BLYTHEWOOD – Some Ashley Oaks residents say they were alarmed last week when the Town of Blythewood posted a yellow notice near their properties announcing that the owner of a 290.3-acre parcel bordering their back yards is requesting to have the property rezoned from D-1 (Development) zoning to Li-2 (Light Industry-2) zoning. The proposed use […]
National Women’s History Day in Blythewood
March 30, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Three Blythewood women were featured in presentations in the Blythewood Historical Society’s Women’s History Month program on Sunday. The three women were Frances Riley – everyone’s favorite first grade teacher; Dorothy Palmer Wilson – Boney Road memories; and Martha Ann Trapp – Farming in Blythewood, shared their stories of growing up, working and […]
Student brings gun to Kelly Miller Elementary
March 30, 2023 By
GREENBRIER – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating an incident where a student at Kelly Miller Elementary School was found with a firearm. A school staff member discovered the weapon and notified an SRO (School Resource Officer) who initiated an investigation. This incident is still being investigated and the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office […]
Scout, state, county celebrate industry coming to Blythewood
March 23, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – During a press conference on Monday, Scout Motors Inc hosted an official signing ceremony of the Project Development Agreement with Scout President and CEO Scott Keogh, Governor Henry McMaster and Secretary of Commerce Harry Lightsey. Earlier, McMaster signed House Bill 3604, the joint resolution to approve the largest economic investment in the state’s […]
Detention Center named for former Fairfield County Sheriff Herman Young
March 23, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County government held a ceremony Tuesday morning honoring former Fairfield County Sheriff Herman Young by placing his name on the Fairfield County Detention Center. Sheriff Young, who died in May, 2020, was first elected Sheriff in 1992, and served the county for 22 years before resigning in 2014 for health reasons. […]
MPA: deposing Blythewood attorney proper, vital
March 23, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Efforts to depose a Blythewood attorney are proper and a vital component of an ongoing FOIA lawsuit, according to a March 14 memorandum filed by MPA Strategies, the Town’s former marketing firm. The filing comes in response to a motion to quash that was filed by Blythewood attorneys who are trying to block […]
More than 200 attend Town Hall Q&A about Scout Motors EV
March 16, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Traffic congestion, potential noise and pollution, and hiring locally were among the issues Blythewood area residents raised during a recent town hall meeting about the Scout Motors EV plant coming to Blythewood’s industrial park. On Monday night, 200 residents packed into Doko Manor to learn more about the Volkswagen brand, particularly any tradeoffs […]
Voice publisher receives Jay Bender award
March 16, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – The tenth annual Jay Bender Award for Assertive Journalism was presented to Barbara Ball, publisher of The Voice, during the South Carolina Press Association’s annual meeting in Columbia on March 9-10. The award recognizes one weekly newspaper and one daily newspaper journalist in the state each year who stands up to authority in […]
Man found dead in Fairfield County after reported altercation with girlfriend
March 13, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – An investigation is being conducted into a shooting incident that left a man dead at a home on Reservoir Road in Fairfield County over the weekend, according to the Fairfield County Sheriff’s office. Altrone T. Burrell, 45, was found dead Friday night from an apparent gunshot wound, sheriff’s officials said. Deputies were […]
State, County and local officials to hold Town Hall meeting about the $2B industry coming to Blythewood Industrial Park
March 12, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – S.C. Secretary of Commerce Harry Lightsey, Richland County Economic Development Director Jeff Ruble, Richland County Councilman Derrek Pugh and Blythewood Mayor Bryan Franklin will meet with the public to discuss and answer questions about Scout Motors’ investment in the county and town. WHEN: 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Monday, March 13 WHERE: Doko Manor, 100 […]
