WINNSBORO – After a second theft of catalytic converters from transit buses in the Fairfield County transit system/maintenance shop in less than four months, Transit Director Diana White said the county is looking into purchasing better security for the bus lot. On Sept. 28, 2021, catalytic converters were reported stolen from two of the buses […]
Blythewood’s legal expenses skyrocket as MPA lawsuit simmers
January 27, 2022 By
Bender: Meeting In Which MPA Contract Was Terminated May Have Been Illegal BLYTHEWOOD – After Blythewood Mayor Bryan Franklin failed to timely turn over documents including texts and emails to MPA Strategies’ attorney Joseph Dickey that Dickey had asked for through a Freedom of Information (FOIA) request, MPA’s owner and CEO Ashley Hunter filed a […]
Two men arrested for shooting death of woman
January 25, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – Two men have been arrested in the shooting death of a Florida woman outside a bar at 7708 Fairfield Road, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Malcolm Clinton, 26, and James Alterique White, 23, were charged with the murder of Joyell Snell, 45, of Fort Myers, FL. The incident occurred on Dec. […]
SC Highway Patrol seeks driver of fatal hit run on Hwy 321
January 21, 2022 By
RICHLAND COUNTY – South Carolina Highway Patrol is seeking information about a fatal hit and run collision that occurred Sunday, December 5, 2021 at approximately 2:17 AM. An unknown vehicle was traveling north on US-321 (Fairfield Road) near Crane Church Road in Richland County and hit a pedestrian. The pedestrian sustained fatal injuries as a […]
Blythewood woman headed to federal prison
January 20, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A Blythewood woman will spend the next two years behind bars after pleading guilty to bilking the U.S. Government out of over $1.2 million in federal stimulus money. Bridgett Dorsey, 39, of Blythewood, was sentenced earlier this month to defrauding the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (C.A.R.E.S.) Act, as well as tax […]
Ice, wind cause outages, damage in Blythewood and Fairfield County
January 20, 2022 By
Blythewood BLYTHEWOOD – After Sunday’s icy winter storm knocked out power to about 12,000 Fairfield Electric Coop customers, linemen had restored power to all but a few off them by 11 p.m., Monday night. “The outages were widespread over our entire territory,” Vice President of Member Services Doug Payne told The Voice Wednesday morning. “Altogether, […]
House burns after family lights fireplace to stay warm
January 20, 2022 By
BLAIR – After power had been out at their home for several hours on Sunday due to the storm, a Blair family of five tried to stay warm by building a fire in the home’s fireplace. Shortly after, they noticed fire in the wall around the chimney. They reportedly tried unsuccessfully to douse the fire, […]
Update: Winnsboro water customers (except Blythewood) remain under boiled water advisory
January 18, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – After Sunday’s winter storm knocked out power to the Winnsboro water reservoir, crews rallied to restore power to the reservoir and refilled the town’s water tanks. On Monday, the Town issued a boil water advisory to all its water customers except Blythewood which was not affected by the power outage at the reservoir. […]
Dogs push Fairfield County shelter over capacity
January 13, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Animal Shelter announced on Jan. 6 that it would be closing its doors for all non-emergency intakes until further notice. “We are so overcrowded right now that we can’t take any more dogs from people dropping them off for surrender,” said Fairfield County Animal Shelter Director Bob Innes. “We have […]
Three more aftershocks hit the Lugoff-Elgin area
January 13, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – Earthquakes continue to shake the Blythewood/Fairfield areas, with three new ones reported Tuesday. A 1.7 magnitude aftershock hit near Elgin at 12:31 a.m., at a depth of 5.4 kilometers or about 3.3 miles, according to the United States Geological Survey reported. At 8:31 p.m., a 2.0 tremor hit near Lugoff at 8:31 a.m., […]
