JENKINSVILLE (Jan. 26, 2017) – “My name is Peach, and I’m the guy that wrote the letter,” Preston Peach said, rising from his seat on the Jenkinsville Water Company (JWC) Board to address the 100 or so JWC members assembled for the company’s annual meeting at the former Jenkinsville fire station on Jan. 11. The referenced letter […]
Grinnin’ from Pickin’ –
January 26, 2017 By
Managers of the three local First Citizens Banks presented $300 to Casey Bolton (second from right) of Blythewood, the lucky winner of The Independent Voice’s annual College Bowl U Pick ‘Em contest. While a few of our readers picked 12 winners, and one or two even hit on 13, Bolton was the only reader to […]
Town Tackles Street Vendors
January 26, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Jan. 26, 2017) – With more mobile street vendors rolling into town these days, Town Council is considering an ordinance that will require those vendors to roll out of town during nighttime hours when they are not open for business. Town attorney Jim Meggs said Council members had brought the issue to his attention recently, […]
Money, Money
January 26, 2017 By
“We need more money.” This succinct battle cry has become the all too often excuse of underperforming government agencies seeking to avoid accountability. For example, the S.C. Commission on High Education recently automatically invoked the “we need more money” excuse as rationale for inexorably perpetuating 14 months of their failure to vet $534 million in […]
Reflections on the Town of Blythewood
January 26, 2017 By
Normally, each year, Mayor Mike Ross writes a “State of the Town” letter to the residents. Since this is my last year on Town Council, I ask your indulgence with the following Q&A’s that continue to surface whenever I speak with fellow residents. As follows are some of the more “frequently asked questions” and my […]
Inauguration Road Trip –
January 26, 2017 By
Blythewood’s Christina Fair, center, and her children, William, 10; David, 12, and her mom, Jenny Praser of Winnsboro, attended the Inauguration of President Donald Trump last week. Shown here on the Mall in front of the Capitol prior to the ceremony, the family later joined S.C. Sen. Joe Wilson at the S.C. Ball at the […]
Charges Pending in Dog Starvation
January 26, 2017 By
WINNSBORO (Jan. 26, 2017) – A Winnsboro woman will soon be facing charges after County officials were forced to euthanize a dog that she had allowed to virtually starve to death. “The dog was in dreadful condition,” Bob Ennis, Director of Fairfield County Animal Control told The Voice Tuesday. “We did all we could. We had […]
Bengals Beat Back Gator Rally
January 25, 2017 By
LEXINGTON (Jan. 25, 2017) – Blythewood’s boys’ basketball squad (14-5, 6-2) used their elite guard play and shooting touch to ease by the River Bluff Gators (7-11, 1-7), 62-52 Tuesday night, as the Gators’ late push to upset the Bengals came up short. “Those guys at River Bluff are one tough team to go against,” Blythewood […]
Late Run Lifts Lady Bengals Over Gators
January 25, 2017 By
LEXINGTON (Jan. 25, 2017) – The Lady Bengals (5-13, 3-5) traveled to River Bluff Tuesday night hoping to end a two-game losing streak against the Lady Gators (3-11, 0-7). Blythewood did just that, using a late 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Lady Gators 47-36. “I’m glad we were able to overcome that […]
Slow Start Dooms Lady Griffins
January 25, 2017 By
COLUMBIA (Jan. 25, 2017) – Another slow start hampered the Fairfield Central girls’ basketball team, and it likely kept the Griffins from getting a win over Columbia. The Lady Griffins played hard after going down 12-4 early in the game, but the Capitals held them off 40-36 Tuesday night at Columbia High. “I felt like we […]
