in April and filing closing at noon last Friday, The Voice called Ridgeway Town Clerk Vivian Case on Friday afternoon to find out who had signed up to run for office. Case told The Voice that she could not provide that information. “I’m no longer allowed to […]
Blythewood council to increase legal budget to $140K
February 3, 2022 By
Baughman: I could care less if it (the lawsuit) adds up to $100K per month. We brought it on ourselves. BLYTHEWOOD – Town Administrator Carroll Williamson informed council during a budget meeting Friday morning that the Town’s outside legal team has advised increasing the Town’s budget for outside legal expenses from $60,000 to $140,000 through […]
