WINNSBORO – A special election to fill Winnsboro Town Council’s district 3 seat will be held Tuesday, Sept. 30. The election is being held to fill the seat vacated last April when Councilman Demetrius Chatman was elected Mayor. Early voting hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday thru Friday, ending Friday, Sept. 26. At […]
Vehicle veers across private property, just missing resident
September 25, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Around 8:30 Saturday morning, Sept. 20, an SUV traveling south on Hwy 321 near the intersection of Friendly Circle, crossed left over Hwy 321, and traveled about 900 yards through a pasture, a large front yard and driveway, into an adjacent woods, crashing into a tree and turning over. Reports say the SUV […]
Video of Manor incident released to the public
September 23, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Following a lengthy, contentious executive session called Monday night, Sept. 22, in which Blythewood Town Council members received legal advice on “Manor operations and incidents,” council voted to release to the public a surveillance video of an incident that occurred in the Manor on Thursday, Sept. 11 involving Mayor Sloan Griffin and a […]
Council votes to release video of Manor ‘trespassing’ incident
September 23, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Following a lengthy, contentious executive session Monday night for Blythewood Town Council members to receive legal advice on “Manor operations and incidents,” council immediately voted to release a surveillance video to the public of an incident that occurred in the Manor on Thursday, Sept. 11 involving Mayor Sloan Griffin and a Manor employee. […]
Coach says she lost thousands in fees after months of paying Manor rental fees
September 23, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A check that was presented to and rejected by the Blythewood mayor and Manor officials on Sept. 11 has helped fuel an investigation into missing Manor reservation payments by the Richland County Sheriff’s department. A story about the Sept. 11 incident appeared in the Sept. 18 edition of The Voice. The story began […]
Conflicting accounts emerge from Manor incident
September 18, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A Richland County deputy’s incident report states that the Blythewood Chamber of Commerce is the victim in an incident that happened during business hours at the Manor, the town’s event venue, on Thursday, Sept. 11. The Blythewood Chamber of Commerce, however, was not involved in the incident. Michelle Layman, the wife of the […]
Suspect arrested in deadly BW shooting
September 16, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Fred Gause Jr, 43, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 16, following the investigation into a murder that occurred on Haygood Road in Blythewood on Sept. 15, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. According to an incident report from the Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to the 100 block of Haygood Road at approximately […]
Blythewood shooting leaves one dead, one injured
September 15, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Richland County Sheriff’s Department investigators are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred at the 100 block of Haygood Road this afternoon. On Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, just before 5 p.m., deputies responded to the 100 block of Haygood Road in reference to a shooting. When deputies arrived, they located an adult female victim […]
Impersonator scams Fairfield man out of $200
September 11, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an electronic scam in which a 75-year-old resident was tricked into purchasing $200 in gift cards by someone posing as a friend. Daniel Singleton reported that on August 22, he received texts from someone he believed to be a trusted acquaintance, Brandon Henderson. The impostor asked […]
Blythewood Rd. traffic to shift toward Cobblestone
September 10, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The traffic pattern on Blythewood Road will change starting the morning of Friday, Sept. 12. According to Assistant Program Manager for SCDOT Brooks Bickley, one half of the traffic circle is nearing completion and crews will begin construction of the final half after the lane shifts. “We’ll be shifting the traffic temporarily towards […]
