Blythewood BLYTHEWOOD – After Sunday’s icy winter storm knocked out power to about 12,000 Fairfield Electric Coop customers, linemen had restored power to all but a few off them by 11 p.m., Monday night. “The outages were widespread over our entire territory,” Vice President of Member Services Doug Payne told The Voice Wednesday morning. “Altogether, […]
Run with Rotary rescheduled for Feb. 12 due to weather
January 20, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Run with Rotary, a 5K and half marathon that was set for Saturday, Jan. 22 in Doko Meadows Park has been rescheduled to Saturday, February 12, due to expected inclement weather conditions this weekend. It’s the second hiccup in the club’s efforts to fund their annual college scholarships for area high school seniors. […]
Dogs push Fairfield County shelter over capacity
January 13, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Animal Shelter announced on Jan. 6 that it would be closing its doors for all non-emergency intakes until further notice. “We are so overcrowded right now that we can’t take any more dogs from people dropping them off for surrender,” said Fairfield County Animal Shelter Director Bob Innes. “We have […]
Hill elected to Nat’l Cororner’s Accreditation Board
January 13, 2022 By
WINNBORO – Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill has been elected to a two-year term on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners (IACME). His term on the 8-member board began Jan. 1, 2022. The IACME conducts educational seminars for the purpose of assisting Coroners and Medical Examiners and other […]
The Voice travels to Canada
January 13, 2022 By
The Voice is heard in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. John and Andrea Jones, who reside in Blair, recently visited their granddaughters in Canada for Christmas. According to Jones, leaving a temperature of 74 degrees and six hours later entering into -10 degrees was a shocker. Day of return leaving -31 degrees and a wind chill of […]
Taylor and his team going after town’s potential
January 6, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – The Town of Winnsboro has made progress on several projects and initiatives this past year that will enable the town to provide more efficient utility services, reduce blight and develop more downtown businesses, says Town Manager Jason Taylor. “I think we have great potential if we do what it takes to realize that […]
Guest Editorial: Here’s Why Fairfield Electric Filed the Lawsuit
January 6, 2022 By
As you read in last week’s Voice, Fairfield Electric Coop has filed a lawsuit against Central Electric Power Cooperative. Since Fairfield Coop was established in 1939, we have distributed electricity generated by Santee Cooper and coordinated by Central Electric with whom all the Coops have a purchase power contract. We paid the wholesale price from […]
Virtual Care available now at Blackjack Baptist
January 6, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Cooperative Health launched the first of its Virtual Care kiosks on Jan. 4, at Blackjack Baptist Church in Winnsboro. This method of delivering health care services allows patients to see a provider virtually via a telehealth kiosk. Using virtual care, a provider can treat the patient remotely for primary care and/or offer counseling […]
She (didn’t) Pick ‘Em
January 6, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – U Pick ‘Em winner Nancy Hughey said that while she plans to spend the money, it was her husband who made the picks that won it. “I like to watch the games with him, but he’s the one who follows them,” she said. Philip Reese, owner of Reese’s Plants in Blythewood and sponsor of […]
Winning Presentation
December 30, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Last week, The Voice announced the winners of its annual Kids Meet Santa contest. Sponsor of the contest was the Home Advantage Realty office in Blythewood. On Monday, Cynthia Black, office administrator for the Blythewood office, and realtor Jimmy Martin, both in the center, presented each of those winners with a $25 gift […]
