BLYTHEWOOD – Two male juveniles were arrested in downtown Blythewood after a Richland County Deputy spotted them and another male juvenile walking from The Pointe Apartments on Main Street and hopping over a fence into private property. The incident occurred at about 11:30 a.m., Friday, Dec.1 on the Blythewood Historical Society & Museum property, which […]
Fairfield sheriff reports human skull found off Hwy 215 S.
November 30, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A human skull was found off Highway 215 S. about 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 30, according to Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery. “A logging crew working in the area called our dispatcher about 3 p.m. to report they had come across a skull,” Montgomery said. “Our deputies were on scene shortly after […]
Fatal crash on Greenbrier-Mossydale Road
November 26, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A fatal crash occurred at about 8:21 p.m., on Saturday, Nov. 25, on Greenbrier-Mossydale Road near Paper Road, about seven miles south of Winnsboro, according to S.C. Highway Patrol Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway. The driver, Darryl Wayne Pearson, 61, of Winnsboro, died at the scene according to the Fairfield County Coroner’s Office. […]
Fairfield County Council chair caught removing campaign sign
November 16, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County’s council chairman has gotten involved in Town of Blythewood politics. On Oct. 27, security camera footage captured Council Chairman Doug Pauley removing a campaign sign belonging to Blythewood Councilman Donald Brock, who, days later, won re-election. The footage recorded Pauley pulling up a sign, and then tossing it into the back […]
Blythewood Artists Guild hosts Holiday Market
November 16, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The 2023 Holiday Market at The Manor last week was full of holiday gifts and goodies for giving or keeping. If you missed it and still have shopping to do, here are the names and phone numbers of some of the vendors. They have many items ready to go …and some can provide […]
Major road construction coming for Blythewood
November 9, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Town Council passed a resolution last month expressing support for the major road construction projects being planned in conjunction with the arrival of Scout Motors. The town’s agreement with the South Carolina Department of Transportation makes a commitment to support the projects, which will include a new Interstate 77 interchange, a […]
News Analysis: The Voice answers Franklin’s scathing press release
November 2, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – On Saturday, Mayor Bryan Franklin issued a rebuttal to a story that appeared in The Voice on Oct. 26, 2023, titled, ‘Franklin continues to hide Town’s expenses for MPA lawsuits’ with the following subtitle: ‘Town’s legal expenses could be approaching $800,000.’ The story recounts how the Town has spent hundreds of thousands of […]
Big Wateree Creek bridge to be closed for repair
November 2, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The SC Department of Transportation awarded a contract for repairs to the bridge over Big Wateree Creek on US Hwy 21 in Fairfield County. According to a release from Fairfield County, the planned date to start construction is Nov. 27, 2023. The estimated duration of closure is 21 days. Timelines could change […]
Two arrests made in bomb threat at MLILY
November 1, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Two suspects were arrested last week after the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a bomb threat at MLILY Plant on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Markelyis J. Gibson, 21, and Joshua English, 35, were arrested for one count of Bomb Threats/Conspiring to Make a Bomb Threat. Gibson was arrested on Wednesday following the incident. […]
Blythewood mayoral candidates forum tonight
November 1, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood mayoral candidates Bryan Franklin and Sloan J. Griffin III will participate in a forum at Doko Manor tonight from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. The event was planned by the candidates ahead of the election next week on Nov. 7. Doko Manor is located at 100 Alvina Hagood Circle in Blythewood.
