Charges Include Mail and Wire Fraud, Theft of Federal Funds COLUMBIA – Blythewood resident and Fifth Circuit Solicitor Daniel Johnson, 47, was charged on Tuesday in a 26-count indictment for wire fraud, mail fraud, conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and theft of federal funds. Also indicted on the same charges was Nicole Halliett […]
Mt. Zion/Admin forum set for tomorrow night
September 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – “Council will be bringing good news to the public forum Thursday evening [Sept. 20],” Council Chairman Billy Smith reported to The Voice earlier this week, regarding the proposal to repurpose Mt. Zion for new county offices. “An important part of making this project affordable for the county is for the developer to be […]
Element TV spared from tariffs
September 18, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Element Electronics has been notified that the components it uses to manufacture television sets in Winnsboro are no longer subject to federal tariffs. The latest U.S Department of Commerce list of tariffs was released yesterday, and Element was not on it. “All is well that ends well,” County Council Chairman Billy Smith said. […]
Attorney pitches plan to preserve McCreight House
September 13, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Mike Kelly thinks there’s more value beyond dollars and cents when it comes to a historic home in the Town of Winnsboro. At the Sept. 4 town council meeting, the local attorney pitched a plan he says will rejuvenate the McCreight house located on North Vanderhorst Street in Winnsboro and honor deed stipulations […]
Judge punts on dismissal of SCE&G lawsuit
September 13, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – A Circuit Court judge declined to rule last week on a request by SCE&G to dismiss an injunction against the utility that was filed by the county. The case came before Circuit Judge John C. Hays early in the day in the Fairfield County Courthouse. However, because the judge said he felt it […]
Admin forum scheduled for Sept. 20
September 13, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County residents with a vested interest in an $11.5 million project that would repurpose the old Mt. Zion Institute into new county offices will have a chance to have their questions answered at an upcoming public forum. The forum is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Fairfield County campus of Midland […]
Hotel vote set for Sept. 17
September 13, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After not receiving a vote from the planning commission last week for lack of a quorum of commission members, representatives of Hilton Hotel’s Home 2 Suites will have another go at it on Monday evening. The hotel chain is seeking the commission’s approval to situate a hotel on a 1.93-acre parcel located behind […]
Councilmen go to Washington
September 12, 2018 By
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fairfield County Council Chairman Billy Smith, fellow Councilman Neal Robinson and Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery were invited with a group of other South Carolina officials to tour the White House and meet with administration officials to discuss how national issues and the administration’s policies toward them affect our local communities. They […]
Community forum set for admin building
September 6, 2018 By
Forum Set For Sept. 20 At Fairfield Midlands WINNSBORO – A community forum and county council work session concerning the proposed new county administration building project will be held from 5 – 8 pm at the Midlands Technical College’s Fairfield Campus on Wednesday, Sept. 20. The forum will include a 5 p.m. reception where citizens […]
Admin building faces opposition
August 30, 2018 By
Smith Pushes Back In 15-Minute Soliloquy WINNSBORO – Council members voted 4-0 to approve second reading of an ordinance authorizing development of a new administration building and a lease agreement and other contracts associated with the Mt. Zion site. But repurposing the old Mt. Zion institute into a new Fairfield County administration building is far […]
