WINNSBORO – Now that its mission has been defined, the Fairfield County Joint Water and Sewer System Commission is eyeing how to fund enhancements to water and sewer lines. To that end, the commission plans to tap a financial advisor to help determine the best way to fund those enhancements. At last week’s commission meeting, […]
Fairfield rocked by two crashes on Tuesday
December 4, 2019 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Two vehicle crashes occurred in Fairfield County Tuesday afternoon, one involving a fatality, the other involving serious injury, according to reports. The first accident occurred around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday on Jackson Creek Road near Hwy 34. No official information about this accident was available from the S.C. Highway Patrol at press time […]
Parades, tree lightings, markets, plays, shopping and more ahead
December 4, 2019 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – While shopping Fairfield stores is already in full swing, the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce is upping the game with its annual Shop Fairfield First program that starts Friday, Dec. 6.. Participating merchants in downtown Ridgeway and Winnsboro will receive signup slips to be filled out by the customer when making a […]
High-speed chase ends in crash
November 28, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A high speed chase that began on Two Notch Road near Sparkleberry Lane Thanksgiving morning ended in a crash in front of The Voice’s office on Main Street in downtown Blythewood. Joseph Jenkins, 64, was charged with driving under suspension, third offense; failure to stop for blue lights, second offense; expired tag; reckless […]
Franklin takes oath as new town mayor
November 27, 2019 By
Baughman, Brock steated on Council BLYTHEWOOD – After a long goodbye by outgoing Mayor J. Michael Ross, Bryan Franklin was sworn into office as the new Blythewood mayor along with two councilmen – returning Councilman Eddie Baughman and new council member Donald Brock. Kim Roberts a spokesperson for County Councilwoman Joyce Dickerson’s presented a glass […]
Delinquent tax notices published
November 27, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County’s 2019 delinquent tax notices are making their first appearance this week inside The Voice. If you forgot to pay your property taxes, or if you’re hoping to get a good deal because someone else forgot, you can find the listing of properties on pages 7, 8 and 11. Property owners with […]
Caldwell’s Christmas tree farm opens Black Friday
November 21, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Black Friday could more appropriately be called Green Friday by a local Fairfield County family. Inspired years ago after reading Ann Purmell’s children’s book, Christmas Tree Farm, Jenny Caldwell is living out her dream of opening a Christmas Tree Farm with her husband Mac and their three young children. Located at 3227 US […]
USC launches initiative to benefit FCSD
November 20, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – University of South Carolina President Bob Caslen stopped in Winnsboro during his ‘bus tour’ of South Carolina Wednesday morning to announce the launch of a University initiative, the Accelerator for Learning and Leadership for South Carolina (ALL4SC). Caslen also announced that ALL4SC is partnering its first efforts with the Fairfield County School District. […]
Rylan Hair sees Clemson’s true colors – finally
November 14, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A Round Top Elementary School fourth grader had an extraordinary moment recently while tailgating during Clemson’s win over Wofford. Rylan Hair, 9, has never been able to distinguish some colors. As a child, when he would shoot red arrows from his nerf gun and they landed on green grass, his parents noticed that […]
Brown water dogging JWC
November 14, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Bertha Goins lifted a miniature plastic bottle into the air, its brown contents sloshing inside. Her message was crystal clear. “Our water was off most of the day. When it came back on, from the Jenkinsville Water Company, this is what came out of the faucet,” Goins said at the Fairfield County Council […]
