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Public invited to comment on cleanup of contaminated site on N. Congress St
WINNSBORO – A notice is posted in The Voice this week stating that public comments are being accepted on a proposed cleanup of environmental contamination on a property at 207 N. Congress Street in Winnsboro. The public comment period, initiated by SC DHEC (the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control) extends through June […]
Doko Manor’s financial woes continue
BLYTHEWOOD – During the first six months of its operation, (March – October, 2013) the Manor was operating at a deficit of $106,000, according to the Town’s then CPA Kem Smith. During an intense five-hour workshop in February 2014, Blythewood’s then town council discussed ways to stop the bleeding which, all worried aloud, could possibly […]
Blythewood Town Council considers hiring more employees
BLYTHEWOOD – Town council members spent approximately six hours on April 19 in a budget workshop at the Manor taking a first look at the Town’s proposed $3.7 million FY 2024-25 annual budget. Proposals included hiring several new employees – three part time student interns at $15 per hour for 20 hours per week; a […]
Clemens tapped as WDPS interim chief
WINNSBORO – Veteran law enforcement officer Patrick Clemens has been named Interim Chief of the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety. He said he’s looking forward to the challenge. “Wherever I’ve worked, I’ve always tried to leave things better than I found them,” he said, “and I want to do that here in Winnsboro. This is […]
Blythewood realtors don’t expect lawsuit to impact home buyers
BLYTHEWOOD – A set of class-action lawsuits about how real estate commissions are paid has led to a lot of speculation in growing towns like Blythewood. But local realtors say they think it will have little impact on home buyers in the Blythewood area. “I think [real estate agents’ commissions] will stay about the same. […]
TikTok features Vernell Thompson’s flower power
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Did you ever wonder what would happen if your grandma was turned loose on TikTok? When Vernell McDaniel Thompson’s grandkids set her up with an account on the popular online video-sharing platform, they probably didn’t realize what they had wrought. It didn’t take long for Thompson to make her flowering yard a […]
Humane Society seeks justice for four horses
COLUMBIA – The Humane Society South Carolina seeks the community’s help to ensure that justice is served in an animal cruelty case. On Aug. 17, 2023, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department seized four severely emaciated horses. The seizure was put in motion after a lengthy investigation and intervention that started on May 3, 2023, when […]
Wings & Wheels festival set for Saturday, May 11
GREENBRIER — The 19th Annual Wings & Wheels Air Festival will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2024 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Fairfield County Airport. The festival will feature a skydiving demonstration, cruise-In car show, display of fixed wing aircraft, law enforcement and emergency vehicles, DJ, artisan and food vendors, face […]
Coker participates in Industry Showcase
COLUMBIA – Blythewood High School senior Rebecca Coker, pictured left, assisted the Midlands Education and Business Alliance (MEBA) in an Industry Showcase held at the State Fairgrounds. Pictured above, Jill Martinez, right, with the City of Columbia Canal Water Plant presents Rebecca with an original walking stick carved from Camp Barstow Cypress.
WHS baseball, softball bumped from playoffs
GREENVILLE – Spring season on the diamond ended for Westwood High School last week as the softball and baseball teams took their second losses of the 4A double-elimination state tournaments. Westwood’s softball team took down South Florence 1-0 in the opening round of the 4A playoffs on April 30, but dropped a 5-2 game at […]
