BLYTHEWOOD – Part of McNulty Road was blocked off Thursday morning in front of the Richland County Sheriff’s Region Six headquarters in downtown Blythewood as approximately 50 Richland County Sheriff’s investigators arrived at Station Six. Several Sheriff’s deputies’ vehicles were pulling trailers carrying 4-wheelers. The Voice spoke with Capt. Gavin Walmsley at Station Six who […]
Blythewood Town Council kicks the $500 FOI can down the road
February 5, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After The Voice was charged $500 by Blythewood town hall for a response to an FOI (Freedom of Information) request last month, the following item appeared on the Jan. 28 town council meeting agenda for discussion; “A Review of the Town’s current FOIA policy and possible recommendations for changes to the Town’s IT […]
U-Pick-Em was family competition for winner
February 5, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When Blythewoodian Ken Britt entered The Voice’s college football playoff Bracket Challenge in December, he had a little something going for him. “I thought Indiana was possibly good enough to win, but more than that,” he said, “I wanted them to win.“ And they did. And so did Britt, correctly predicting the winner […]
Richland Two Snow Days
February 5, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After a weekend of winter weather, Richland Two schools switched to e-learning on Monday and Tuesday following Winter Storm Gianna, which hit the area Jan. 31-Feb. 1. Pictured above, Westwood’s campus in snow. Pictured below, CFKN, Langford, and Lake Carolina Elementary students shared their snow fun (photos were posted on their respective schools’ […]
Fairfield’s Winter Wonderland
February 5, 2026 By
Winter Storm Gianna came through Fairfield County over the weekend, leaving 4.5 inches of snow, based on reports from the National Weather Service. The storm lingered Saturday, Jan. 31 through Sunday, Feb. 1.
Council discusses demolition of Wilson building during executive session
January 29, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – An executive session item on the Jan. 20 agenda for the Blythewood Board of Architectural Review caught the eye of a number of Blythewood old-timers. The meeting agenda item stated: “Receipt of legal advice for matters covered by the attorney-client privilege (300 Main Street application for certificate of appropriateness for demolition.)” That discussion […]
Czentye challenges McDaniel for Dist. 41 House seat
January 29, 2026 By
The following statements were provided by the candidates. Annie McDaniel Representative Annie E. McDaniel is a respected public servant serving District 41 (Chester, Fairfield, and Richland Counties) in the South Carolina House of Representatives since 2019. She made history as both the first African American woman and the first African American since Reconstruction to hold […]
Majority 4 amend ad hoc committee’s animal ordinance recommendation
January 29, 2026 By
WINNSBORO — A new majority of four on Fairfield County Council carried the vote during council’s Jan. 12 meeting to adopt several amendments to an ad hoc committee’s recommended changes to the county’s current Animal Ordinance 737. Councilman Don Goldbach made the motion to adopt the amendments and was joined in the 4-3 vote by […]
Time changed for Feb. 2 strategic plan meeting in Jenkinsville
January 29, 2026 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County has announced a schedule change for the upcoming Community Input Session in Jenkinsville. The meeting, originally scheduled for the evening of Feb. 2, has been moved to an earlier time slot of 3:00 p.m. at the Jenkinsville Community Center. The session is part of a larger effort by Fairfield County to […]
Husband-and-wife team honored for saving a life on New Year’s Eve
January 29, 2026 By
WINNSBORO – While most of Fairfield County was preparing to ring in the New Year on the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 31, Megan and Tavaris Brown were facing a clock of a different kind. For the husband-and-wife duo, both members of the Fairfield County Rescue Squad, the final hours of 2025 weren’t about celebrations or […]
