Portion of Wilson Blvd to close April 13 and 17 – 18

BLYTHEWOOD – A section of Wilson Blvd/Hwy 21 will be closed three times in April to move long pieces of rail and materials across. The closed section will be on either side of Boomer Road. Detour and road closure signs will be placed prior to road closure. Closures will occur April 13 (10 hours) and […]

Suspect in custody after dangerous I-77 incident

FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Fairfield County deputies responded to a hazardous situation on Interstate 77 on April 1, 2025, involving an unidentified male pedestrian endangering himself and motorists. According to a press release from the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 5:00 PM, deputies were dispatched to the northbound lanes near mile marker 46 after reports […]

Griffin baseball, softball dominate Eau Claire

WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central’s baseball and softball teams traveled to Eau Claire on Tuesday, April 1 – but they were no April Fools. The Griffin softball team made quick work of the Shamrocks. Despite a scoreless first inning, Fairfield Central put up 13 in the second inning and five in the third to end the […]

Pedestrian fatally hit by car on Hwy 34

RIDGEWAY – A pedestrian succumbed to injuries sustained in a crash on Highway 34 near Jewel Drive on Tuesday, April 1, at 2:24 p.m. according to Highway Patrol Corporal Nick Pye. A 2008 Dodge Sedan was traveling west on Highway 34 when it struck a pedestrian who was crossing Highway 34 north bound, Pye said. […]

Winnsboro mayoral election set for April 1

McMeekin challenged by Chatman John McMeekin It has been my honor to serve the citizens of the Town of Winnsboro and our community over my lifetime. I am married to Lanna McMeekin and we have a married daughter, a grandson, and another grandson on the way. Since I graduated from college, my life has been […]

Guest Editorial: No New Business, All New Drama

If you blinked during the March 24 Fairfield County Council meeting, you didn’t miss any new business or old business, or other business, for that matter. The agenda was followed, technically. But the real story wasn’t what was on it, it was what wasn’t. Item after item rolled by with “None” stamped across it like […]

Commercial rezoning hearing set for March 25

BLYTHEWOOD – Rezoning re­quests for three large-acre Bly­thewood 29016 properties will come before the Richland County Council for a public hearing on Tuesday, March 25. The first of three required votes on the re­zoning will be taken at that meet­ing. Of the three required meet­ings, this March 25 meeting is the only one where the […]

Cooks indicted for public corruption

Judge Issues Permanent Injunction Against Griffin in BW Council Lawsuit  BLYTHEWOOD – A woman who was hired by Blythewood Mayor Sloan Griffin last Nov. 7 as the Town’s Deputy Administrator, has been indicted for allegations of pub­lic corruption. After being hired by Griffin, Tif­fany Cooks resigned before ever reporting for work after The Voice published […]

Winnsboro vet clinic to cut the ribbon March 28

WINNSBORO – Affordable vet services for pets in Fairfield County will be available soon – as soon, in fact, as the ribbon is cut on the town’s newly refurbished vet clinic on Friday, March 28. It’s long been the dream of former Director of the Fairfield Animal Shelter, Bob Innes – now associated with PETSInc. […]

FJWSS to break ground on connector line

FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Wednesday, March 26, at 2 p.m. for the start of construction of the Winnsboro Connector Line Project. This line is being paid for with a $10M SCIIP grant from the SC Rural Infrastructure Authority. When completed, the line will supplement some of the wastewater capacity needs […]

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