BLYTHEWOOD – During the June 23 regular council meeting, Blythewood town council voted 3-2 to pass a $3,760,905 FY 2025-26 budget, taking measures aimed at clipping unauthorized spending. To that end, council targeted several line items they said Mayor Sloan Griffin had overspent in last fiscal year’s 2024-25 budget without authorization. They also looked at […]
Fairfield animal ad hoc committee spars over issues
July 10, 2025 By
Stray Holds, Mandatory Registration & Breeder Permits WINNSBORO – In a divisive discussion at the July 2 Animal Ordinance Ad Hoc Committee meeting regarding returning unsterilized animals to owners, the committee revisited their earlier 5-2 vote to alter existing Animal Ordinance 737, Section 4-16, which requires that dogs picked up by Animal Control and reclaimed […]
Breaking Down the Forms of Government
July 10, 2025 By
South Carolina law allows municipalities to organize under one of three forms of government. It also allows municipalities to change the form of government by referendum. Although each of the three forms have unique structures, some things remain the same in all instances. For example, in all three forms of municipal government in South Carolina, […]
Town is not paying for Griffin’s free community cookout
July 3, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After Mayor Sloan Griffin posted Tuesday morning in the Town’s online newsletter an open invitation to the community to “Join the Town of Blythewood for their Summer Community Cookout Party on Sunday, July 13, from 6-8 p.m.,” Councilman Donald Brock said council members and the town administrator knew nothing about the Town hosting […]
PC recommends site plan for Ridgeway subdivision
July 3, 2025 By
RIDGEWAY – Sixty-four homes are one step closer to coming to Ridgeway. On June 26, the Fairfield County Planning Commission unanimously approved the proposed Rockton Place subdivision to be built off South Coleman Highway in Ridgeway. No rezoning was required. The favorable recommendation now heads to Fairfield County Council for consideration. Joseph Toledo, community development […]
Fairfield’s Ad Hoc committee debates new animal ordinance draft
July 3, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – During its June 25 meeting, the Fairfield County Ad Hoc committee reviewed the first portion (sections 4-1 through 4-14) of the current Fairfield County Animal Ordinance 737. The session reflected both collaboration and contention among the committee members as they worked through definitions, breeder regulations, nuisance provisions, and care standards. “This is just […]
Town of Blythewood to host info meetings about changing form of government July 7 and 14
July 3, 2025 By
Referendum to Change Form of Government Scheduled July 29 BLYTHEWOOD – A special election for the Town of Blythewood will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, so that residents of the Town can vote as to whether or not they want the Town of Blythewood to change the form of its government from a […]
Fairfield County Admin clarifies senior services funding
June 26, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – County Administrator Vic Carpenter addressed, during Monday night’s county council meeting, recent social media claims suggesting that the Council on Aging was being denied additional funding from the county due to an allocation of $250,000 made for repairs to the Animal Control facility in the FY 2025-26 budget. Those claims turned up on […]
Council divided on Lake Wateree algae funding
June 26, 2025 By
Measure Fails in Tie Vote WINNSBORO – At its regular fourth-Monday night meeting on June 23, County Council failed to address the growing public concerns over algae blooms in Lake Wateree despite a warning from John H. Rodgers, Jr., an Emeritus Professor in Environmental Toxicology at Clemson University in the Department of Forestry and Environmental […]
Driggers corrals $125K A/C bid, recommendation
June 26, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – At the May 27 town council meeting, Mayor Sloan Griffin asked for discussion and approval of a bid for the replacement of eight HVAC units at Doko Manor. He said there were three bids from Cool Care, Broom Heating & Air, and John Burns Heating & Air. The bids were not included in […]
