WINNSBORO – A special meeting of Fairfield County Council was called for 6 p.m., Tuesday, June 1, for the purpose of discussing a candidate for the position of interim county administrator. Council members had been told in a Tuesday morning email from Council Chairman Moses Bell that they would be interviewing educator David L. Rawlinson. […]
Bell to put forth another educator for interim administrator tonight
June 1, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – A special meeting of Fairfield County Council has been called for 6 p.m., tonight, Tuesday, June 1, for the purpose of discussing a candidate for the position of interim county administrator. Sources say the candidate is another educator. In an email to council members, Bell states that the candidate, David L. Rawlinson, has […]
Two arrested in connection with Charlie Cason, III murder
May 31, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Two men from Winnsboro, a 17-year-old juvenile and 20-year-old Talib Akil Willingham, pictured, have been arrested in connection with the March 24, 2021, murder of Charlie Cason, III. The juvenile was charged with murder along with burglary and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Investigators also arrested Willingham and charged him […]
Seals talks with Voice on the record
May 27, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Gerald Seals has been around the block as an administrator for several large city and county governments including Greenville and Richland – so when he was so quickly hired and just as quickly dismissed with a phone call the next day as the Fairfield county interim administrator, he said he was surprised. “The […]
Mayor Franklin says he’s besieged by council/media conspiracy
May 27, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When an article in the April 29 issue of The Voice reported that Mayor Bryan Franklin unilaterally hired outside counsel – without town council’s consent – to represent the Town concerning MPA Strategies, Franklin, in a 19+ minute tirade against the newspaper’s account, said it was “absolutely fabricated and false.” He insisted that […]
Fairfield Central competes at State
May 27, 2021 By
HOPKINS – Last Friday’s Track and Field championships may not have been the finish that the Griffins’ wanted, but it was a good one nonetheless. Sharmelle Holmes, Tamerra English and Joshua Mosley represented Fairfield Central in their respective events last Friday at the SC High School League AAA State Championships. Holmes took home second place […]
Co-op member voters returned trustees Joe Sharpe, Johnny Roberts & elected Mike Good
May 27, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A record number of voters – almost 4,000 – returned two longtime trustees to their seats on the Fairfield Electric Co-op board. Mike Good of Great Falls was elected to the seat his father John Good held for more than 60 years. The voting lasted for five days in four locations – Chester, […]
Chester man is charged with 18 counts, four of murder
May 26, 2021 By
CHESTER – The largest manhunt in Chester County history came to a close Monday near where it began. After a seven-day manhunt, alleged serial killer Tyler Donnett Terry was taken into custody Monday morning. Terry, 26, was taken into custody Monday morning near Jones-Hamilton in the Richburg area. According to Chester County Sheriff Max Dorsey, […]
Council hires former Richland County Administrator Gerald Seals as interim administrator
May 21, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – During a special called meeting Thursday evening, Fairfield County Council voted to hire former Richland County Administrator Gerald Seals as interim administrator for Fairfield. Current Fairfield County Administrator Jason Taylor will be leaving the county on June 5 to assume the duties of Town Manager for the Town of Winnsboro. Seals served as […]
Man found dead at motel in Winnsboro
May 20, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Two incidents last week – one covered by the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety (WDPS) and one by the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office – turned out to be connected and ended in an investigation into the death of a man at an area motel. At about 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, the […]
