JENKINSVILLE – It was another brief meeting of the Jenkinsville Water Company, but what was said afterwards is making waves. In a brief interview with The Voice following Monday’s meeting, JWC president Greg Ginyard voiced strong disapproval of a proposed water merger between the Town of Winnsboro and Fairfield County. “Why would we pay somebody […]
BW Physical Therapy expands, touts local service
October 4, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When Bruce Filler opened Blythewood Physical Therapy in McNulty Plaza in July, 2011, he was the only physical therapist on duty to treat the location’s first patients. Serving the community is how he grew his business. Today, Filler has nine employees at his Blythewood office who treat 40-50 patients per day, but in […]
PC, BAR approve COA for hotel
October 4, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Third time was the charm for representatives of the Hilton Home 2 Suites who appeared before the Planning Commission Monday night requesting approval of a site plan for a four-story, 88-bed hotel they hope to construct on a 1.93 acre lot between I-77 and San Jose’s restaurant. While serious concern was expressed by […]
Judge extends voter registration through Oct. 17
October 4, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Citizen in all counties in South Carolina now have more time to register to vote ahead of the 2018 General Election after the court earlier this week ordered the voter registration deadline extended to Oct. 17. The 10-day extension was said to be necessary to protect the voting rights of South Carolina residents […]
Blythewood gas station robbed at gunpoint
September 27, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Richland County deputies are looking for four suspects who robbed a service station in Blythewood at gunpoint last week. The incident took place early Friday morning, Sept. 21, at the Exxon service station located at 230 Blythewood Road at about 12:30 a.m. Surveillance video from the station shows the four suspects enter the […]
R2 bond discussion set for WHS
September 27, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Another school bond referendum presentation will be held in Blythewood on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. at Westwood High School, located at 180 Turkey Farm Road. Richland School District Two is inviting the community and media to learn more about the bond referendum at two upcoming information presentations. Two bond referendum questions will […]
Admin details aired in forum
September 27, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – If people left a recent Mt. Zion Institute forum with reservations, it wasn’t due to a lack of information about the proposed project. Fairfield County Council members, staff and the developer spent two hours Thursday evening addressing residents’ questions about the project during a forum at Midlands Tech-Fairfield Campus. If built, the $11.5 […]
FCSD per pupil revenue highest in state
September 27, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – There’s no apparent shortage of revenue flowing into the Fairfield County school district. A recent S.C. Department of Education report estimates the Fairfield school district is projected to receive $21,803 in per pupil revenues in 2017-2018, the highest in South Carolina. Clarendon 1 came second at $19,137, followed by Richland 1 ($18,791) and […]
Doko Depot sale held up by deed issue
September 27, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After a year of planning, a year of construction, a year of searching for and finding a buyer, the Town of Blythewood has spent almost another year waiting to close the sale of the Doko Depot. And the wait is not over. Mayor J. Michael Ross announced at Monday night’s Town Council meeting […]
Harrison’s criticism of council mailings backfires
September 27, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – During last week’s town council meeting, which amounted to little more than ‘he-said she-said,’ Councilwoman Angela Harrison, who had not attended the last three town council meetings, complained that someone had made public a letter of complaint written to town hall by Dr. Roberta Howard, Assistant Principal of Geiger Elementary School. Harrison said […]
