WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council held its first meeting in the new Fairfield County Government Complex on Monday, June 27. A reception was held at 5:30 p.m. for a number of dignitaries including the county’s state representatives, school board members and other officials. A brief tour of the building was available prior to the 6 […]
Relief from the Heat
June 30, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a new shade structure for the Doko Park playground. The winning bid was $34,735 submitted by Grace Construction Group. The other bids were Barr’s Recreation ($34,863.07), Churchich Recreation ($42,791), Bliss Products ($41,462.48) and Cunningham Recreation ($25,463.40). The shade will be constructed over the largest […]
BlythewoodCouncil presents Tourette proclamation
June 30, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Local members and friends of the Greater Carolina Tourette Syndrome Support Group gathered for a photo op during Monday night’s town council meeting following the reading of a proclamation by Mayor Bryan Franklin for Tourette Awareness Day. Heather Ramsey, director of the group, talked about the need for members of the community to […]
Governor formally requests Inspector General to investigate R2
June 24, 2022 By
Richland Two Pledges Full Cooperation With Investigation COLUMBIA – The South Carolina State Inspector General’s office has been given the go-ahead to investigate Richland School District Two officials, according to a letter obtained by The Voice, dated June 22, from Gov. Henry McMaster asking for the investigation. “In contacting my office, parents and other constituents […]
Pauley: No documentation given before $50K settlement vote
June 23, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – After Fairfield County Council voted Monday night to award an unnamed former employee $50,000 to settle a claim against the county, Councilman Douglas Pauley informed The Voice that he plans to call for a motion to reconsider the vote at the next council meeting. “We were, basically, not given any information during executive […]
Councilman calls out Mayor Franklin for three years of ‘iron fist’ behavior
June 23, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After Mayor Bryan Franklin publicly demeaned two Blythewood town councilmen for requesting a special called meeting that he didn’t want, Councilman Rich McKenrick shot back, describing Franklin’s behavior as “the iron fist of Bryan Franklin over three years.” Both McKenrick, Councilman Brock and one other unnamed councilman requested the meeting called to address […]
Smart meter installation complete for Blythewood, now coming to Winnsboro
June 23, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s Winnsboro water customers should soon have few complaints about their water bills and low water pressure. Their meter readers have now been replaced with 1,600 smart (electronic) meters which should make billing consistent beginning with the next water bill…or at least the one after. And because Winnsboro no longer purchases Columbia water, […]
RW to increase water rates .58 cents per 1,000 gal
June 16, 2022 By
Town to Spend Up to $10K for Forensic Review of Financials RIDGEWAY – Ridgeway Town Council voted unanimously at its June 9 meeting – the first of two readings – to raise the Town’s water rates by .581 cents per 1,000 gallons for all classes of water customers. “Winnsboro has raised the rates for our […]
Seven drive-by shootings put Winnsboro leaders on edge
June 16, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Amid surging gun violence across the nation, including recent mass shootings in Buffalo, Tulsa, and Uvalde, Texas, the town of Winnsboro is grappling with a series of drive-by shootings of its own. Since April 21, there have been seven documented shooting incidents, one as recent as early Monday morning, according to reports filed […]
Pauley calls out Whitaker for charging group lunch to county
June 16, 2022 By
Council awards $50K to settle former employee claim WINNSBORO – Heated exchanges made it even hotter inside Fairfield County Council chambers Monday night. As council members fanned themselves in the 85 degree room, questions over county spending reached a boiling point during Malik Whitaker’s county administrator report. It started when Councilman Doug Pauley asked Whitaker […]
