RIDGEWAY – Brenda Lord-McGrew is an instigator and her friend, Carol Jones agrees. St. Stephen’s Art and Fiber Guild and friends have worked hard to create yarn art to display as part of the yarnbombing of Ridgeway in conjunction with the 12th Annual Arts on the Ridge Show & Sale on May 4th & 5th. “There […]
Richland Recycle Day, May 12
May 3, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Clean out your closets, garages and sheds and bring unwanted items to Richland Recycles Day to have them disposed of the right way. The County’s largest annual recycling event will be held from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday, May 12 at the S.C. State Fairgrounds. The public should enter the fairgrounds through […]
Missing person in Ridgeway
May 1, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – On Monday, April 30, 2018, at approximately 5:00 PM, Randolph Wise walked away from his residence, 132 Jujube Drive, in the Ridgeway area near the Ridgeway Motel. Wise has several medical issues, including seizures and has a history of falling/tripping. He also may have mental impairment and may be acting irrationally. Wise was last […]
BREAKING – FC Chamber Board votes to become inactive
April 30, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce announced in a press release on Monday that it will become inactive as of June 30, 2018. “After carefully evaluating its feasibility, the Board of Directors unanimously voted to take this action. The primary factors that led to this decision included limited financial support, reduced participation during […]
County plans to move forward with traffic circle
April 26, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After multiple community and council meetings over the last year about a proposed controversial double-lane traffic circle that would impact the entrance to Cobblestone Park and the retail, restaurant and office businesses located on University Village Drive in Blythewood, the pot was still boiling Tuesday during a Blythewood Town Hall meeting held on […]
Council gives Chamber notice
April 26, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – When the new leader of the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce failed to satisfy Council’s concerns last week, during a budget workshop, regarding the Chamber’s plans for the upcoming budget year, Council threatened to reduce the funding it provides for the Chamber from $87,500 to $25,000 unless the Chamber provided a financial roadmap […]
May Vokaty goes from kitchen to farm
April 26, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – The Voice’s Foods Editor, May Vokaty, isn’t just a recipe wizard – she’s also an alpaca farmer. She was first smitten with the idea of owning alpacas while on vacation in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, and then spent a few years researching the logistics. Last October, she finally took the plunge and rented 2½ […]
Trial for JWC, board set for May 7
April 26, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE – Motions relating to pending lawsuits against the Jenkinsville Water Company and some of its officers are scheduled to be heard in a Fairfield County courtroom this week. In all, four motions will be heard on Friday, April 27. A trial date of May 7 has been set in one of the lawsuits, according […]
Builders push back over tree clearing
April 26, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Talk about a frog strangler. As rain pelted Blythewood on Monday, stormwater gushed into the streets and onto lots in the Cobblestone Park neighborhood in Blythewood, causing several lots to flood. It’s become a common theme after any heavy rainstorm, residents say. Some homeowners think the root cause is traced to trees they […]
FCSD Board moves parent conferences
April 26, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County school board members will take a second look at the 2018-2019 academic calendar next month, with changes in parent conference days potentially impacting how next year’s calendar unfolds. For the 2017-2018 school year, the school district decided to schedule spring parent conferences on Thursday instead of Friday, prompting questions from some […]
