WINNSBORO – Fresh off a one-sided regular season with only one loss in the books, top-seeded Richard Winn faced Holly Hill (13-14) in the opening round of the South Carolina Independent Schools Association’s 1A state basketball tournament on Saturday. When the two teams met in early December, the Eagles took a 55-34 win over the […]
WHS principal named 4A SCAAA Principal of the Year
February 22, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD — The South Carolina Athletic Administrator Association recently announced the recipients of its 2023-2024 awards. Westwood High School principal Robert Jackson was selected as the 4A Principal of the Year. “It’s truly indescribable to express the overwhelming joy and gratitude that fills me as I accept this award,” Jackson said. “The honor fuels an […]
Griffins beat Rebels, fall to Landrum in Round 2
February 22, 2024 By
JOHNSTON – After a solid third place region finish with a tight three-point loss to Keenan, Fairfield Central’s girls’ basketball team earned a bid to the 2A SC High School League state championship tournament. The Griffins, a three-seed, opened the playoffs in Johnston on Feb. 14 against a second-seeded Strom Thurmond team. Despite the Rebels’ […]
Fairfield Animal Shelter showered with 7-year-old’s birthday gifts
February 22, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Ronan Stines of Winnsboro recently turned 7 and, instead of receiving birthday presents from friends and relatives, she requested donations for the animals at the Fairfield County Animal Shelter. They complied, and it was quite a birthday haul for some very lucky animals. Ronan collected enough donations that she and her brother Levi, […]
Redhawks beat Northwestern, South Florence to advance
February 22, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Three days after notching a first-round 65-52 win over Northwestern in the 4A playoffs, the Westwood boys basketball team dug in and held off an explosive South Florence team 60-59 in the second round Saturday night. 4A Player of the Year T.J. Bell scored a game-high 33 points, but in the fourth quarter […]
Letter: Speak Up, Council Members
February 22, 2024 By
After viewing the Fairfield County council meeting of Feb. 12, 2024, it appears that Chairman Pauley does not know the difference between a chairperson and a dictator. There are six other voices on the council and it’s very sad that only two were bold enough to speak up against the bully-type antics of the chairman. […]
Richland County transportation planning meeting coming to Blythewood
February 18, 2024 By
RICHLAND COUNTY– Richland County is holding a series of planning meetings as part of a transportation needs assessment. The drop-in style meetings are scheduled in each of the 11 Council districts during January and February. The meeting for District 2, Councilman Derrek Pugh’s district, will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, […]
Freed from the zone, Blythewood runs wild on J.L. Mann
February 15, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Zeke Washington’s game plan for the Blythewood boys basketball team wasn’t working out. The Bengals head coach figured a zone defense would best counter J.L. Mann’s scoring capability in their first-round game at The Jungle. The Patriots paid it no mind, and took an 18-15 lead into the second quarter. So, Washington gathered […]
Black delays turning over discovery, evidence, invoices to town hall
February 15, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In an update on the delayed transfer of files pertaining to the MPA FOI lawsuit and the Town’s countersuit from Maynard Nexsen law firm to Blythewood Town Hall, Mayor Sloan Griffin told The Voice on Wednesday that there has been no new information as to the status of the file transfer. Those files […]
Pauley goes after council members, media
February 15, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Monday night’s county council meeting got off to a rough start when Chairman Doug Pauley stopped short a motion made by Councilman Dan Ruff to amend the agenda to add the second public comment time back to the agenda. Pauley cut Ruff off, did not call for a second to Ruff’s motion, nor […]
