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WDPS investigating series of overnight shootings

Map of shootings by WDPS WINNSBORO— The Winnsboro Department of Public Safety is investigating several overnight shootings that left multiple...
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WDPS investigating series of overnight shootings

Fairfield County shuts down shelter volunteers after volunteer exposes safety concerns

Thomasson Price FAIRFIELD COUNTY – On the morning of Jan. 31, 2026, Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the...
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Fairfield County shuts down shelter volunteers after volunteer exposes safety concerns

Mayor refuses to answer Fripp’s questions about the $20,000

Mayor Sloan Griffin Councilwoman Andrea Fripp BLYTHEWOOD — Blythewood Mayor Pro Tem Andrea Fripp initiated a public confrontation with Mayor...
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Mayor refuses to answer Fripp’s questions about the $20,000

Community Road to reopen March 31

BLYTHEWOOD - After almost 11 months, Community Road will be open again, according to officials at the South Carolina Department...
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Community Road to reopen March 31

Graber named Detention Center Director

WINNSBORO  - Fairfield County Council has named a new director for its detention center. Graber At the March 22, Monday...
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Graber named Detention Center Director

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Government, News

JWC Board Member Responds to Mail-Outs

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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 […]

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Grinnin’ from Pickin’ –

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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

Government, News

Town Tackles Street Vendors

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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,

Opinion

Money, Money

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“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

Opinion

Reflections on the Town of Blythewood

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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

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