COLUMBIA – “Abuse of power” is what the government offered as a summation of the charges against former Chester County Sheriff Alex Underwood and two deputies at the start of a federal trial on Monday. It’s the same term Underwood attorney Stanley Myers used about the case against his client. The original charges for the […]
Taylor named Town Manager for Winnsboro
April 9, 2021 By
A second vote will be taken on Tuesday at the regular monthly meeting of Town Council. WINNSBORO – The Town of Winnsboro has announced the hiring of Jason Taylor as its town manager effective July 5, 2021. The announcement was emailed to The Voice at noon on Friday, April 9. Taylor, who currently serves as […]
County Admin Jason Taylor resigns
April 8, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Administrator Jason Taylor submitted his resignation to County Council earlier today, effective June 7, 2021. Taylor sent the short, to-the-point email to Chairman Moses Bell and the other six council members at noon, Thursday, April 8. “After careful consideration, it has become clear to me that it is time that I […]
McMeekin wins big in Winnsboro mayor’s race
April 6, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – On a warm, sunny election day in Winnsboro, Town Councilman John McMeekin, with 469 votes, decisively won the mayoral election over Nocola Hemphill who received 265 votes. McMeekin took 63.90 percent of the vote. Hemphill took 36.10 percent. McMeekin carried four of the town’s five precincts. In the town council race, District 2 […]
Improvements set for Hwy 321 S.
April 1, 2021 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A highway project in Fairfield causing angst for drivers is the recent patching of potholes on a stretch of U.S. Hwy 321, just south of where it intersects with Hwy 269. The roughness of the road caused by the patching has been the subject of conversations between Fairfield County Councilman Douglas Pauley […]
Hwy 34 bridge being rebuilt… again
April 1, 2021 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – So, what’s the deal with the seemingly never-ending construction project on the new bridge over the Little River on State Highway 34 in Fairfield County? Apparently, the engineering consultant procured by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) to design the new 418 foot bridge really messed up – enough that the […]
Blythewood in line to receive $1.55M from ARP
April 1, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Town officials haven’t yet received official word, but the Town of Blythewood is estimated to be in line for $1.55 million from the recently signed American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The Town of Winnsboro is estimated to receive $1.19 million; Ridgeway, $0.11 million and Jenkinsville, $0.02 million. While broad guidelines are available […]
Camera is watching criminals, not citizens
April 1, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After a police camera was installed by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department at the corner of McNulty and Blythewood Road, some residents called town hall and The Voice to ask who it’s taking pictures of. The answer is, according to Blythewood’s RCSD Region Six Commander, Lt. Chris Duke, ‘the criminals.’ “This is not […]
Planned power outage for Winnsboro Electric customers
April 1, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Dominion Energy South Carolina will be making some electrical system upgrades to the transmission system that feeds the Town of Winnsboro’s electrical substation. This will require a 3-to-4-hour power outage, the primary outage date is Sat, April 17th with backup dates scheduled for May 15th and May 22nd. The outage is scheduled to […]
Man killed in crash on Langford Rd.
March 25, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Stanley D. Fisher, 68, of Elgin, SC, was traveling north on Langford Road in a 2001 Dodge pickup truck when he was involved in a collision about 6:40 a.m. According to the incident report, Joseph Gaither, 69, the driver of a 2005 Freightliner tractor-trailer, was traveling south and attempted to make a U-turn […]
