BLYTHEWOOD – The community is invited to a farewell reception prior to the May 28 Town Council meeting to honor Blythewood’s magistrate, Judge Josef Robinson, and his staff. Robinson, who was serving his second term after being appointed to the bench by Sen. Joel Lourie in 2014, said he was notified by Sen. Mia McLeod […]
Sampson pleas, gets 4 years
May 23, 2019 By
FAIRFIELD – Under a plea agreement, Kerry Sampson, 30, of Winnsboro was sentenced on Monday to 4 years in prison, reduced from 12, for the hit and run death of pedestrian John Caldwell on April 16, 2017 on Old Camden Road. The case was heard in General Sessions Court in Winnsboro by Circuit Judge Lawton […]
Suspect arrested in Winnsboro man’s murder
May 23, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – A man has been arrested following a shooting the morning of May 12 that killed a Winnsboro man and hospitalized another man, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department said. Kendall Jamil Brice, 29, was charged with murder and attempted murder, according to Sheriff’s reports. Theron Rodrequis Woodard, 26, of Winnsboro, was identified as the […]
Chamber financials $22K in the red
May 23, 2019 By
Council To Discuss Chamber Finances at Thursday Night’s Budget Workshop BLYTHEWOOD – The Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce’s budget and other documents reveal the Chamber is in financial trouble and has been for a while. Those documents were obtained by The Voice on Tuesday. Now in the red by $22,000, the 183-member organization is taking […]
Agostini: Board chair plays favorites with speakers
May 23, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Amid budget discussions, policy revision votes and a slew of special recognitions, one board member’s critique of the Richland Two chairwoman’s job performance punctuated a more-than-four-hour meeting. The drama began at about the 38-minute mark of the May 14 meeting when board member Lindsay Agostini called attention to “inconsistent” enforcement of the board’s […]
Fanning appoints 4 magistrates in Fairfield
May 23, 2019 By
Follows Questions About Chester Appointments WINNSBORO – Senator Mike Fanning announced on Tuesday the appointment of four new magistrates for Fairfield County – Jannita Gaston, Danielle Miller, Katina Capers-Washington and Vannessa Hollins. They will join Magistrate Russell Feaster, appointed by Fanning last year, and Chief Magistrate Paul Swearingen. The new magistrates replace longtime magistrates William […]
County unveils ‘new’ market building
May 23, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – The opening of the newly renovated market building in downtown Winnsboro on Saturday was grand. Inside, it featured more than 40 vendors for shopping and a near-capacity crowd ready to buy. It was the place to be from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Located at 117 E. Washington St., behind the clock, the […]
Bengals fall to Dutch Fork in title game
May 18, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – For the better part of a season, the Blythewood baseball team made a living out of guts and pulling victory from defeat. In the deciding game of the best-of-3 5A state championship series Friday night at the Columbia Fireflies’ Segra Park, the Bengals fell one round of the bases short of clinching a […]
FCSD’s Chanda Jefferson named South Carolina Teacher of the Year
May 16, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – When Chanda Jefferson was named South Carolina’s 2020 Teacher of the Year last week, she made more than her mother proud. All of Fairfield County was bursting at the seams with pride for one of its own. A native of Beech Island, SC, Jefferson has been teaching for eight years, the last three […]
Gunshot kills Blair native
May 16, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – A shooting early Sunday morning left a Fairfield Couty man dead and another man injured, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department reported. Theron Rodrequis Woodard, 26, who lived in Columbia but is a native of Blair, was identified as the man who died, according to a news release from Richland County Coroner Gary Watts. […]
