FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s assistance in identifying a burglary suspect. An unknown individual broke into a residence in the Monticello area of Fairfield County near SC 215 and Lake View Circle on Friday, April 17 between 10 and 11 a.m. An image of the suspect was captured on […]
Free COVID-19 testing in Fairfield
April 22, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – After four days with no increase in the number of coronavirus cases reported in both Fairfield County and Blythewood 29016 ZIP code, on Tuesday, April 21, DHEC reported those numbers rose again from 25 to 26 in Fairfield and from 35 to 38 in Blythewood 29016 ZIP code by Wednesday. The rate of […]
Murder suspects arrested
April 22, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Two men have been arrested in connection with a murder and an attempted murder that occurred last weekend in Winnsboro. Rondell Trapp, 35, was arrested early Tuesday morning in Richland County by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Neil Smith, Jr, 26, was arrested early Wednesday morning in Lexington County by Fairfield County Sheriff’s […]
One dead, two injured in two separate shootings
April 20, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Two men were arrested following two separate shooting incidents in Winnsboro Saturday night that left one man dead and two others injured. Two suspects are still being sought by the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. The shootings were not drive-by shootings as initially reported in The Voice. The first shooting occurred shortly after 8 […]
Multiple victims in two shootings in Winnsboro
April 18, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Two men were arrested following two separate shooting incidents in Winnsboro Saturday night that left one man dead and two others injured. Two suspects are still being sought by the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Department. The shootings were not drive-by shootings as initially reported in The Voice. The first shooting occurred shortly after 8 […]
Corona cases by ZIP: Fairfield, 17; Blythewood, 26
April 9, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD COUNTY – On Friday, April 3, Governor Henry McMaster ordered the South Carolina Department of Environmental Control (DHEC) to resume the practice of releasing confirmed COVID-19 case numbers by ZIP code after DHEC had announced earlier last week that it would stop providing the ZIP code information. The latest DHEC ZIP code update available […]
Fairfield councilwoman countersues JWC
April 7, 2020 By
JENKINSVILLE – Jenkinsville Water Company’s lawsuit against one of its fiercest critics “is atrocious” and “utterly intolerable in a civilized community” according to a response and countersuit recently filed in Fairfield County Circuit Court. On March 4, the JWC filed a slander and defamation lawsuit against Fairfield County Councilwoman Bertha Goins, alleging her criticisms damaged […]
BREAKING -COVOID-19 cases to be available by zip code
April 3, 2020 By
FAIRFIELD/BLYTHEWOOD – Governor McMaster has directed South Carolina DHEC to again report coronavirus cases by zip code instead of just by county. “Starting today, I have directed SC DHEC to publicly disclose the up-to-date numbers of confirmed cases by local zip code. In addition they will provide the estimated number of residents who are likely […]
R2 board suspends public comment
April 2, 2020 By
SCSBA Recommends Districts Not Accept FOIA Requests During Pandemic COLUMBIA – In an effort to curtail the spread of COVID-19, the Richland Two school district has followed the lead of other government agencies by streaming meetings electronically. No member of the public may attend meetings in person nor participate in public comments. They can listen […]
Despite suspension, Underwood running for Chester sheriff
April 2, 2020 By
CHESTER COUNTY – As it stands right now, Chester County voters will decide between the currently-suspended sheriff and his governor-appointed replacement in November. Filing for local elections closed Monday at noon, and just eight minutes before the deadline, Alex Underwood filed to run for sheriff as a Democrat. Underwood was first elected office in 2012 […]
