JENKINSVILLE – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a double-homicide that occurred at a residence on Marsh Lane, located in the Hwy 215 South area of Jenkinsville. Shortly after 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, deputies responded to shots fired at the residence and found 2 deceased individuals. Theron Byrd, 23, of Winnsboro and […]
Three teens charged in Fairfield shooting
January 26, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office has charged three juveniles in a shooting-related incident where a home was struck by gunfire. The incident occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m., Jan. 2, near the intersection of Columbia Road and 2nd Street in the Winnsboro area. A group of juveniles were on foot on Columbia Rd when […]
Great Falls police chief charged by SLED
January 26, 2023 By
GREAT FALLS – Great Falls Police Chief Jeremy Heath Vinson was charged with misconduct in office last week and booked into the Chester County Detention Center, according to a statement from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), According to an arrest warrant for Vinson, the arrest was the result of alleged acts committed between […]
Town’s utility customers seething over sporadic bills
January 25, 2023 By
Taylor Says Town is Looking at Meter Reading Contractor WINNSBORO – The Town of Winnsboro water department has received some of the new electronic water meters it ordered for Winnsboro customers while others are still delayed with supply chain issues. But hundreds of the Town’s utility customers have become impatient with the wait as they […]
1 dead, 3 injured in Rion Road crash
January 23, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A late night crash on Rion Road has taken the life of one person and injured three others. In a one-vehicle crash, a Jeep SUV was traveling east on Rion Road in Greenbrier about 10:40 p.m. on Jan. 23, when it ran off the road to the right, according to SC Highway […]
Dinkins fires back at town hall for approval of gas tank
January 20, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – It was sometime around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19, when The Voice received a call from Blythewood resident Byron Dinkins asking if a reporter could meet him at his property on Blythewood Road. Asked what was up, Dinkins replied, “When the Town allowed Dominion to set up a giant natural gas tank […]
QT sells $375k scratch off
January 19, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A lucky local woman won a whopping sum of $375,000 playing South Carolina Education Lottery’s scratch-off game. After returning to work, the woman scratched off the prize, officials said. Instead of going to cash in her winnings, she worked the rest of the day as usual. The winner didn’t say what she plans […]
Weekend shooting incidents reported in Fairfield
January 19, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two separate shooting incidents that occurred over the weekend. The two incidents are believed to be unrelated, according to Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Brad Douglas. The first incident occurred at approximately 8 pm on Friday, Jan. 13, on Hwy 21 S in the Ridgeway […]
What fate awaits Ridgeway’s iconic water tower?
January 19, 2023 By
RIDGEWAY – The Ridgeway town council discussed several options regarding the fate of the town’s 100-year-old water tower last week after recent sub-freezing temperatures and high winds damaged the iconic “Tin Man” structure. Present for the discussion was Daniel Wilson of Southern Corrosion, the company the town had recently contracted to paint the tower and […]
Ridgeway police department tests town’s budget
January 19, 2023 By
RIDGEWAY – The Town of Ridgeway has spent $20,000 on its new police department that, so far, hasn’t turned a dime of revenue, according to Ridgeway Mayor Heath Cookendorfer. “We haven’t even had our first court date,” Cookendorfer told council last week while discussing whether to accept a bid for a new $7,000 police radio […]
