BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Ladies Club hosted a Black History program during its regular monthly meeting at its club house on Sandfield Road on Friday. The program featured special guest Lavern Meggett, who lives in Blythewood’s Oak Hurst neighborhood, and her Great Aunt Isabella Meggett Lucas, age 94. Meggett told two stories about how her […]
Celebrating Black History: Kelly Miller first black student admitted to Johns Hopkins Univ.
February 8, 2024 By
Excerpt from research paper by Fairfield Central graduate Lamar Richards, now a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University. FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A young man named Kelly Miller arrived at The Johns Hopkins University in 1887, to begin graduate studies in mathematics. Just 11 years after its founding, Hopkins had already acquired an excellent academic reputation, […]
Water Main Break
February 8, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Contracted workers watch as water flows onto Winding Oak Way after a water main was damaged during the positioning of AT&T fiber optic cable in the Ashley Oaks subdivision, Feb. 3. Utility workers from Columbia water were dispatched to the location and the leak was contained shortly after 8 p.m.
Fairfield Sheriff warns of phone, online scams
February 8, 2024 By
The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office warns the community of current on-line scams and telephone scams that are commonly being reported throughout South Carolina. These on-line scams are very sophisticated and usually involve the scammer posting items for sale. These scams often have accompanying fake websites and the scammers typically pose as sales representatives. These items […]
Harrisons team up for U-Pick-‘Em win
February 1, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – Jim and Tina Harrison of Ridgeway were the luck winners of The Voice’s $200 U-Pick-‘Em college football contest. It was their first time to enter, and winning was a team effort. “Tina reads The Voice from cover to cover every week, and she saw the contest and suggested we enter it. I said, […]
New Ridgeway rec center opens to public Monday
February 1, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – A ribbon cutting was held for the new recreation center in Ridgeway on Wednesday, and it will be open to the public starting Monday, Feb. 5, says Fairfield County Parks and Recreation Director Lucas Vance. Initially, for the month of February, the center will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday […]
Celebrating Black History: ‘Pete’ is still one of us
February 1, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – LTC (US Army-Retired) David L. Brice is better known by me and other family members and friends here in Blythewood as Pete. He is my cousin and he was my high school teammate. He is home grown like the rest of us. Since that time, he has been many places and accomplished great […]
Get free rabies, microchips, low-cost pet services Feb. 10
February 1, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – “A mobile vet clinic will be in the parking lot next to the town clock in downtown Winnsboro from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10,” said Sonja Murphy, one of the organizers of the event. “We will be all about healthcare for dogs and cats.” For pets of Fairfield County […]
Who-dunnit? That’s for you to figure out
February 1, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Tickets for the second annual Valentines dinner and show presented by the Pine Tree Playhouse are now available. Enjoy a catered dinner and help uncover the truth in “My Fatal Valentine,” an audience-participation murder mystery by Elaine Moushay. This production will take place on Feb. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Winnsboro Woman’s […]
Shuckin in the Rain
February 1, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – A rainy afternoon didn’t stop a big turnout at last Saturday, Jan. 27, at Fairfield County Council on Aging’s third annual oyster roast fundraiser. All funds raised from ticket sales will be used to continue fund the council’s initiatives for the county’s seniors.
