BLYTHEWOOD – A special election for the Town of Blythewood will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, so that residents of the Town can vote as to whether or not they want the Town of Blythewood to change the form of its government from a mayor-council form to the council-manager form. Voting Information Only […]
Town investigating comping for Doko Manor events
July 24, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After a story was published in the July 17 edition of The Voice regarding the comping (partially or completely) of events scheduled at the Manor, an investigation is unfolding in town hall as Blythewood town officials try to determine who is authorizing certain events at the Manor to be comped, which events are […]
Asouzu named Fairfield Deputy Finance Director
July 24, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Chris Asouzu has been hired as Fairfield County’s new Deputy Finance Director. Announced in an Employee Spotlight bio on Facebook on July 7, Asouzu says he has over thirty years of leadership in accounting and financial management. “I have built a distinguished career across multiple industries, including manufacturing, Newspaper publishing, Entertainment, Cyber Security, […]
Brock, McKenrick, Fripp to hold Q&A on July 21
July 17, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Mayor Pro Tem Donald Brock, Councilman Rich McKenrick, and Councilwoman Andrea Fripp will host a meeting for Blythewood voters on Monday, July 21, to answer questions regarding the upcoming July 29 referendum. Councilwoman Erica Page will be out of town, but may be available to answer questions remotely. “Bring your questions about the […]
Fairfield ad hoc committee sends animal ordinance recommendations to council
July 17, 2025 By
AIRFIELD COUNTY – After more than three months of deliberation, the Fairfield County Animal Control Ordinance Ad Hoc Committee voted unanimously on July 15 to approve its draft of recommended changes to the existing animal ordinance. The 7–0 vote marks the conclusion of an 18-hour public meeting series that began on April 9 and resulted […]
Are comped events hurting Doko Manor’s bottom line?
July 17, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Town of Blythewood’s event venue, Doko Manor, struggles financially, and town hall records indicate that comping and discounting rental rates for the facility may be contributing to that struggle. In a listing of Manor event bookings for the month of May, 2025, obtained by The Voice, one entry states: “The Manor Reserved […]
Blythewood Town Council passes $3.7M budget, clips Griffin’s unauthorized spending
July 10, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – During the June 23 regular council meeting, Blythewood town council voted 3-2 to pass a $3,760,905 FY 2025-26 budget, taking measures aimed at clipping unauthorized spending. To that end, council targeted several line items they said Mayor Sloan Griffin had overspent in last fiscal year’s 2024-25 budget without authorization. They also looked at […]
Fairfield animal ad hoc committee spars over issues
July 10, 2025 By
Stray Holds, Mandatory Registration & Breeder Permits WINNSBORO – In a divisive discussion at the July 2 Animal Ordinance Ad Hoc Committee meeting regarding returning unsterilized animals to owners, the committee revisited their earlier 5-2 vote to alter existing Animal Ordinance 737, Section 4-16, which requires that dogs picked up by Animal Control and reclaimed […]
Breaking Down the Forms of Government
July 10, 2025 By
South Carolina law allows municipalities to organize under one of three forms of government. It also allows municipalities to change the form of government by referendum. Although each of the three forms have unique structures, some things remain the same in all instances. For example, in all three forms of municipal government in South Carolina, […]
Town is not paying for Griffin’s free community cookout
July 3, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After Mayor Sloan Griffin posted Tuesday morning in the Town’s online newsletter an open invitation to the community to “Join the Town of Blythewood for their Summer Community Cookout Party on Sunday, July 13, from 6-8 p.m.,” Councilman Donald Brock said council members and the town administrator knew nothing about the Town hosting […]
