Brian Leroy Watson, 48, faces eight counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion; one count of attempted sex trafficking of children; and three drug-related counts, according to indictments obtained by The Voice BLYTHEWOOD – A Blythewood man with a lengthy record of drug and theft charges has pleaded not guilty to federal indictments […]
Fairfield Electric board candidates want reform
August 20, 2020 By
Board’s Per Diem is $500/Meeting; With Free Health, Dental, & Life Insurance & More WINNSBORO – After extending a nearly $1.8 million golden parachute to its former CEO, the Fairfield Electric Cooperative applied for and received coronavirus relief for a similar amount through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), according to federal records. While the cooperative […]
PC begins process to rezone Red Gate
August 6, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Planning Commission has begun the process to rezone a 143-acre undeveloped site across the interstate from downtown after developers failed to initiate construction of a planned mixed-use development. The large wooded site, which is known as Red Gate Farms, sits on Blythewood Road between Syrup Mill and Muller Roads. It lies […]
COVID-19 numbers by zip code
August 3, 2020 By
SCDHEC’s latest update for coronavirus case numbers in the following Blythewood and Fairfield County zip codes. BLYTHEWOOD – 304 reported cases FAIRFIELD COUNTY – 533 reported cases, 23 deaths Fairfield ranks sixth highest county in the state for COVID-19 cases at 2,385.11 per 100,000 residents Because DHEC does not report specific case numbers for several […]
Sheriff seeks suspects in Blair murder
August 3, 2020 By
BLAIR – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder that occurred in the Blair area of Fairfield County during the early morning hours of Sunday, Aug. 2. Andrew Trapp, 34, has been identified as the murder victim in a shooting incident. Two other unidentified persons were injured. Deputies responded to a shooting incident […]
AG charges Fairfield man with sexual exploitation of minor
July 30, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – A Winnsboro man has been arrested for several sex crimes. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Mark Gregory Koch, 55, of Winnsboro, on three charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Attorney General’s Office made the arrest. Investigators […]
Shootout at Cuz’s Corner
July 30, 2020 By
(An earlier report in The Voice erroneously named Alexander Rhoring as a suspect who was arrested and charged with Assault and Battery with Intent to Kill. That information is not correct and The Voice regrets that error.) WINNSBORO – Winnsboro Public Safety officers were called to Cuz’s Corner service station on S. Congress Street on […]
Charges expunged for accused pig abuser
July 30, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Another high-profile animal cruelty case in Fairfield County has resulted in either a reduced sentence or outright dismissal. The public will never know which, since it was shut out of the judicial process of the case entirely. Randy Newman, solicitor for the sixth judicial circuit case, declined to comment. “This matter is no […]
Council rejects commercial rezoning request on Wilson Blvd.
July 30, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The applicant for a rezoning request to change a Rural (R) zoned parcel on Wilson Boulevard to commercial zoning was denied Monday night for a second time in as many months by town council. Terika Taylor, who owns the parcel located at 10715 Wilson Boulevard, was not present for the proceedings that took […]
BAR approves COA for The Park complex
July 23, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Board of Architectural Review spent much of Monday evening’s meeting negotiating with a representative of the Prestwick Company on lighting, landscaping, fencing, business connectivity and more associated with the apartment complex proposed next to the IGA. After much discussion and several adjustments to the planned facility, the board voted 4-0 to approve […]
