WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council, in cooperation with Fairfield Forward, will provide free boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables for Fairfield County residents on Tuesday, June 23, at three separate locations: Fairfield County Administration Building, 350 Columbia Road in Winnsboro Ridgeway Fire Station, 350 South Palmer Street, Ridgeway Greenbrier Fire Station, 3025 State Highway 269 […]
County approves $46.4M budget
June 18, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County moved forward with final reading of its $46.4 million budget, but not without drama. On June 9, council members voted 4-3 to approve the budget that does not include an increase in the base millage rate, but does dig into the county’s cash reserves. Council members Bertha Goins, Clarence Gilbert, Jimmy […]
Revenue down, events uncertain
June 18, 2020 By
Council Members Disagree On Funding Events BLYTHEWOOD – As Blythewood works through its budget process for the 2020/21 fiscal year, the funding of events became a point of contention at the May 26 town council meeting, which was held via Zoom. With all the disruptions caused by COVID-19, two things were made clear: hospitality tax […]
Fanning, McDaniel win big
June 11, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – In the Democratic Primary on Tuesday, State Sen. Mike Fanning (Dist. 17) and House Rep. Annie McDaniel (Dist. 41) both took home big wins to represent their party in November for second terms. Fanning kept his seat with 7,823 votes (67.93%) to former House Dist. 41 representative MaryGail Douglas’s 3,694 votes (32.07%). District […]
Land buy paves way for jobs, industry
June 11, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – In its quest to attract and expand industry, Fairfield County is scooping up more property. In May, Fairfield County Council gave final approval to purchase 66.67 acres from Weyerhaeuser at $6,000 an acre, or about $400,000, giving the county another location to recruit new industry. The land is located off Peach Road about […]
Pugh ousts Dickerson in nail biter
June 11, 2020 By
Kennedy, Jackson in Runoff; Dickerson Looking at Recount BLYTHEWOOD – With a razor-thin margin of 52 votes, Derrek Pugh of Blythewood ousted 12-year Richland County Council incumbent Joyce Dickerson in an upset. Dickerson told The Voice Wednesday morning that she is unsure of the numbers and plans to look into a recount of at least […]
R2’s Shadd racks up $57K in tax liens
June 11, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – A Richland Two school board member has racked up more than $57,000 in county and state tax liens since 2012. Documents reviewed by The Voice show that James Shadd has been slapped with nine tax liens totaling $57,173.87, including one as recently as May 8 of this year. The liens were filed in response […]
A New Beginning
June 11, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – The 2019-2020 school year at Fairfield Central High School and Richard Winn Academy was different as were this year’s graduation ceremonies redesigned by social distancing. It was also wonderful in new and meaningful ways. It will be remembered as the year when everyone – teachers and students alike – tried harder to make […]
Democratic Primary Election Results: Fairfield County
June 10, 2020 By
Local democratic primary election results for Fairfield County challenged races: State Sen. Mike Fanning and House Rep. Annie McDaniel took home big wins. State Sen. Mike Fanning (Dist. 17) kept his seat with 7,823 votes (67.93%) to MaryGail Douglas’s 3,694 votes (32.07%). House Rep. Annie McDaniel (Dist 41), with 4,811 votes (71.01%) resisted newcomer Charlene […]
Democratic Primary Election Results: Blythewood 29016
June 10, 2020 By
Local democratic primary election results for Blythewood 29016 challenged races: Blythewood is represented by three different Richland County Council representatives. Here are the results of those three contests. DISTRICT 2 – With a razor-thin margin 0f 52 votes Derrek Pugh of Blythewood ousted 12-year incumbent Joyce Dickerson in a big upset. Dickerson told The Voice […]
