RIDGEWAY – During a special meeting last week, county council voted unanimously to execute a two-year lease on the old Ridgeway post office property at Palmer and Jones streets for a temporary library site in the town. The deal includes an option to renew for another two years and possibly purchase the property. Rent would […]
Kennedy files for District 41
July 5, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fred Kennedy, 65, of Winnsboro has filed to run for the House of Representatives, District 41, the seat currently held by MaryGail Douglas. A member of the United Citizens Party, Kennedy said his platform for the office is aimed at building up the Fairfield community, to improve housing and help people get jobs. […]
Garvin takes House 77 seat runoff
June 28, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Political newcomer Kambrell Garvin with 2112 (69.22%) votes won the House District 77 seat in Tuesday’s runoff election over incumbent Joe McEachern who had 939 (30.78%) votes. Garvin, a third year law student at the University of South Carolina, took every precinct in the district except the Keels 2 precinct on the southern […]
Blythewood Town Council increases Chamber funding
June 28, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After months of threatening to withhold funds from the chamber of commerce and visitor center until the chamber’s executive director Mike Switzer produced the two organizations’ complete financials by June 12, council did just the opposite on Monday night. After being presented financials that one former council member described as little more than […]
Documents detail complaints vs RW chief
June 28, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY—Police Chief Christopher Culp has been the subject of at least 15 formal complaints from Ridgeway residents and businesses in the past 12 months, according to documents obtained by The Voice. Dating back to July 2017, the complaints that nearly cost Culp his job provide a more detailed look into what drove Ridgeway Town Council […]
County inches closer to hospital property purchase
June 28, 2018 By
WINNSBORO—As Fairfield Memorial Hospital prepares to close its doors, Fairfield County is moving forward with plans to acquire some of the hospital property. On Monday night, council members voted unanimously to present a memorandum of understanding to Fairfield Memorial to purchase “some or all” of the property. No dollar amounts were mentioned, though the motion […]
Fairfield settling Pauley lawsuit
June 28, 2018 By
WINNSBORO—Fairfield County plans to settle a lawsuit its former recreation director filed earlier this year. Lori Schaeffer, the county’s former recreation director, filed suit against the county and Councilman Douglas Pauley in February 2018, saying in court documents that Pauley improperly inserted himself into recreation operations. Schaeffer was later terminated. Fairfield County initially sought to […]
Jenkinsville will not appeal annexation vote
June 28, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE – Jenkinsville will remain the same size for now. The Fairfield County town had until noon Monday to appeal results from the June 5 referendum to the state, but an appeal was never filed, said Chris Whitmire, spokesman for the S.C. Election Commission. “The SEC has not received any appeals related to Fairfield/Jenkinsville annexation […]
Judge, others issue complaints against chief
June 25, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – Ridgeway Police Chief Christopher Culp has repeatedly shown “a lack of manners, professionalism, and respect” for the town’s traffic court and Municipal Judge Adrian Wilkes, according to public records obtained by The Voice through a Freedom of Information request. Wilkes recently penned a scathing letter directed at the chief, who according to Wilkes, […]
Chief survives move to fire him
June 25, 2018 By
NAACP, School officials called to defend Culp RIDGEWAY – Christopher Culp still has his job. Ridgeway’s police chief was not present when town council members killed an effort to fire him immediately. Councilman Rufus Jones made a motion to immediately fire Culp, but the motion died when nobody seconded it. Culp’s brush with potential termination […]
