COLUMBIA – One of Blythewood’s representatives on Richland county council, Derrek Pugh, was recently elected chair of the membership committee for the S.C. Coalition of Black County Officials (SCCOBCO), a group that works to ensure minority county officials have the resources to help lead their respective counties. Pugh, who is in his second year of […]
Council, public undaunted by civility pledge
August 25, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Town Council adopted a resolution Monday night as suggested by the S.C. Municipal Association for all city governments across the state, pledging to “practice and promote civility.” Shortly thereafter, things turned decidedly uncivil, as has frequently been the case in Blythewood Town Council meetings since the mayor began openly targeting The Voice […]
Reginald Robinson ineligible to run for council
August 18, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – After filing to run for county council in District 5, Reginald Robinson was notified by the Voter Registration office that he did not meet the number of petition signatures required to file for office. Robinson needed 109 signatures of registered voters in his district and turned in 129 signatures. But 38 of those […]
Bell proposes industrial tax break for Teacher Village
August 11, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – A 22-acre private “Teacher Village” housing development slated to be built behind Fairfield Central High School could have much its county property taxes waived for up to 30 years, if council passes the Special Source Revenue Credit proposed by Chairman Moses Bell. On Monday night, the council members approved first reading of the […]
Gilbert debunks misleading info about Town, RW line
August 11, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Moses Bell grew visibly upset with fellow Councilman Clarence Gilbert when Gilbert picked apart what he said was misinformation regarding the Town’s participation with the proposed Ridgeway sewer line. Bell, the county chairman, chastised Gilbert for disclosing what Bell said were private negotiations. However, most of what Gilbert talked about had already been […]
County hires Economic Development Director
August 4, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – During the regular county council meeting last week, County Administrator Malik Whitaker introduced Margaret Broadwater who will be replacing Ty Davenport as Director of Economic Development for Fairfield County. Broadwater’s LinkedIn page listed her past employment with the SC Department of Commerce as senior project manager from 1999 to 2007. The page also […]
Update: Richland County Planning Commission missing minutes
August 4, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – With much of the public unaware, Richland County Council, on Nov. 16 2021, adopted an ordinance for a new Land Development Code (LDC) that would require every parcel in the unincorporated (primarily rural areas of) Richland County to be rezoned in one fell swoop. That’s over 110,000 parcels. To make the Code fully […]
Fairfield County pays $50,000 to wife of county councilman in unorthodox settlement
July 28, 2022 By
Gilbert: Council Was Never Notified of Complaint WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council has settled a complaint filed by a former county employee who is the wife of a sitting county councilman. The county signed an agreement on July 12 to pay $50,000 to Diana Robinson, former Director of the county’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act […]
Council questions Chamber’s and Rodeo’s event financials
July 28, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Town Council rejected a pair of belated funding requests from two special event promoters. Organizers of the Doko Rodeo and Doko Rib Fest Cook-off had received 80 percent funding upfront for their respective events, but their applications to receive the final 20 percent of their town event funding failed in a pair […]
