WINNSBORO – Eleven years passed before Fairfield County updated its animal control ordinance in December 2018. The next update, however, likely won’t take as long to arrive. On Nov. 11, the Fairfield County Council voted unanimously to move forward a proposed ordinance that strengthens the existing animal control law by addressing animal hoarding, tethering and […]
Delinquent tax notices published
November 27, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County’s 2019 delinquent tax notices are making their first appearance this week inside The Voice. If you forgot to pay your property taxes, or if you’re hoping to get a good deal because someone else forgot, you can find the listing of properties on pages 7, 8 and 11. Property owners with […]
RW goats lose bid to live in town
November 21, 2019 By
RIDGEWAY – Since July, the burning question of whether goats should be allowed to live in downtown Ridgeway has hung in the air. When town resident Natalie Weathers brought two goats to live in the side yard of her residential property on Peach Street last summer, town council allowed her to keep the goats […]
Free rabies shots for Fairfield cats & dogs
November 21, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – After 2-1/2 relatively quiet years, the number of animals testing positive for rabies is on the rise in Fairfield County. No cases were reported in 2017 or 2018, nor were there any through the first nine months of 2019. In October, however, Fairfield County fielded two separate reports of rabid skunks within two […]
USC launches initiative to benefit FCSD
November 20, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – University of South Carolina President Bob Caslen stopped in Winnsboro during his ‘bus tour’ of South Carolina Wednesday morning to announce the launch of a University initiative, the Accelerator for Learning and Leadership for South Carolina (ALL4SC). Caslen also announced that ALL4SC is partnering its first efforts with the Fairfield County School District. […]
Sheriff seeks suspect in City Gas theft
November 18, 2019 By
RIDGEWAY – At approximately 5:53 a.m. on Sunday, November 17, the individual pictured stole cash registers, money and cigarettes from City Gas Convenience Store in Ridgeway. The suspect threw a brick through a glass door to gain entry and left in a white mini-van driven by another individual. The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is […]
ATTENTION Winnsboro water customers
November 15, 2019 By
Currently the Town of Winnsboro Water Treatment Plant is experiencing an unusually high level of manganese in their surface water supply. Due to these high levels you may be experiencing some discolored water. This condition is due to changes in the weather and temperature fluctuations in the lake which has produced these high levels of […]
Brown water dogging JWC
November 14, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Bertha Goins lifted a miniature plastic bottle into the air, its brown contents sloshing inside. Her message was crystal clear. “Our water was off most of the day. When it came back on, from the Jenkinsville Water Company, this is what came out of the faucet,” Goins said at the Fairfield County Council […]
Cedar Creek bridge to close Dec. 2 for repairs
November 14, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The bridge on Pine Grove Road over Cedar Creek is set to be replaced next month. The South Carolina Department of Transportation has scheduled the bridged to be closed on Dec. 2 for approximately 14 weeks, according to a SCDOT spokesperson. Pending any delays due to weather, fabricator and other delay, the bridge […]
Cell tower proposed in Blair
November 14, 2019 By
BLAIR – The Cavalry, in the form of a cell tower, may be on its way to Blair. While cell towers are often opposed by residents, some are welcoming one to western Fairfield County where cell service is patchy to non-existent. According to a public notice published this week in The Voice, Diamond Towers V, […]
