Some Committee Members Closely Connected to Fairfield WINNSBORO – S.C. Senator Mike Fanning advertised last February for applicants to fill positions for four part-time Fairfield County magistrates and one full-time chief magistrate, all of whom would be up for reappointment in May. At the same time he advertised for applicants to fill positions for four […]
Two Fairfield students killed in ATV accident
May 28, 2019 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Two Fairfield County students have died from injuries suffered in an ATV accident on Monday, May 27. Christopher (CJ) Simmons, 17, a junior at Fairfield Central High School was driving a Honda four-wheeler when it hit the right side of a 2014 Hyundai that was turning left from West Peach Road onto […]
Historic school to be marked
May 23, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Historical Society (BHS) and Museum will place a historical marker on the site of the original Blythewood School at 501 Main Street. The placement is set for Friday, May 24. The building now houses Blythewood Academy. “We are inviting the community to join us for the placing of the marker,” BHS […]
Sampson pleas, gets 4 years
May 23, 2019 By
FAIRFIELD – Under a plea agreement, Kerry Sampson, 30, of Winnsboro was sentenced on Monday to 4 years in prison, reduced from 12, for the hit and run death of pedestrian John Caldwell on April 16, 2017 on Old Camden Road. The case was heard in General Sessions Court in Winnsboro by Circuit Judge Lawton […]
Chamber financials $22K in the red
May 23, 2019 By
Council To Discuss Chamber Finances at Thursday Night’s Budget Workshop BLYTHEWOOD – The Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce’s budget and other documents reveal the Chamber is in financial trouble and has been for a while. Those documents were obtained by The Voice on Tuesday. Now in the red by $22,000, the 183-member organization is taking […]
Fanning appoints 4 magistrates in Fairfield
May 23, 2019 By
Follows Questions About Chester Appointments WINNSBORO – Senator Mike Fanning announced on Tuesday the appointment of four new magistrates for Fairfield County – Jannita Gaston, Danielle Miller, Katina Capers-Washington and Vannessa Hollins. They will join Magistrate Russell Feaster, appointed by Fanning last year, and Chief Magistrate Paul Swearingen. The new magistrates replace longtime magistrates William […]
County unveils ‘new’ market building
May 23, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – The opening of the newly renovated market building in downtown Winnsboro on Saturday was grand. Inside, it featured more than 40 vendors for shopping and a near-capacity crowd ready to buy. It was the place to be from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Located at 117 E. Washington St., behind the clock, the […]
FCSD’s Chanda Jefferson named South Carolina Teacher of the Year
May 16, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – When Chanda Jefferson was named South Carolina’s 2020 Teacher of the Year last week, she made more than her mother proud. All of Fairfield County was bursting at the seams with pride for one of its own. A native of Beech Island, SC, Jefferson has been teaching for eight years, the last three […]
Budget tweaks divide Council
May 16, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – In a series of votes Monday night, council members struck down budget amendments that would have added $900,000 in recreation improvements, $100,000 for vehicle replacement and a $1.2 million economic development office. Council members also balked at a proposal to fund individual discretionary spending accounts following public outcry. As one council member suggested, […]
‘New’ Farmers Market building opens grandly
May 16, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – A grand opening and ribbon cutting will be held Saturday for the new jewel in downtown Winnsboro – the recently renovated former county stable located on East Washington behind the Town Clock. Under County Administrator Jason Taylor’s guidance, county workers have turned the former stable into a show barn that will house the […]
