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 – Michelle Layman, the wife of the Manor’s Director, Fred Layman III, walked into the Manor – a public building – a little after 4 p.m. with her 10-month-old baby to leave a check. She ended up with a trespassing notice before being taken away in an ambulance. Fred Layman, who is on medical […]
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 […]
Attorney for Town of Ridgeway: Church never filed FOI requests
September 4, 2025 By
RIDGEWAY – After the Neighborly Church of Peace in Ridgeway filed a lawsuit in July against the Town of Ridgeway, asserting that the Town’s non-responsiveness to a series of Freedom of Information requests violates state law, the Town has now filed for dismissal of the Complaint. The Town’s attorney, Tommy Morgan, filed a Notice of […]
Robertson arrested following Winnsboro shooting
August 28, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – On Saturday, Aug. 9, Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of gunfire in the Columbia Road area of Winnsboro. According to the police report, evidence at the scene indicated that shots were exchanged between individuals near a residence on Oak Street. Following the investigation, Tyrese Antonio Robertson was arrested on Monday, Aug. […]
Man arrested at Blythewood Chamber office
August 28, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Bryan Keith Smith, 51, was arrested just before 5 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 20, after he and an unidentified female had been standing outside the Blythewood Chamber of Commerce building, according to a Richland County Sheriff’s report. The two were reportedly taking photos of the building, texting and looking in the windows of the […]
