WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Parks and Recreation soccer players battle in Oct. 7 games at Drawdy Park. Pictured above are 8-12 year old players and below are 4-7 year old players.
New meter system aims to make Winnsboro’s billing headache go away
October 7, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Winnsboro water customers should soon have fewer headaches over their water bills. Their meter readers will soon be replaced with smart meters and consistent billing. The town is installing the smart meters in two phases. The first phase is being installed for Blythewood’s 1,600 customers beginning later this month. Phase two will bring […]
Charlotte woman killed in Fairfield crash
October 7, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – A two-vehicle crash on I-77 that occurred about 4 a.m., Oct. 1, resulted in a woman’s death. The driver of a 2016 Acura MDX, identified as Heather Diane Vance, 49, of Charlotte, was traveling south on I-77 when she traveled left of the center of the road, ran off the roadway, crossed the […]
Council votes to rezone two properties
September 30, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – During a lengthy meeting Monday night, town council approved first reading on two rezoning issues. In a unanimous vote, council approved a zoning map amendment for a 10.4-acre property on Langford Road, rezoning the property from Rural District (RU) to Multi-Neighborhood Commercial District (MC) within the Architectural Overlay District. One of the property […]
Burnett’s resignation letter made public
September 30, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After town attorney Shannon Burnett emailed a letter of resignation to Blythewood Town Administrator Carroll Williamson and Mayor Bryan Franklin on Thursday, Sept. 16, both Williamson and Franklin refused to release the letter to the public or to town council members to whom Burnett was responsible. While a municipal official in the state […]
Former FMH property sells for $1.5M
September 30, 2021 By
WINNBORO – After discussing the former Fairfield Memorial Hospital property sale and other items in an executive session that lasted a little over an hour, council voted 5-1 on third reading to sell the property, all doctors’ offices and the John Martin building to Eau Claire Cooperative Health Center for $1.5 million. The property and […]
Winnsboro admin aims to clean up the downtown
September 30, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – You might have seen them popping up around town: code enforcement signs on derelict buildings, some of which are dramatic eyesores and some of which have simply fallen into a slow state of decline. The message to owners, says Town Administrator Jason Taylor: It’s time to clean up your property. “It’s not unique […]
York rallies in fourth to defeat Westwood
September 30, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Playing at home for the first time in a year, Westwood led York 8-6 at halftime, but the Cougars rallied for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter for a 19-8 victory over the Redhawks in a non-region game at Westwood. Julian Milligan put the Redhawks on the scoreboard with a 6-yard touchdown run, […]
Attorney calls for Country Chronicle, Franklin to cease and desist
September 26, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – An attorney representing Town Councilman Donald Brock has demanded that Country Chronicle editor Tonya F. Page and Blythewood Mayor Bryan Franklin “immediately cease and desist from speaking, writing or otherwise publishing all false, injurious and otherwise damaging statements about Mr. Brock.” In documents obtained by The Voice, the attorney, Kevin Hall, with Womble […]
After 27 years, he’s an Eagle Scout
September 23, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – It is not often you hear about a wrong being righted after 27 years. But on Friday, Sept. 17, that’s exactly what happened. Kelly Powell was awarded his Eagle Scout badge that was denied to him in 1994. The story begins sometime in 1988 when Powell was a young Boy Scout working hard […]
