RWA Shooting Program Claims Fourth SCISA Title in Four Years SOCIETY HILL – Richard Winn Academy’s boys sporting clay team brought home its fourth straight state championship Saturday at Moree’s Sportsman’s Preserve in Chesterfield County’s Society Hill. The Eagles team of Charlie Bonds, Aaron Geddens, and J.T. Wilkes won with a total score of 256, […]
More drug arrests in Mitford, Great Falls
April 11, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – More arrests have been made as a result of the Narcotics Investigation into the Mitford and Great Falls areas that resulted in search warrants in Fairfield County last week. In addition to Matthew Costenbader, Brady Barron, and Kalvis Ingram being arrested last week, five other known narcotics dealers have been arrested as well. […]
Howell Road home burns
April 4, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD — A home in Blythewood was destroyed after being engulfed by fire Tuesday afternoon. Columbia-Richland Fire Department officials reported that crews responded to the home, located off Howell Road at around 4 p.m. Heavy fire was coming from the back of the property and quickly spread into the attic. Firefighters established a water supply […]
Multiple arrests in large Fairfield County drug operation
March 28, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Deputies seized over 22 firearms, ammunition, body armor, quantities of illegal drugs, and US currency in a Fairfield County drug operation that was conducted Wednesday night, March 27, according to Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery. Montgomery said three men from the Mitford Community of Fairfield County were arrested following the investigation. Matthew […]
Some Courthouse offices will be temporarily moved starting April 8
March 28, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Beginning April 8, 2024, the Probate Court office will be located at 260 Bratton Street in Winnsboro, directly behind the county administration building. On or before April 30, the following services will be relocated to the addresses listed below: The Fairfield County Auditor, Treasurer and Delinquent Tax Collector will be temporarily relocated to […]
Voice Publisher elected VP of SC Press Association
March 21, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – The Voice’s publisher, Barbara Ball, was elected vice president of weekly newspapers for the South Carolina Press Association last week after a vote of the Association’s membership during its annual meeting at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Ball, who owns The Voice of Blythewood and The Voice of Fairfield County, served as treasurer […]
Martin arrested again for crimes against child
March 20, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – New charges have been brought against former Blythewood photographer Gregg Martin, who was previously arrested for crimes against a child. On March 19, 2024, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Richland County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a location of a wanted suspect on Wilson Blvd. in Blythewood. Deputies had been notified of and made […]
Auditor issues county clean opinion and material weakness
March 14, 2024 By
Audit Presented Late for Third Consecutive Year WINNSBORO – Fairfield County failed to follow “certain accounting, reporting, and reconciling procedures,” resulting in incomplete and inaccurate financial reporting, according to the 2023 audit. Mauldin & Jenkins, the Columbia financial firm that conducted the audit, issued a “material weakness” in the audit. The material weakness stems from […]
County hires auditor to appeal $1.4M IRS debt
March 14, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Following an update given by the county’s Interim Administrator Clay Killian concerning the county’s $1.4 million in IRS fines and penalties, council members voted unanimously to appropriate $40,000 to enlist the county’s auditing firm, Mauldin & Jenkins, to assist the county in erasing some of those tax penalties and interest owed to the […]
Sheriff’s Office adds K-9 unit
March 14, 2024 By
AIRFIELD COUNTY – The arrival of a longtime expert at working with law enforcement’s dogs has led to the launch of a new K-9 program at the Fairfield County Sheriff’s office, with two dog handlers and their K-9 partners now operational and assisting with a variety of tasks. “It’s kind of unusual because we started […]
