WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Administrator Malik Whitaker falsely blamed his predecessor for an ongoing dispute over solid waste fees. On Monday night, Whitaker called out Jason Taylor, now town manager for Winnsboro, for creating the fee and including it in the county’s 2021-2022 budget. “It should be noted that former County Administrator [Jason] Taylor suggested, […]
BYBSL Opens for Season
March 31, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – It was opening day for the Blythewood Youth Baseball and Softball League on Saturday at the Blythewood Park. The Rookie Ball Division opened play between the Red Sox and the Twins. The Twins took home the win and all was good with the handshake following the game.
R2 board votes 4-3 to not be required to hear grievances
March 24, 2022 By
Gilchrist: The Board’s Vote Could Deny Due Process COLUMBIA – Discussion of a complaint policy took center stage at Tuesday’s meeting of the Richland Two School District Board of Trustees. The two opposing factions on the board appeared to talk past each other about the intent of a change in wording to a rule known […]
Mungo stakes out Blythewood countryside
March 24, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When longtime Blythewood resident Mark Johnston noticed surveyors in his wooded neighborhood near the intersection of Swygert and Mt. Valley Roads about a month ago, he said his heart sank. “We’ve lived out here in the country for more than 20 years,” he said, “and those surveyor stakes don’t look good to me.” […]
Great Falls man gunned down in Ridgeway
March 19, 2022 By
RIDGEWAY – Jamaal Talford, 38, of Great Falls died of multiple gunshot wounds Friday night, March 18. Franklin Terrence Durham, 29 called the Fairfield County Sheriff’s office a little after 8 p.m., Friday night, to say he had shot somebody, according to officials. Deputies were dispatched to the 900 block of Old Highway 21 in […]
Voice receives Jay Bender Award
March 17, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – The ninth annual Jay Bender Award for Assertive Journalism was presented to Barbara Ball, publisher of The Voice, at the South Carolina Press Association’s annual meeting in Columbia on March 11. The award recognizes one daily newspaper and one non-daily newspaper journalist in the state each year who stands up to authority in […]
Family safe after fire burns home
March 17, 2022 By
BLAIR – Fairfield County fire units were dispatched to a reported structure on fire off of 99 Road in Blair at 3:45 Monday morning. Upon arriving, the first unit reported fire coming through the roof. They were informed that all occupants were out of the home. Newberry County fire service also responded to the call […]
Uncovering Corruption in South Carolina
March 17, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – Post and Courier editor Autumn Phillips introduces the Post and Courier Uncovered teamm Avery Wilks, Glenn Smith, Stephen Hobbs, Tony Bartelme, and Voice publisher Barbara Ball during Monday’s panel discussion on working to expose corruption in South Carolina’s news deserts. A recording of the event can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/c/postandcourier.
Taylor: No contamination, no ink in Winnsboro water
March 10, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Rumors spread quickly Saturday morning across Blythewood Facebook pages that a Winnsboro water pipe had broken at Palmetto Imaging on Highway 34 and that ink from the business and other contaminants were flowing through Blythewood’s waterlines. Winnsboro Town Manager Jason Taylor informed The Voice about 11 a.m., Saturday morning that there was no […]
