WINNSBORO – During an Accommodation/Hospitality Tax advisory committee meeting on March 31 at the Fairfield County Government Complex, committee members approved $194.052 to be awarded from local accommodation and hospitality tax revenue to five non-profit organizations to promote tourism in Fairfield County. At the beginning of the meeting, Chair Paulette Mumma stressed the importance of […]
Church in Ridgeway targeted
April 10, 2025 By
RIDGEWAY – Fairfield County Fire Service responded to Lebanon United Presbyterian Church in Ridgeway around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 7 for a smoking church van, according to an incident report from the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, firefighters extinguished the flames and found the driver’s side window smashed with a brick, the report […]
High speed chase winds through Blythewood and Fairfield
April 10, 2025 By
RICHLAND/FAIRFIELD – Two people have been arrested after a high speed chase that ended in a crash on U.S. Hwy 34. Gregory Murphy, 36, and Raian Phillips, 29, led Richland County deputies on a high speed chase that began in Forest Acres and ended in a crash in Fairfield County. On April 7, at approximately […]
Teens fire shots in downtown Blythewood
April 6, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After what appeared to be a shootout between two groups of male teenagers in a parking lot on McNulty Road sometime after 1 a.m. Sunday, an eyewitness who was sitting in his car nearby told The Voice what he saw. According to the witness, a large group of teens had gathered in the […]
Village Church breaks ground on largest event venue in NE area
April 3, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Village Church in Blythewood hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new 1,200-seat Worship Center on March 30, immediately following the Sunday church service. The event was attended by a hundreds of church members and visitors, who strolled from the main sanctuary building – chatting and visiting in the sunshine – to an adjacent […]
Low-cost vet clinic opens to serve Fairfield and surrounding areas
April 3, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – The new Community Partners Vet Clinic in Winnsboro is open for business to help cats and dogs in Fairfield County and the surrounding counties. Approximately 75 people attended a ribbon cutting for the town’s newly refurbished vet clinic on Friday, March 28. Renee Murphy, president of PETSinc recognized Winnsboro Mayor John McMeekin, Town […]
Portion of Wilson Blvd to close April 13 and 17 – 18
April 3, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A section of Wilson Blvd/Hwy 21 will be closed three times in April to move long pieces of rail and materials across. The closed section will be on either side of Boomer Road. Detour and road closure signs will be placed prior to road closure. Closures will occur April 13 (10 hours) and […]
Pedestrian fatally hit by car on Hwy 34
April 2, 2025 By
RIDGEWAY – A pedestrian succumbed to injuries sustained in a crash on Highway 34 near Jewel Drive on Tuesday, April 1, at 2:24 p.m. according to Highway Patrol Corporal Nick Pye. A 2008 Dodge Sedan was traveling west on Highway 34 when it struck a pedestrian who was crossing Highway 34 north bound, Pye said. […]
Chatman elected mayor of Winnsboro
April 1, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – The results for the Town of Winnsboro election are in. With a 28.93 percent turnout of 2,333 registered voters, Demetrius Chatman, with 366 votes, won the mayoral race over incumbent John McMeekin with 307 votes. There were 2 write-in votes. In a Facebook post shortly after the results were announced, McMeekin said this: […]
Driggers named Interim Administrator for Town of Blythewood
March 27, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Town Council has named Ed Driggers, a consultant with Parker Poe, to serve as interim administrator for the Town of Blythewood until a new town administrator can be hired. The Town’s recent town administrator, Daniel Stines, left the Town’s employee effective Friday, March 21. Driggers will be paid on an hourly basis […]
