BLYTHEWOOD – In the predawn hours of Sunday morning, one by one, 10 Fairfield Electric Cooperative linemen began pulling their pickup trucks up to the big sliding gate that leads to the bucket truck garage area of the company’s Blythewood headquarters. As the men hauled luggage, boots and other gear from their pickup trucks onto […]
Council to decide fate of Red Gate zoning
September 3, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After almost 13 years of not being developed in accordance with its Planned Development (PD) zoning designation, the 143-acre property on Blythewood Road, known as Red Gate, is on the brink of being rezoned by Town Council. The Town of Blythewood code of ordinances places a time-specific condition upon the established PD zoning […]
Record turnout for FF Electric election
September 3, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – More than 3,500 members participated in the 2020 Fairfield Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting, held Aug. 24 through Aug. 28, and a record number of votes were cast in the election to seat four board members. In a hotly contested race, two newcomers beat out long time incumbents for seats in Dist. 1 and […]
Winnsboro teen dies in crash
September 1, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – A Fairfield Central High School student was the driver of a vehicle that was involved in a collision with another vehicle that took her life. Abiyah Fee, 16, of Winnsboro, died in an accident which occurred at the intersection of East Peach Road and Highway 321, according to the S. C. Highway Patrol. […]
The American Eagle has landed in Jenkinsville
August 27, 2020 By
Mama’s Kitchen and More Coming to Western Fairfield JENKINSVILLE – Western Fairfield County is seeing a spark of new life breathed into an old community favorite. Businessman Shawn Singh recently purchased and renovated a destination in Jenkinsville, popular for over 40 years – a convenience store known as Glenn’s 6 to 10 and later Gill’s […]
Big Grab set for Sept. 11 – 12
August 27, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD – Whether you’re buying or selling, it’s time to get ready for the annual 50-mile Big Grab community yard sale – COVID-style. “The Big Grab has always been a successful weekend for the Blythewood/Ridgeway/Winnsboro communities and I think this year will be no exception. We are, of course, hoping everyone, both vendors and shoppers, […]
Council reverses vote to fund chamber
August 27, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Under pressure from former mayor Mike Ross, the Blythewood Town Council voted in a contentious 3-2 decision to approve funding to help pay for the Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce’s rent and utilities for the current fiscal year. Voting Monday night to award the Chamber $4,000 from the Town’s accommodation tax (A-Tax) fund […]
Blair man arrested on multiple charges including stolen property
August 25, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Jesse Ross Duke, 33, of Pine Isle Drive in the Blair area of Fairfield County has been arrested, according to Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery. In the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 21, a Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputy observed a suspicious vehicle in the area of SC 215 near McCrorey-Liston […]
Blythewood man charged with human trafficking
August 24, 2020 By
Brian Leroy Watson, 48, faces eight counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion; one count of attempted sex trafficking of children; and three drug-related counts, according to indictments obtained by The Voice BLYTHEWOOD – A Blythewood man with a lengthy record of drug and theft charges has pleaded not guilty to federal indictments […]
Blythewood boxer to fight on CBS Sports Live
August 20, 2020 By
Update: Deandre The Matrix’s match has been postponed until October – date and time TBA. BLYTHEWOOD – The boxing life that Deandre “The Matrix” Robinson-Neal has been living since he was eight years old pretty much comes down to fight night on Aug. 29. The outcome of that night in Davenport, Iowa, will likely determine […]
