BLAIR – When Blair native Freddie Watkins finished his 8-1/2 years of service in the Army in 1980, he carried his military experiences from Korea, Germany and Japan with him, always happy to run in to other military veterans who shared those same experiences, albeit in another country or another war. Today, Watkins, 65, and […]
Bond denied in Wilson murder/rape case
December 20, 2020 By
Coleman was arrested in 44-year-old cold case in October FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Saying he represented a threat to the community, Judge Brian Gibbons denied bond to Charles Ugvine Coleman on Tuesday, who was arrested in October in connection with a 44-year-old cold case murder. The charges relate to the 1976 rape and murder of Chester’s […]
Council thanks Goins, Douglas
December 17, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – With a light agenda before them, Fairfield County council members took the opportunity to recognize and thank two outgoing council members – Councilwoman Bertha Goins (District 4) and Councilman Jimmy Ray Douglas (District 2) for their service to the county. Chairman Neil Robinson presented plaques of appreciation to Douglas and Vice-Chair Goins who […]
WDPS investigates shooting on Garden St.
December 17, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – The Winnsboro Department of Public Safety is looking for an assailant they say will be charged with assault and battery (weapon) for shooting a 31-year-old male. When WDPS officers responded to a shots-fired incident on Garden Street in Winnsboro at about 10:40 p.m. on December 11, they arrived to find a large crowd […]
The Grinch in Blythewood
December 17, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – If the Grinch was determined to ruin Christmas for the children in Blythewood last weekend, he failed miserably. He made several appearances around town over three days, including seeing the Blythewood High School cheerleaders off to the state championship qualifier competition on Friday and on Sunday entertained at the children’s playground at Doko […]
Second graders write letters to Santa
December 17, 2020 By
‘Tis the season… isn’t it? Though 2020 has been different and often challenging in so many ways, Christmas is just around the corner. We want our readers to enjoy the holiday season in all the ways. Just as Dr. Seuss writes in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, “Christmas Day will always be, just as long […]
RC Council to hear rezoning request on Rimer Pond Road Thursday, Dec. 17
December 15, 2020 By
To have input into the proposed rezoning of 15.14 acres for a housing development on Rimer Pond Road, emails must be received by Richland County Council by end of day, Wednesday, Dec. 16. Send emails to [email protected] COLUMBIA – Richland County Council will hold a zoning public hearing on Thursday night, Dec. 17, to hear […]
Enter The Voice’s ‘Kid Meets Santa’ contest online
December 10, 2020 By
Live in Blythewood (29016) or Fairfield County? Enter our Santa Photo Contest! Submit your ‘Kid Meets Santa’ photo from this year on The Voice’s Facebook page (@thevoicepaper) or e-mail your photo to [email protected] for a chance to win one of three gift certificates to one of Robbie Martin’s three shops: Bella & Blue and Palmer […]
Shop Small this weekend in BW, RW & Winnsboro
December 10, 2020 By
WINNSBORO/RIDGEWAY – If you missed Fairfield County’s Shop Small Holiday Market last month, don’t worry, it’s happening again this Saturday, Dec. 12. And it promises to be bigger and better than the last one, with food trucks, vendors and shops in downtown Winnsboro and Ridgeway stocked with merchandise. Shops will be open late and restaurants […]
It’s Christmas in Blythewood!
December 10, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – As Freeway Music maker, Sophia Lynch, strummed her guitar to set the mood for the Town of Blythewood’s annual tree lighting, Town Councilman Donald Brock, Jr., welcomed a hundred or so guests socially distanced across the front lawn of the Town Hall. “For more than 20 years, the town hall tree lighting has […]
