Kelvin Manning, 6, Lyla Davis, 6, and Caleb Davis, 8, show off cupcakes they decorated Sunday evening as part of a craft/snack activity at the LongCreek Church of Christ Vacation Bible School. Theme for the VBS was ‘Voyage to Discover Jesus.’ Each evening session of the four-day VBS included crafts, snacks, outdoor activities and a […]
Discovery After 5 –
June 9, 2016 By
Camp Discovery hosted the ‘After 5’ event for the Blythewood Chamber of Commerce last month, showcasing the Camp’s great outdoor classroom where students learn about nature and their environment. Members of the Chamber were treated to a walking tour of a portion of the Camp’s 80-acre nature preserve by Jay Robinson, Director of Experiential Learning. […]
Worth a Thousand Words –
June 9, 2016 By
Eric Robinson, Director of the newly named Sarah D. McMaster Fairfield County Library, and the library’s namesake and former Director Sarah McMaster, hold an artist’s rendering of the library and its proposed signage reflecting the new name. Fairfield County Council unanimously voted last month to rename the library after McMaster who retired in April.
Council OK’s Road Repair
June 9, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (June 9, 2016) – During last week’s Fairfield County Council meeting, Interim Administrator Milton Pope requested that Council move repairs to the Great North Road to the top of the road repair priority list. The item had been favorably voted out of committee earlier in the day, he said. The estimated cost of $83,000 would […]
Board Spars Over FMS Project
June 9, 2016 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County School Board came a step closer to proceeding with an estimated $2.4 million expansion and renovation for Fairfield Middle School during its May 17 meeting. However, the project has not yet been brought to the Board to be authorized. During their Jan. 19 meeting, the Board voted 5-1-1 to approve […]
Volunteers Needed for Big Grab
June 9, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD (June 9, 2016) – Volunteers are need for 12-15 teams with that many Big Grab volunteer leaders, organizer Dennis Jones told The Voice on Monday. “We are needing folks who will, with a few friends, help with 7-12 mile sections of the 85-mile route,” Jones said. “They will stake out directional signs on the evening […]
Tear Down the Wall –
June 9, 2016 By
Richland Library Blythewood is inviting the public to a wall-breaking ceremony at 1 p.m., June 10, at the library at 218 McNulty Road. The event kicks off construction of a new 4,000-square-foot building that will include a teen space, group study room and outdoor programming space. The construction is the first improvement to the library […]
Races on the Line in Primary
June 9, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (June 9, 2016) – Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday in the statewide primaries and Fairfield County voters could effectively decide a number of November races on the Democratic dominated ballot. The District 5 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives will be the only Republican contest on the ballot as incumbent Mick Mulvaney of […]
More Delays, Rising Costs at Nuclear Plant
June 9, 2016 By
JENKINSVILLE (June 9, 2016) – South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G), primary owner of the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station, has filed a petition with the Public Service Commission of S.C. seeking an order approving an updated completion and cost schedule for two new nuclear reactors currently under construction at the Jenkinsville plant. The requested rescheduling would […]
We’re for Coleman
June 9, 2016 By
Next week, on June 14, we will have the Primary election for our State Senate Democratic candidate. Based upon our experience, we will be voting for our current State Senator, Creighton Coleman. We have three reasons for choosing Senator Coleman to be re-elected to represent us: 1. Sen. Coleman is an attorney. While we all […]
