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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

Beacon Coffee & Cafe celebrates ribbon cutting

BLYTHEWOOD - The Blythewood Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony for Beacon Coffee & Café...
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Beacon Coffee & Cafe celebrates ribbon cutting

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Opinion

So Long, Rags

I want to thank all of my friends who took the time to send me the many cards, flowers and plants of condolences after hearing about the death of my Rags. Thanks to Barbara Ball for featuring Rags’ passing in The Voice. What an honor. I never thought of Rags as ‘my dog.’ She never […]

Opinion

Noble’s Talk is Smart

Phil Noble hit a home-run when he opined (June 15, The Independent Voice) that “South Carolina Needs a Foreign Policy.” Our state, and town of Blythewood even, really does! Our economy and welfare are dependent on investment and involvement from abroad, and to compete we need to push – harder than ever – for connections

Opinion

Tune in, Turn on and Turn out

The votes from the June 12 primary have been tallied, and of the three contested races, only one has been decided outright. Voters in Fairfield County will now have to rethink their positions, and their loyalties, and line up for a runoff June 26. Congratulations, first, to the one clear winner from the June 12

Government, News

School Board Green-Lights Budget, Contract Negotiations

The Fairfield County School Board gave the final OK for their 2012-2013 budget of $32,898,265 on a 7-0 vote Tuesday night. The Board avoided a millage increase by taking $109,125 from the fund balance to cover additional expenses for the coming fiscal year. An amended version of the motion, which would have required another public

News

After Injection of County Cash, Hospital Turns Corner

Fairfield County Council received an update Monday night on their $1.2 million investment into Fairfield Memorial Hospital in a meeting on the Midland’s Tech campus with the hospital’s Board of Directors. “The good news is that it’s good news,” Tim Mitchell, the hospital’s Chief Financial Officer, said. Mitchell reported that the hospital, for the first

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