BLYTHEWOOD – A section of Wilson Blvd/U.S. Hwy 21 will be closed three days in April to move long pieces of rail and materials across the highway. The closed section will be on either side of the entrance to Boomer Road. Detour and road closure signs will be placed prior to road closure. Closures will […]
Church in Ridgeway targeted
April 10, 2025 By
RIDGEWAY – Fairfield County Fire Service responded to Lebanon United Presbyterian Church in Ridgeway around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 7 for a smoking church van, according to an incident report from the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, firefighters extinguished the flames and found the driver’s side window smashed with a brick, the report […]
High speed chase winds through Blythewood and Fairfield
April 10, 2025 By
RICHLAND/FAIRFIELD – Two people have been arrested after a high speed chase that ended in a crash on U.S. Hwy 34. Gregory Murphy, 36, and Raian Phillips, 29, led Richland County deputies on a high speed chase that began in Forest Acres and ended in a crash in Fairfield County. On April 7, at approximately […]
Voice publisher wins top SC government reporting award
April 10, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – The Voice’s Publisher Barbara Ball was awarded one of the S.C. Press Association’s top annual awards for government reporting last weekend during the Association’s two-day annual meeting held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Ball was named recipient of the Jim Davenport Award for Excellence in Government Reporting. The award, which comes with […]
SEC sends notice to voters: verify info for the next election
April 10, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – In an ongoing effort to maintain the integrity of South Carolina’s statewide voter registration list, the South Carolina State Election Commission (SEC) announced that over 190,000 voter confirmation cards will be mailed to individuals who have not voted since the 2020 General Election and have not since updated their voter information. These mailings, […]
Teens fire shots in downtown Blythewood
April 6, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After what appeared to be a shootout between two groups of male teenagers in a parking lot on McNulty Road sometime after 1 a.m. Sunday, an eyewitness who was sitting in his car nearby told The Voice what he saw. According to the witness, a large group of teens had gathered in the […]
Armed suspect captured after Fairfield County K9 team tracks him over a mile
April 3, 2025 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – On the evening of Wednesday, March 26, 2025, officers from Winnsboro Department of Public Safety (WPSD) responded to a citizen report of multiple known gang members brandishing firearms in the Zion Hill area. According to a report from the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Department, after WDPS officers located the suspect vehicle and conducted […]
Portion of Wilson Blvd to close April 13 and 17 – 18
April 3, 2025 By
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
April 3, 2025 By
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
April 3, 2025 By
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 […]
