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The best seat under the stars: Christmas Eve in the Fields
BLYTHEWOOD – As the sun sets in Blythewood on Christmas Eve, one field on Rimer Pond Road will begin to shine. It won’t be the sterile hum of fluorescent lights or the flash of holiday LEDs, but the flicker of crackling fire pits and the soft glow of hand-held candles. For the congregation of Blythewood […]
Carpenter: Fairfield County Detention Center most likely won’t be fined $1M
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A media outlet announced last week that the Fairfield Detention Center “is on the hook to pay $1M in fines for staffing violations.” County Administrator Vic Carpenter clarified that information, telling The Voice that the county has been fined $55,000, but not $1 million. The S.C. Law Enforcement Training Council did, however, […]
The Buchanan’s magical Christmas tour
METZ, FRANCE – Blythewood’s Dr. Robert and Susan Buchanan send Christmas greetings from the markets of France and Germany. The couple is currently midway through an 18-day “Magical Christmas Tour” hosted by Scottish Dream Tours. One of their first stops was a Christmas market in Metz, France, where Dr. Buchanan noted, “There are Christmas attractions […]
Blythewood Medical Park is accepting appointments
BLYTHEWOOD – As Blythewood continues to grow, Lexington Health is moving in to meet the rising demand for local medical services. The health system officially opened the doors to its new Blythewood Medical Park last week, located at 230 Red Hawk Way. The 21,300-square-foot facility currently serves as the home of Blythewood Family Medicine, a […]
Cookie Elves still delivering holiday cheer after 13 years
WINNSBORO – Every year since 2014, The Voice has published photos of the Fairfield/Blythewood Cookie Elves at work, packaging thousands of decadent holiday treats to be delivered a few days before Christmas to their friends and relatives as well as to many elderly and shut-ins in the community. On a prescribed Cookie Day, a group […]
Welcome to Kenny’s Corner
Someone was asking me what my column is about (interpretation: “What’s the point here, Kenny?”) Maybe this is something I should have already written about. If you’re wondering what Kenny’s Corner is, pull up a chair. Or better yet, come sit around the fire pit for a minute. Don’t worry, you don’t have to stay […]
Three debutantes presented at 69th Winnsboro Cotillion Winter Ball
WINNSBORO – The Winnsboro Cotillion Club presented three debutantes on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at the 69th annual Winter Ball. At a reception prior to the ball, Mr. John Palmer Nicholson, president, and Mrs. Nicholson and president-elect Mr. Daniel Mayes Bonds and Mrs. Bonds; and the debutantes and their parents received members and guests. The […]
Letter: Are We Ready For a Penny Tax?
Can we confidently entrust county council to manage a multi-million dollar Capital Project Penny Sales Tax? County headlines over the last five years say no: Pauley, Morgan flip flop on secret ballot Was Vote for Chair, Vice Chair Legal? (Jan. 16, 2025) After 10 months of silence, council faces questions regarding admin search (Oct. 12, […]
Guest Editorial: Classic Christmas Poem has disputed authorship
Reading “Twas the Night Before Christmas” has become a ritual for millions. Who actually wrote the poem, however, is the question. The beloved poem was first published on Dec. 23, 1823, as an anonymous submission to the Sentinel newspaper in Troy, N.Y. Though authorship is commonly attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, a seminary professor from […]
Manor Director arrested by RSCD
BLYTHEWOOD – Capt. Maria Yturria, Director of the Office of Public Information for RCSD, announced on Dec. 16 that Frederick W. Layman, III, Director of Doko Manor, has been arrested on charges of obtaining property under false pretenses. According to Yturria’s announcement on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, Blythewood’s town attorney sent a letter requesting an […]
