COLUMBIA – The Voice’s Publisher Barbara Ball was awarded one of the S.C. Press Association’s top annual awards for government reporting last weekend during the Association’s two-day annual meeting held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Ball was named recipient of the Jim Davenport Award for Excellence in Government Reporting. The award, which comes with […]
SEC sends notice to voters: verify info for the next election
April 10, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – In an ongoing effort to maintain the integrity of South Carolina’s statewide voter registration list, the South Carolina State Election Commission (SEC) announced that over 190,000 voter confirmation cards will be mailed to individuals who have not voted since the 2020 General Election and have not since updated their voter information. These mailings, […]
Robertson seeks help to become America’s Favorite Teacher
April 10, 2025 By
RIDGEWAY – Ridgeway native Kennedy (Kenny) Robertson has made it to the quarter-finals of the America’s Favorite Teacher contest. Robertson, who teaches at Lugoff-Elgin High School, says he is the unofficial spokesperson for “teachers who do too much but still love the kids.” “This contest isn’t just about who can get the most votes,” Robertson […]
Russell Homes cuts ribbon
April 10, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – The owner of Russell Homes Realty downtown Winnsboro cut the ribbon for their new business recently. Jerelyn Russell, center right, and Winnsboro Mayor-Elect Demetrius Chatman cut the ribbon on Russell’s new realty and mortgage company that recently opened its doors in downtown Winnsboro. The company offers all home-buying needs from realty to mortgages […]
Redhawk diamond teams fall to L-E
April 10, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood’s baseball team suffered three straight losses over the past week, falling 13-3 at Spring Valley Thursday, 15-3 against Airport Friday, and 13-6 at Lugoff-Elgin Tuesday night. Zachary Nelson had two hits, including a double, against the Vikings. Nathan Caldwell went 3-for-3 with a double, Xavier DeJesus went 2-for-3, and Jayden Quarles […]
Bengals soccer downs RV, Setzler picks up win 100
April 10, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With last Tuesday’s 6-0 win over Ridge View High School, Blythewood High School head soccer coach Robby Setzler tallied his 100th career win. The Bengals led 4-0 at halftime and added two more goals in the second half for their fifth region win of the season. Christian Paez had two goals in the […]
Griffins take on 5A powerhouses at Blazer Invitational
April 10, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – Fairfield Central boys’ track and field team had a strong finish at the Twilight Invitational at Ridge View High School on April 4. The class 2A Griffin boys, who competed only in five events, finished in sixth place out of 32 teams with a team score of 29. They finished behind 5A powerhouses […]
Eagles fall to Greenwood Christian
April 10, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Before their 8-2 loss to Greenwood Christian last week, it had been over a year since Richard Winn’s baseball program lost a game on their home field. With their last loss at home to York Prep in April 2024, the Eagles were on a 13 game win streak on their own field. But […]
Griffins down Eau Claire, surrender to River Bluff
April 10, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – After a Wednesday loss to Dreher, the Griffins got back into the win column with a shutout of Eau Claire on Friday. The Griffins dominated through 4.5 innings to come away with a 10-0 win over the Shamrocks. Graeme Douglas took the win. He faced 19 batters in five innings, and he struck […]
Bengal baseball, softball fall to Sumter
April 10, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After winning 14 straight games, the Blythewood baseball team fell 4-1 Tuesday at Sumter. The Gamecocks (14-2, 8-1 Region 5-5A) tied the game at 1 with Amare Counts’ solo home run in the top of the fifth inning, but Sumter answered with two runs in the bottom of the fifth and got another […]
