BLYTHEWOOD – Part of McNulty Road was blocked off Thursday morning in front of the Richland County Sheriff’s Region Six headquarters in downtown Blythewood as approximately 50 Richland County Sheriff’s investigators arrived at Station Six. Several Sheriff’s deputies’ vehicles were pulling trailers carrying 4-wheelers. The Voice spoke with Capt. Gavin Walmsley at Station Six who […]
Woman missing, vehicle found on I-77
February 5, 2026 By
RICHLAND CO. – The search for Sabrina Heinz, 49, continued on Wednesday, Feb. 4 with little new information being released by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Heinz has been missing since Friday, Jan. 30, when her supervisor notified RCSD that she had not shown up for work at the Shell gas station on SC-200 in […]
Blythewood traffic stop nets firearms, possibly drugs
January 29, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Richland County Sheriff’s Department deputies discovered firearms and a large bag containing green plant material consistent with marijuana in a Toyota Camry in Blythewood, according to an RCSD report. The incident occurred at approximately 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16. The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office had been looking for the vehicle when it […]
Town charges Voice $500 for FOI’d documents
January 22, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Town Attorney Pete Balthazar notified The Voice on Friday, Jan. 16, that the newspaper will have to pay $500 to receive documents it requested from the Town through the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act.) There was no determination included in the email of how the costs were calculated, as required by law, […]
Fairfield Coop offering students trip, scholarships
January 22, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Fairfield Electric Cooperative has opened applications for three major opportunities offering local high school students the chance to win all-expenses-paid trips or a share of $10,000 in scholarship funding. The flagship program, the Washington Youth Tour, is designed for rising high school seniors. Scheduled for June 14 through June 21, 2026, this eight-day […]
Coroner identifies man found deceased in Lake Monticello
January 20, 2026 By
BLAIR — Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill has confirmed the death of Mr. Robert Wright, a resident of Dave Cole Road in the Dawkins community of Blair. According to official reports, Wright was fishing from the bank of the lake when he entered the water for reasons that remain unknown. According to the coroner’s office, […]
4 Men arrested for shooting at each other and other charges
January 18, 2026 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Four men were arrested on Jan. 16, following a shootout at the Pilot Gas Station on Highway 200 in Winnsboro. Dylan Malik Glover, 23, and Isiah Demarion Greene, 22, both of Columbia; and Johnquavvious Bowser, 24, and Christian Black, 24, both of Great Falls, were each charged with two counts of Malicious […]
Fines, terminations follow Fairfield County Detention Center issues
January 15, 2026 By
WINNSBORO – In late December, County Administrator Vic Carpenter announced that the county had been verbally notified it would be fined $55,000 by the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy for staffing violations at the Fairfield County Detention Center. During Monday night’s county council meeting, Carpenter announced other consequences for the violations, including the termination of key […]
Fairfield juvenile charged as adult in New Year’s Day shooting
January 15, 2026 By
WINNSBORO – On Jan. 1, 2026, at approximately 1:42 p.m., Winnsboro Department of Public Safety officers responded to reports of gunshots and a possible victim in the 700 block of Hudson Street in the Town of Winnsboro. Upon arrival, officers located four victims, ages 14 to 16. One victim sustained a minor injury to the […]
Ridgeway, Fairfield welcomed Monks and Aloka
January 15, 2026 By
RIDGEWAY – A group of Buddhist Monks and their Peace Dog Aloka wrapped up their Columbia appearance and prepared to head north up Highway 21 through Blythewood and then to Ridgeway, where they would overnight before trekking on to Great Falls, following Hwy 21 out of the state to Charlotte. “We only had about 36 […]
