WINNSBORO – Richard Winn and Fairfield Central’s baseball teams spent Monday and Tuesday of spring break battling on the baseball field. Monday, the Griffins fell 11-1 at home against the Eagles. Richard Winn scored four in the top of the first to set the tone for the game. With two outs, Charlie Bonds singled to […]
Griffins compete at All-American Classic
April 17, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – Despite competing in only seven events at the All American track Classic at Spring Valley High School last weekend, Fairfield Central’s boys’ team tied for tenth place out of 83 teams. The boys’ 4×100 meter relay team took the Griffins’ only first place spot on the day. Fairfield’s team of Jamie Brown, Jayden […]
Bengal baseball loses heartbreaker to Sumter
April 17, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood baseball team (14-3, 8-2 Region 5-5A), hurting from a 4-1 loss April 8, found themselves down 6-1 to the Gamecocks late in their game Thursday night. Not wanting to go into Spring Break with a 2-game losing streak, the Bengals picked up two runs in the fifth inning to cut the […]
Portion of Hwy 21 to close April 17-18
April 16, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Norfolk Southern and the SC Department of Transportation will close a section of Wilson Blvd/U.S. Hwy 21 for 36 hours on Thursday, April 17 through Friday, April 18 to move long pieces of rail and materials across the highway. The closed section will be on either side of the entrance to Boomer Road […]
Female shot, businesses damaged during teen shootout in Blythewood
April 10, 2025 By
Surveillance Footage Shows Teens Running When Shots Fired BLYTHEWOOD – After what appeared to be a shootout between two groups of male teenagers in a parking lot on McNulty Road about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, an eyewitness who was sitting in his car nearby reading his texts told The Voice what he saw. “I heard as […]
Portion of Wilson Blvd to close April 13 and 17-18
April 10, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A section of Wilson Blvd/U.S. Hwy 21 will be closed three days in April to move long pieces of rail and materials across the highway. The closed section will be on either side of the entrance to Boomer Road. Detour and road closure signs will be placed prior to road closure. Closures will […]
A/H-Tax Advisory Committee awards $194K for tourism
April 10, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – During an Accommodation/Hospitality Tax advisory committee meeting on March 31 at the Fairfield County Government Complex, committee members approved $194.052 to be awarded from local accommodation and hospitality tax revenue to five non-profit organizations to promote tourism in Fairfield County. At the beginning of the meeting, Chair Paulette Mumma stressed the importance of […]
Church in Ridgeway targeted
April 10, 2025 By
RIDGEWAY – Fairfield County Fire Service responded to Lebanon United Presbyterian Church in Ridgeway around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 7 for a smoking church van, according to an incident report from the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, firefighters extinguished the flames and found the driver’s side window smashed with a brick, the report […]
High speed chase winds through Blythewood and Fairfield
April 10, 2025 By
RICHLAND/FAIRFIELD – Two people have been arrested after a high speed chase that ended in a crash on U.S. Hwy 34. Gregory Murphy, 36, and Raian Phillips, 29, led Richland County deputies on a high speed chase that began in Forest Acres and ended in a crash in Fairfield County. On April 7, at approximately […]
8th annual yard sale for shelter animals set for Sat.
April 10, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Looking for some great buys for your home, you closet, or sports paraphernalia? You’ll most likely find that and more at the 8th annual Fairfield Animal Shelter Big Yard Sale this Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church parking lot in Blythewood. The list of items you will find at rock bottom prices is […]
