History is about to repeat itself in the form of another S.C. Department of Commerce boondoggle. The first time this happened was when the S.C. Department of Transportation was designing the route for Interstate 77. The Commerce Department conceived the idea that an industrial site could be placed along the route if it was moved […]
Basketball League Seeks Coaches, Players
September 14, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Sept. 14, 2016) — The Regan Roberts Youth Basketball League is looking for players and coaches for co-ed basketball league from grades 1 – 12. This league fills up fast so don’t delay. There are six age groups with four teams per age group. We take the first 32 players for each age group. Practices are […]
Ernest Pendleton
September 12, 2016 By
WINNSBORO – Ernest Pendleton Ferguson Jr., age 92, of Winnsboro passed away on Sept. 10, 2016. He was born April 25, 1924 in Richmond, Va. and was graduated from Mt. Zion Institute in Winnsboro where he was editor of the first yearbook, The Tusitala. During WWII he entered the U.S. Navy officers training program receiving […]
Reunion Honors Family History
September 8, 2016 By
BLAIR (Sept. 9, 2016) – In 1886, Bun and Nancy Thompson married and started a life together in Blair. Last week, more than 100 descendants of the couple’s 12 children gathered together in Blair for the first ever Bun and Nancy Thompson Family Reunion. Thompson and his wife were hard working and cared for the community, […]
Council OK’s Utilities Bond
September 8, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Sept. 8, 2016) – Town Council gave final reading Tuesday night on an ordinance that will allow the Town to borrow up to $6 million to make improvements to their utility system. According to the ordinance, the funds will provide for the rehabilitation of Winnsboro’s wastewater treatment plant and related sewer improvements; construction, replacement and […]
Big Grab Gets Bigger
September 8, 2016 By
Bargain Hunting Begins Friday BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD (Sept. 8, 2016) – With a name like “The Big Grab,” one would have to imagine the event has considerable scope. After all, the word “Big” is right there in the name of the event. But this weekend’s curbside crawl of yard sales might have been better dubbed “The Bigger Grab.” […]
Shell Building Becoming Reality
September 8, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Sept. 8, 2016) – After several stops and starts and adjustments to the overall plan, Blythewood’s spec building on the grounds of Doko Meadows Park is at last on its way to becoming a reality. “It’s for real this time,” Ed Parler, the Town’s Economic Development consultant, told The Voice last week, just days after […]
Fighting for Green Space
September 8, 2016 By
Cobblestone Residents Look to P.C. for Help BLYTHEWOOD (Sept. 8, 2016) – After discovering in July that Cobblestone Park developer D.R. Horton is planning to build six new roads and 74 more homes in what residents thought would remain green space around their homes in the Primrose section of Cobblestone, Lenora Zedosky and about 30 of […]
Blythewood Sweeps Irmo –
September 7, 2016 By
Chania Rispress (10) sets things up for Isabella Bell (14) Tuesday. The Lady Bengals beat Irmo in straight sets, 25-7, 25-10 and 25-12.
Bengals Blister Griffins
September 5, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Sept. 5, 2016) – The Fairfield Central Griffins suffered their first loss Saturday night in a 35-14 blowout at the hands of the rival Blythewood Bengals. The Bengals struck first courtesy of a 35-yard rushing touchdown by quarterback Jordyn Adams. If the name Jordyn Adams sounds familiar, you may be an ESPN fan. Adams recently […]
