WINNSBORO (Dec. 29, 2016) – The Fairfield Electric Cooperative is letting a little sun shine into its power production with the introduction this month of a modest solar farm built on a little less than an acre of land at the Co-Op’s Winnsboro office on Highway 321 North. Construction on the array of solar panels began […]
Three Nabbed in Diner Stickup
December 29, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Dec. 29, 2016) – Three men were arrested Monday night following an armed robbery of the Waffle House at 216 Blythewood Road. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department said Jeffery Briddell, 31; Dennis Bell, 28; and Scottrell West, 28 have been charged with armed robbery. Bell and West also face additional charges of kidnapping and possession […]
Council Pressed on Animal Laws
December 29, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Dec. 29, 2016) – County Council during the second public comment period of their Dec. 12 meeting heard from a group of concerned Fairfield County residents seeking to have input into strengthening animal cruelty laws for the County. Hoof and Paw Benevolent Society Board members Kathy Faulk and Paula Spinale, both residents of the County, […]
Player of the Year –
December 29, 2016 By
BHS junior Gabby Waden was named this week as the 5A volleyball Player of the Year by The State newspaper. Waden, who led the team with 53 aces and 191 blocks, helped the Lady Bengals reach the Lower State championship match and earned All-State honors.
Cookie Elves –
December 29, 2016 By
The Blythewood-Ridgeway-Winnsboro Cookie Elves were at it again this Christmas, preparing trays of homemade cookies for seniors and shut-ins in the three communities. In matching aprons, Elves Jan Gregory, Beth Collins, Norma Branham, Mitzi Davenport, Phyllis Gutierrez, Denise Jones (and others not shown) met the Sunday before Christmas at Branham’s home to fill 75 trays […]
County OK’s Traffic Circle
December 29, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Dec. 29, 2016) – The roundabout is on its way, Ben Lewis, Project Engineer for the Richland County Penny Sales Tax Ad Hoc Committee, reported to Town Council during their Dec. 19 meeting. The double-lane traffic circle, to be located near the entrance to Cobblestone Park, is the key feature of the upcoming Blythewood Road […]
Bengals Take Two of Three in Classic
December 26, 2016 By
COLUMBIA (Dec. 26, 2016) – After a Thursday loss in the Chick Fil-A Classic basketball tournament, the Blythewood boys wanted nothing more but to close out the holiday event at Richland Northeast with a victory. The Bengals hit the floor Friday afternoon against Lafayette Christian Academy, started draining 3-pointers, and never looked back in a 67-51 […]
Lap it Up –
December 24, 2016 By
Mayes McDaniel, 3, heads for a welcoming Santa while his sister, Taylor Kate, 4, waits her turn next to her mom. The chats with Santa followed a breakfast of pancakes and orange juice during the Blythewood Lions’ Club Breakfast with Santa held at Trinity UMC’s Family Life Building.
Christmas with the Friersons
December 24, 2016 By
Christmas in the Frierson household meant the smell of live spruce Christmas trees – a tiny one in the den and a large one in the living room. My sister Delaine and I would go with Daddy to Christmas tree lots to pick out the perfect trees. Daddy would put them in little red Christmas […]
Board Member Warns Media
December 22, 2016 By
Customer Questions Go Unanswered JENKINSVILLE (Dec. 22, 2016) – On Dec. 6, following a relatively uneventful Dec. 5 monthly meeting of the Jenkinsville Water Board, The Voice received a warning letter via email from one of the Board members describing what would happen if the newspaper didn’t meet his suggestions for reporting on the meeting. “I […]
