WINNSBORO – A special meeting of Fairfield County Council has been called for 6 p.m., tonight, Tuesday, June 1, for the purpose of discussing a candidate for the position of interim county administrator. Sources say the candidate is another educator. In an email to council members, Bell states that the candidate, David L. Rawlinson, has […]
Seals talks with Voice on the record
May 27, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Gerald Seals has been around the block as an administrator for several large city and county governments including Greenville and Richland – so when he was so quickly hired and just as quickly dismissed with a phone call the next day as the Fairfield county interim administrator, he said he was surprised. “The […]
Without administrator, county is at risk of violating state law
May 27, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Four days after being offered the job, Gerald Seals is out as Fairfield County’s interim county administrator. Now Fairfield County is at risk of violating state law if an interim or permanent administrator isn’t installed by June 4. On Monday night, after discussing Seals in executive session, Fairfield County Council voted 7-0 to […]
Triumph through turbulent times
May 27, 2021 By
CLEMSON – Ansley Gilstrap’s softball career over the past three years at Clemson has been “strange” – looking back, the Clemson softball veteran from Blythewood doesn’t consider the term “strange” a terrible thing at all. A redshirt season spent making up for credits that did not transfer from USC upstate, a recovery from major brain […]
Mayor Franklin says he’s besieged by council/media conspiracy
May 27, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When an article in the April 29 issue of The Voice reported that Mayor Bryan Franklin unilaterally hired outside counsel – without town council’s consent – to represent the Town concerning MPA Strategies, Franklin, in a 19+ minute tirade against the newspaper’s account, said it was “absolutely fabricated and false.” He insisted that […]
Chester man is charged with 18 counts, four of murder
May 26, 2021 By
CHESTER – The largest manhunt in Chester County history came to a close Monday near where it began. After a seven-day manhunt, alleged serial killer Tyler Donnett Terry was taken into custody Monday morning. Terry, 26, was taken into custody Monday morning near Jones-Hamilton in the Richburg area. According to Chester County Sheriff Max Dorsey, […]
Seals is out 4 days after being hired as interim county administrator
May 24, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Days after he was offered the job, Gerald Seals is no longer Fairfield County’s interim county administrator. County Council Chairman Moses Bell informed members of the council prior to Monday’s council meeting. Seals is the second candidate in the past week to be publicly offered the position of interim administrator, only to abruptly […]
Man found dead at motel in Winnsboro
May 20, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Two incidents last week – one covered by the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety (WDPS) and one by the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office – turned out to be connected and ended in an investigation into the death of a man at an area motel. At about 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, the […]
Roundabout or a 4-way stop?
May 20, 2021 By
Public Input sought May 26 at The Manor BLYTHEWOOD – As part of the Richland County Transportation Penny Tax program, the town is in line to have Creech Road extended from Blythewood Road down to Main Street (Highway 21/Wilson Boulevard) as well as the construction of either a roundabout at the intersection of McNulty Street […]
Rex turns down county’s offer for interim county administrator
May 18, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council’s search for a new administrator is heading back to the drawing board. A day after fielding an offer to serve as interim county administrator, former S.C. Superintendent of Education Jim Rex turned down the job. On Monday night, the Fairfield County Council voted 4-3 to offer Rex the position of […]
