CHAPIN – The Westwood boys basketball team improved to 7-1 with a 65-61 victory at Spring Valley Friday night and a 67-45 win at Chapin Tuesday night. Against the Vikings (3-5), Westwood’s Dontae Walters scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds. Tavaris Bell also had 21 points and made five rebounds and five assists. Larry […]
Westwood boys win over Spring Valley, Chapin; girls beat Vikings, fall to Eagles
December 14, 2023 By
Griffins win at South Aiken
December 14, 2023 By
AIKEN – Fairfield Central’s boys basketball team picked up their first win of the early season on Monday at South Aiken. The non-conference bout ended with a 48-41 final in favor of the Griffins. The win came on the heels of a tight loss against Newberry on Thursday, Dec. 7, when the Griffins fell by […]
Joe John Stephenson
December 14, 2023 By
On Wednesday, December 6, 2023, as we enter the Advent Season of Rejoicing and Hope, Joe John Stephenson peacefully went home to be with his Lord and Savior. Surrounded by his adoring family, they shared a very special time of heartfelt goodbyes and gratitude for his life. Born on June 11, 1932, Joe was the […]
Ann Elizabeth Adair Cail
December 14, 2023 By
Ann Elizabeth Adair Cail, 88, of Charleston, formerly of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, she was the daughter of the late James and Ivy May Short Adair. She is survived by her daughter, Marie Cail Taylor, grandson, Joseph Ian Taylor (fiancée Emily Cunningham) and great grandson Joseph Liam […]
Dr. Swilley named SCASA Principal of the Year
December 13, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA) has named Dr. Tracie Swilley the 2024 South Carolina Secondary Principal of the Year. Dr. Swilley is principal of Fairfield Central High School in the Fairfield County School District. “We are excited to announce that Dr. Tracie Swilley has been named the SCASA Secondary Principal […]
Griffin fires Black, Burnett, releases MPA legal expenses
December 11, 2023 By
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 […]
Blythewood parade postponed
December 9, 2023 By
Mayor Sloan Jarvis has issued a statement that the 2023 Blythewood Christmas Parade WILL NOT BE HELD as scheduled for 2-4 pm on Sunday, Dec.10 in the interest of safety for all concerned. “We are making every effort to reschedule the parade for next Saturday morning, Dec. 16, if possible,” Griffin said. The Voice will post any further […]
Town terminates outside attorney Shannon Burnett
December 8, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After Mayor Sloan Griffin didn’t appear to be ready to fire any of the Town’s attorneys at Tuesday night’s special called meeting, he did just that two days later. Griffin sent outside attorney Shannon Burnett of Shannon Burnett Law Firm in Blythewood a letter of termination on Thursday, Dec. 8. Burnett was working […]
City Watch: Blythewood ‘making a mountain of public debt out of a molehill of personal spite’
December 8, 2023 By
As the soap opera that is the legal battle between Blythewood and the marketing firm it hired to boost the town’s image rages on, one thing is certain: attorney fees. The fight between Blythewood Town Council and MPA Strategies and its president, Ashley Hunter, is now in year three of dueling lawsuits. The result is […]
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 […]
