Sidewalks reduced from 1.7 miles to 3,375 feet RIDGEWAY – Ridgeway Town Council gave the official green light Thursday night to a $500,000 sidewalk construction project that started out as 1.7 miles (8069 linear feet) of sidewalk throughout the town and ended up as only 3,375 linear feet of sidewalk along the north side of […]
Teacher Village lacking site plan
November 15, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – As Fairfield County school officials press forward with plans to build a subdivision catering to teachers on property it owns behind the district office, those plans appear to be stymied until the property is rezoned. But the district has not yet submitted the required site plan for that rezoning to be initiated, according […]
New restaurant opens in Blythewood
November 15, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – McNulty’s Taproom opened on Nov. 3 with co-owner Larry Phillips and Mayor J. Michael Ross cutting the ribbon. New owners, Phillips and Michael Faulk, state the restaurant features lunch, dinner and 25 beers on tap. The restaurant features daily specials, including Taco Tuesday, Pasta Wednesday and Crab Leg Thursday. Shrimp, smoked wings, fried […]
FCHS student dies in car crash
November 15, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – A 17-year Fairfield Central High School student, Sammy Cornelius, Jr. of Winnsboro died in a two-vehicle crash at approximately 8:16 a.m. Tuesday morning. Cornelius’ 2007 Honda Civic was traveling east on Reservoir Road near Rion Road when it crossed the center line and was struck by a 2001 Honda Accord driven by Nadine […]
Ridgeway must now pay for access to Cotton Yard
November 15, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – The town council of Ridgeway learned last week that it must pay a lease fee to access the town’s own Cotton Yard it purchased earlier this year, essentially making its purchase and control over the property a hollow accomplishment. According to information presented during the town council meeting on Nov. 8, the town […]
BHS student published in academic journal
November 15, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School Junior Abhimanyu Sailesh will present two papers at the prestigious peer-reviewed 2018 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence (CSCI’18) to be held in Las Vegas, Dec. 13 – 15. The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering) Journal, which will publish Sailesh’s papers in the fall of 2019, […]
Delinquent Tax Notices run 11/21
November 15, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County’s 2018 delinquent tax notices will make their first appearance inside next week’s issue of 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 in next week’s paper. Property owners with […]
Council taking first vote on new animal cruelty law
November 8, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – It’s been a rough past few years for Fairfield County animals, with stiff penalties for animal cruelty few and far between. Some proposed county level ordinance changes, however, could possibly become law by the end of the year. First reading of an ordinance revising the county’s existing animal control laws could come as […]
Bell, Gilbert win County Council seats
November 8, 2018 By
No surprises in school, Dist. 41 races WINNSBORO – Even though Fairfield County logged an impressive 61.24 percent voter turnout Tuesday, there was little evidence that voters were looking for a change in the direction of the county’s governments. All the county council and school district incumbents were returned to their seats with the exception […]
Voters reshuffle R2 school board
November 8, 2018 By
Garvin elected to replace McEachern COLUMBIA – Voters in the Richland Two school board race returned three of the four incumbent candidates to office on Tuesday and seated a political newcomer who received more votes than two of the incumbents, ousting one in the process. In the at-large race, the top four vote getters are […]
