WINNSBORO (Sept. 1, 2016) – Following an update by Dr. J.R. Green, Superintendent, at the beginning of the Aug. 16 School Board meeting concerning his proposal last month that the School District construct and rent out patio homes to teachers, School Board member William Frick (District 6) suggested the District first survey teachers who have left […]
Doko Smoke Needs Your Vote
September 1, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Sept. 1, 2016) – Barbecue duo Chris and Tony Crout, owners of Doko Smoke BBQ, have made the top 10 in the ribs and barbecue categories in The State newspaper’s Best of the Best contest, but Tony Crout said they will need a little help from the community to make it over the top. “We’re […]
Voice Ad Designer ‘Best in Show’
August 25, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD (Aug. 25, 2016) – Ashley Ghere, the graphic designer for The Voice who makes our advertisers look their very best, was honored for her work this month with 14 PALMY Awards from the S.C. Press Association. Ghere took home four first-place awards in the weekly under 8,500 circulation division, including the Best in Show Award […]
‘Peddlers’ May Soon Need License
August 25, 2016 By
Manor Tweaks Fees, Chamber OK’d for Grant BLYTHEWOOD (Aug. 25, 2016) – Town Council Monday night kicked around the possibility of enacting a special license for peddlers doing business inside the Town limits. Jim Meggs, the Town’s attorney, said the license would actually cover what he called “itinerate merchants” rather than peddlers. Peddlers, he said, refers […]
Rezoning Vote Creates Confusion
August 18, 2016 By
RIDGEWAY (Aug. 18, 2016) – There was a motion. There was a second. And there was a 3-2 vote by Town Council on Aug. 11 to approve Russ Brown’s request to rezone .82 acres at the fork of Highway 21 and Highway 34 from residential to commercial. But as of press time, it was unclear whether […]
Blythewood Feeling Growth Spurt
August 11, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Aug. 11, 2016) – The latest housing boom is on. In Blythewood, at least, where Town officials say building permits for single-family homes are at a five year high. “The whole calendar year is higher than in prior years,” Town Administrator Gary Parker told The Voice last week. “The economy has improved. We’ve finally gotten […]
County Council Races to Put Sunday Alcohol Sales on Ballot
August 11, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Aug. 11, 2016) – If County Council passes by Sept. 9 an ordinance allowing the Sunday sale of alcoholic beverages in Fairfield County, that will put it on the Nov. 8 ballot as a referendum for the people to decide if they want Sunday alcohol sales, County Administrator Jason Taylor told members of the Public […]
International Arts –
August 11, 2016 By
Bulgarian artists Vania Lavasheva and her daughter Nastasia displayed their work last week at The Gallery in Over The Top Boutique during Ridgeway’s First Friday event. Musician Frederick Ingram entertained while shoppers enjoyed wine and sweet treats.
A-Tax Committee Reverses Course on Band, Chamber
August 11, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Aug. 11, 2016) – The Town’s A-Tax Committee was publicly chided by Mayor J. Michael Ross at a special called meeting of the Committee on Aug. 3 for tabling last month a $10,000 funding request from Band Director James Barnes for Blythewood High School’s Band Tournament and for voting against recommending $3,000 for what the […]
County OK’s Deal for Mega Industrial Site
August 4, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Aug. 4, 2016) – Fairfield County Council officially embarked on a major economic development project last week, giving final authorization to an agreement between the County and the S.C. Department of Commerce to acquire more than 1,000 acres of land in Fairfield County that is located on the east side of I-77 and to the […]
