WINNSBORO – Due to severe weather predictions and then severe damage caused by Hurricane Helene, the county council candidate forum initially scheduled for Sept. 26 was first postponed to Oct. 3, then to Thursday, Oct. 24. The forum will feature candidates running for seats on Fairfield County Council and will take place at Christ Central […]
RWA trucks supplies to NC hurricane victims
October 10, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – When members of the Richard Winn Academy PTO and Booster Club heard about the hurricane-related devastation in the mountains of North Carolina, they sprang into action. Helping to organize the efforts are PTO President Grace Cameron and members Jerrica Beam and Anne Bass. Beam and Bass are also Richard Winn alumni. “Hurricane Helene […]
Woman indicted on 41 counts of animal abuse charges
October 3, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – A woman was recently indicted on 41 counts of animal abuse charges including abandonment, ill treatment, and torture. The charges stem from an incident that occurred in December 2023, when a WDPS (Winnsboro Department of Public Safety) officer was dispatched to the 100 block of Sixth Street in Winnsboro because animals were running […]
Reward offered in investigation of Fairfield animal cruelty case
October 3, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – A reward has been offered in conjunction with a Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office investigation of an animal cruelty case regarding a female Pit Bull mix that was found on the edge of Drawdy Park Sunday morning by a citizen who was driving by. The dog, which was barely breathing and severely emaciated according […]
S.C. electric cooperatives work to restore power following Hurricane Helene
September 28, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – South Carolina’s electric cooperatives are working around the clock to restore power after Hurricane Helene tore a path of destruction through the Palmetto State Friday morning. As of 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, approximately 276,000 co-op members remain without power, down from a peak of 425,000 on Friday morning. Most of the remaining […]
Blythewood, Fairfield families impacted by firefighters’ deaths
September 28, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD COUNTY – At least 25 people have been reported killed in South Carolina as the result of Hurricane Helene’s destruction in the state. The deaths of two of those people directly impacted Blythewood and Fairfield County families. Volunteer firefighters Landon Bodie, 18, and George (Chad) Satcher, 53, were killed Friday morning when a tree […]
Dog attacks Greenbrier woman, 71
September 26, 2024 By
GREENBRIER – A Fairfield County man has been issued a ticket for $1,087.50 for breaking a county ordinance three weeks after a dog he owned attacked a woman walking in the 4300 block of Greenbrier-Mossydale Road, according to a Fairfield County Sheriff’s incident report. The incident occurred about 8:30 a.m., Sunday, July 28. After deputies […]
Penny Tax Referendum postponed
September 26, 2024 By
Richland County has postponed the 2024 Transportation Penny Referendum Town Hall meeting scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 26, at Doko Manor due to inclement weather possibilities created by Hurricane Helene. The meeting is rescheduled for Thursday, Oct. 3, at a location to be determined. The Voice will provide that information when it is available.
Child, teen seriously wounded by gunfire in Winnsboro
September 23, 2024 By
en were gunned down and left with serious injuries Friday night in the former Walmart parking lot in Winnsboro. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. on Friday, Sept 20, adjacent to the Planet Vape in the parking lot in the 700 block of U. S. Hwy 321 By-Pass. As two cousins – a boy, 12, […]
Jamel Lewis sentenced for firearm possession
September 19, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Jamel Lamont Lewis, 35, of Columbia, was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition. According to the United States Attorney’s office, evidence presented to the court showed that in December 2020, Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call […]
