RIDGEWAY – Maxine Canzater, center front, celebrated her 100th birthday Saturday at a party given by friends and family at Purity Lodge in Ridgeway. Helping her celebrate were her children, from left: Calvin, Willie, Odell, Dorothy, James and Robert. Maxine is a member of Bethel Baptist Church and a longtime member of the Blythewood Ladies […]
R2 board votes 4-3 to not be required to hear grievances
March 24, 2022 By
Gilchrist: The Board’s Vote Could Deny Due Process COLUMBIA – Discussion of a complaint policy took center stage at Tuesday’s meeting of the Richland Two School District Board of Trustees. The two opposing factions on the board appeared to talk past each other about the intent of a change in wording to a rule known […]
Mungo stakes out Blythewood countryside
March 24, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When longtime Blythewood resident Mark Johnston noticed surveyors in his wooded neighborhood near the intersection of Swygert and Mt. Valley Roads about a month ago, he said his heart sank. “We’ve lived out here in the country for more than 20 years,” he said, “and those surveyor stakes don’t look good to me.” […]
Music venue opens April 1 in Fairfield
March 24, 2022 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A new music venue, Arrowhead Pavilion, is opening April 1 at Carolina Adventure World (CAW). After purchasing CAW a few months ago, the new CAW management group retained Pavilion Presents and Southern Entertainment to bring live music and entertainment to CAW. Southern Entertainment and Pavilion Presents produce Carolina Country Music Fest at […]
VillageChurch celebrates 20 years
March 24, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When Erik Estep moved his young family out to a little house on Loner Road in 2002 to plant a new church in Blythewood, there were five people in attendance at the first VillageChurch service – Estep, his wife Emily and their three children. Next Sunday, March 27, the Esteps will celebrate not […]
Guest Editorial: Government should post check registries
March 24, 2022 By
Every town and county government should make detailed financial information easily available to the public. It keeps officials on their toes and makes it easier to catch their misspending and waste. Transparency builds trust with taxpayers, who have a right to know how their hard-earned dollars are being spent. A critical element of open-government is […]
Seven nominated to run for Fairfield Electric Coop Board
March 17, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A new day is dawning at Fairfield Electric Cooperative with regard to how it conducts the nomination and election of its board of directors. What has historically been a secretive nominating process for board candidates, was open to the press on Monday, perhaps for the first time ever. While there were several weeks […]
Test ride ‘down the road’ ends tragically
March 17, 2022 By
CHESTER – After Matthew “Mac” Huey, 20, had spent the afternoon of Dec. 28, 2021, repairing a dirt bike in his grandfather’s shop off Ashford-Ferry Road in Blackstock, he hopped on the bike to take it for a test ride. When his grandfather, Jimmy Huey, saw Mac wasn’t wearing a helmet, he urged his grandson […]
Bell notified in November of critical audit timeline
March 10, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – County officials appeared to be surprised to learn on Feb. 1, 2022, that the county’s FY2021 audit had not been submitted to the state on Jan. 1, 2022, as required by law. But documents obtained by The Voice show that the S.C. Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom sent County Council Chairman Bell a letter […]
Taylor: No contamination, no ink in Winnsboro water
March 10, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Rumors spread quickly Saturday morning across Blythewood Facebook pages that a Winnsboro water pipe had broken at Palmetto Imaging on Highway 34 and that ink from the business and other contaminants were flowing through Blythewood’s waterlines. Winnsboro Town Manager Jason Taylor informed The Voice about 11 a.m., Saturday morning that there was no […]
