BLYTHEWOOD – As a pharmacist by profession, Mayor J. Michael Ross is concerned about proper disposal of all drugs, even those that were prescribed but never finished for one reason or another and are sitting in a cabinet unprotected. To help break the chain of illicit access and to help curb the opioid epidemic that […]
Town of Winnsboro resists tougher animal control laws
June 8, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Winnsboro leaders think Fairfield County is barking up the wrong tree by asking the town to emulate the county’s animal control ordinance. On Monday night, Winnsboro Town Council members resisted the request, saying the county’s law is overly superfluous and restrictive. “I think the ordinance is relatively lengthy and cumbersome and may impose […]
Commision endorses vendor ordinance
June 7, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After more than a year of handwringing over whether to allow temporary vendors in the Town Center District, the Planning Commissioners voted Monday night to recommend that Council adopt the City of Columbia’s vending ordinance, presented by Town Administrator Brian Cook, with a few tweaks. That modified ordinance, basically, allows temporary vendors and […]
AG + Art brings back Farm-to-Table dinner
June 7, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE – The third annual Fairfield County Ag + Art farm-to-table dinner will be held Thursday, June 14, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Pearl of Monticello, formerly known as the Robinson House, a majestic two-story, circa 1810 federal style home designed by Robert Mills and situated on a rise overlooking Lake Monticello. It’s […]
JWC awards $645,000 contract for new well
June 7, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE—A Sumter County plumbing company has been tapped to install a new well for the Jenkinsville Water Company. The JWC board of directors voted unanimously at its monthly meeting Monday to award the contract to Barwick Plumbing Company LLC. JWC’s contract with the Pinewood-based firm is $645,446, said Gregrey Ginyard, president of the water company. […]
Former Bengal drafted 17th in MLB
June 7, 2018 By
CARY, NC – Former Blythewood Bengals starting quarterback and current Green Hope High standout Jordyn Adams did not have a long wait before hearing his name called in the first round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. The Los Angeles Angels picked up Adams with the 17th overall selection. Adams hit for .453 this […]
Winnsboro man arrested after deadly crash
June 7, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro man has been charged with DUI/felony driving under the influence, resulting in a death. Omar Rashad Jones, 31, was arrested May 25 following an accident that occurred about 2:25 a.m. on Feb. 11 in Fairfield County. Jones was reported to be driving a 2003 Cadillac south on Old Douglas Road when […]
Council pulls plug on clear cutting
June 7, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After months of discussion and angst over what the town attorney said is a loophole in the Town’s landscape and tree preservation ordinance, council voted 5-0 last week to amend the ordinance by repealing Section 155.390 (H). That section exempted certain projects from landscaping yard requirements that allowed developer D.R. Horton to clear […]
Kroger hit by armed robber
June 7, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A suspect wanted in connection with a strong-armed robbery at about 2:20 a.m. on May 22, rammed a grocery cart into an employee and ran from the store with a cart full of items from the Kroger store on Roberts Branch Parkway just off Killian Road. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is asking […]
Gilbert, Brandenburg seek District 7 seat
June 7, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – As County Council Chairman Billy Smith has announced that he will not seek re-election to his council seat representing District 7, two candidates have announced their intentions to run for that seat. Clarence Gilbert sent a letter to The Voice this week declaring his intentions to seek Smith’s seat. A Fairfield native, Gilbert, […]
