BLYTHEWOOD – Last month, the last big green T-Rex dinosaur left Blythewood. The 7-foot-tall scrap metal dinosaur, created by Blythewood native and scrap-metal sculpturer Thomas Humphries, was strapped onto a flatbed trailer by Humphries’ brother Nat and hauled to the City of West Columbia where it is now on display in the city’s art park […]
In Honor of Andrew
November 19, 2020 By
After Andrew Trapp was murdered last August, his family began looking for ways to honor his life and give back to the community who supported them during their grief. On Saturday, the family gathered at Gethsemane Baptist Church where they donated 100 free Thanksgiving turkeys to families in the community who needed them.
Jenkinsville man arrested for murder of Andrew Trapp
November 16, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Cortez Javar Whitener, 20, of Jenkinsville has been arrested for the murder of Andrew Marquise Trapp. Whitener was arrested last week, on Nov. 13, and a statement was released to the public Monday afternoon after The Voice requested information about the arrest earlier in the day. Deputies responded to a shooting incident at […]
State awards Fairfield $500K for water line
November 12, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – In its quest to attract and expand industry, Fairfield County Council gave final approval last May to purchase 66.67 acres from Weyerhaeuser at $6,000 an acre, or about $400,000. Earlier this week the S.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) awarded the county $500,000 to assist with the costs of extending a water line to […]
BW remembers and thanks veterans
November 12, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Historical Society’s annual Veterans Day event lived up to the hype. About 200 people turned out in ideal fall weather Sunday afternoon to honor, remember and thank veterans at the Palmetto Citizens Credit Union Amphitheater in Doko Park. As the ceremony opened and the strains of the National Anthem swelled in […]
Tony Walker turns cigar boxes into guitars
November 12, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – While Anthony (Tony) Walker of Blythewood was recovering from back surgery in 2015, he had time on his hands and watched a lot of You Tube. “One day I saw this woman named Marley Maxwell with a guitar that was made out of a cigar box, and singing a song written by Art […]
Blythewood Christmas Parade canceled
November 12, 2020 By
Tree Lighting Set for Sunday, Dec. 6 BLYTHEWOOD – During a special called meeting on Oct. 29, town council voted unanimously to host the town’s annual tree lighting, but voted to cancel this year’s Christmas parade. The vote on the parade was 4-1, with Mayor Bryan Franklin voting against. “I’m a ‘no’ because I really […]
Winnsboro man dies in crash
November 12, 2020 By
GREENBRIER – Christopher Rontavious Martin, 32, has been identified as the person who died after his car crashed into a tree on Hinnants Store Road in the Greenbrier area of Fairfield County, according to Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill. Martin was traveling north on Hinnants Store Road in a 2000 Honda when his car went […]
Fairfield man killed in motorcycle crash
November 9, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – A Fairfield county motorcyclist, Benaiah Lawson, 23, was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Sunday at about 4:30 p.m., according to Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill. The crash occurred at the intersection of 9th Street and U.S. Highway 321, according to Hill in Winnsboro, across the street from Fairfield Central High School. Lawson […]
Rotary starts new town Christmas tradition
November 5, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When the man who sells Christmas trees every year on the vacant lot at the corner of Blythewood Road and the Food Lion shopping center mentioned to Blythewood Pharmacy owner David Thames last year that he was thinking about selling his Christmas tree business, Thames, a longtime member of the Blythewood Rotary Club, […]
