FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery announced that his office along with The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office arrested four suspects early Tuesday morning while executing a search warrant in Kershaw County. These suspects are being charged with the shooting incident which occurred on June 19 in Fairfield County when shots were fired into […]
The highly unusual handling of the Robinson complaint and settlement
August 4, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – After the county settled a $50,000 complaint from former county employee Diana Robinson, the wife of County Councilman Neil Robison, questions remain. Why did the county pay for the entire settlement from the general fund? No lawsuit was filed and there is no evidence in almost 200 documents that The Voice received in […]
BW town council settles on park fees for teams
August 4, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s hourly fees to use Doko Park are coming down, but not enough for some town council members. On Monday night, after a proposed $50 per hour fee for ball teams to use the fields in the park, Councilman Rich McKenrick made the motion to reduce that rate to $25. Council voted 3-2 […]
Ridgeway Council approves soccer at Ridgeway Park
August 4, 2022 By
RIDGEWAY – Soccer is coming to Ridgeway. At its July meeting, the Ridgeway Town Council unanimously approved a proposal to rent out the Ridgeway Park ball field on N Means Street to the three-year-old, Blythewood Soccer Club. Blythewood Soccer Club representative Frank Cahoon explained that the eight-week program would include children born from 2011 to […]
Newest Schaffer
August 4, 2022 By
The Schaffer family is growing again – and is announcing the newest member, Finley Mae. Finley was born June 10, 2022, weighed 9.2 lbs and was 22 inches long. And, according to her granddaddy, Jeff Schaffer, she is being loved by everyone in the family.
Town hosts send-off for BW All-Stars
August 1, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The final leg of their road to a Dixie Youth World Series title starts on Saturday, Aug. 6 in Lumberton, North Carolina. The community is invited to officially send off the Blythewood turned South Carolina All Stars on Thursday, Aug. 4 at 5:45 p.m. at Blythewood Town Hall. In an interview with The […]
Two teens injured in weekend shootings
July 28, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – During the last three months there have been eight documented drive-by shooting incidents in Winnsboro. The last one – over the weekend – has left two juveniles shot, according to reports filed with the Winnsboro Police Department. While members of the community are becoming increasingly fearful about the rash of drive-bys in the […]
Chamber names businesses of the year
July 28, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce held its 2022 annual meeting Thursday evening at the newly refurbished Mt. Zion building, and the highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Fitz-John Creighton McMaster Industry of the Year award to TruVista, and the Small Business of the Year. Accepting the award for TruVista from […]
Corrections officers petition Whitaker to reinstate Lawson
July 21, 2022 By
Lawson: Admin Ineffective, Unprofessional,and Uncaring WINNSBORO – After Fairfield County Detention Center Director Teresa Lawson resigned abruptly Thursday, July 14, 16 of the 18 corrections officers at the detention center signed a petition calling on County Administrator Malik Whitaker to reinstate Lawson, to provide adequate staffing at the detention center and to increase their pay […]
RW line agreement still elusive
July 21, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – County Deputy Administrator Synithia Williams announced at the July 11 county council meeting that, “We’ve made a great deal of progress on the wastewater treatment project.” But much of that presumed progress depends on the Towns of Winnsboro and Ridgeway and the Joint Water Authority (Joint Systems) agreeing to the county’s stipulations. So […]
