COLUMBIA – Delays being experienced on Killian Road in the area of I-77 will last approximately six weeks according to SCDOT officials. SCDOT began a construction project to repair the bridge over I-77 on Monday evening. The project will be done in two phases, each lasting about three weeks, according to an announcement by SCDOT. […]
Council reconsiders, passes budget
June 13, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – It took a little longer than expected, but Fairfield County managed to pass its 2019-2020 operating budget Monday night. Separately, council members also approved a series of new taxes and fees largely aimed at boosting tourism related revenue. The council voted 5-0 to approve final reading of the $45.2 million budget. Council members […]
Town Hall to be hub for census hirings
June 13, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Town Hall has been named one of several hubs to host hiring events for almost 6,000 people from across Richland, Lexington and Kershaw Counties. The first phase of hiring, according to the Census Bureau, started on June 10, and training will begin in late July. These 6,000 positions will be for […]
AG + Art tour set to be a weekend of farm fun, June 15-16
June 13, 2019 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The county will once again be showing off its fair fields and farms during the fifth annual Fairfield County Ag + Art Tour. The farm sites on the tour will feature their home-grown produce as well as local artisans and musicians. “The tour is an introduction to some of the beautiful farms […]
Chamber Scholarship
June 13, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Greater Blythewood Chamber Interim Director Phil Frye, left, and board member Deborah McCutchan, right, presented Westwood High School graduate Abigail Daniel-Perez a $1,000 scholarship during Tuesday’s monthly Chamber meeting. Abigail, the first in her family to graduate from high school, will be attending the University of South Carolina.
Chamber Welcomes Planet Fitness
June 13, 2019 By
COLUMBIA- Greater Blythewood Chamber member Brian Bobenage, center, cuts the ribbon for the grand opening of his Planet Fitness facility at Hardscrabble and Clemson Roads on Tuesday. From left: Chamber Board Chair Mark Cunningham, board member Tom Gawinski, Byron Thomas (aid to Representative Joe Wilson), Town Councilman Eddie Baughman, Interim Chamber Director Phil Frye, Bobenage, […]
JWC gives Bertha Goins 10 days to publicly retract statements
June 8, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – A bubbling controversy over a Fairfield County council member’s comments over Jenkinsville water quality is threatening to spill into the courtroom. In a letter obtained by The Voice, attorneys for the Jenkinsville Water Company say Goins will face litigation if she keeps making defamatory statements about Jenksinville water. The letter also demands that […]
PC OKs Red Gate for lower density PD
June 6, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Planning Commission decided last month to hold further discussions this month on an intensely debated process that would allow the town to rezone three separate parcels located on Blythewood Road between Syrup Mill and Muller Roads. The properties, originally zoned Planned Development District (PDD) under the jurisdiction of Richland County, were […]
Crickentree residents take 5-2 PC vote
June 6, 2019 By
Rezoning Request Now Heads for Richland County Council COLUMBIA – In horseracing terms, it’s pretty close to a hat trick. More than 50 residents of Crickentree and other Columbia area golf course communities pulled off a third upset in their quest to stop the rezoning of a former golf course property that borders their neighborhood […]
Hartman questions FCSD trip spending
June 6, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Board of Trustees voted to approve its nearly $46.3 million budget Tuesday night, but it was a discussion over comparatively less money that ignited the fireworks. At one point, one board member hollered at another amid questions over her own travel expenses, eventually prompting the board chairman to angrily slam his […]
