COLUMBIA – Richland Two school board Vice Chair Monica Elkins-Johnson (seen in the surveillance video wearing a pink jacket) was arrested Thursday and charged with disorderly conduct. The altercation occurred Jan. 22 following a school board meeting at the Richland Two Institute of Innovation on Fashion Drive in Columbia. School Board Vice Chair Monica […]
County approves new industry, rehab company
January 31, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County kicked off 2019 by finalizing a major economic development project and leasing the rehabilitation center on the Fairfield Memorial Hospital campus. County Council members voted unanimously Monday night on final approval of a fee-in-lieu of taxes, or FILOT, agreement for MLily, a Chinese-owned mattress company set to launch operations this year […]
Penny Tax to finance McNulty Rd. upgrade
January 31, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood residents got their first look at two choices for the planned improvements on McNulty Drive Thursday night at a public informational meeting held at Doko Manor. From 5 to 7 p.m. residents poured into the manor to view two concept plans for the area being considered by the Richland County Transportation Penny […]
FMH Board hit with federal lawsuit
January 31, 2019 By
Former Employee Claims Sexual Harassment WINNSBORO – A previously dismissed lawsuit alleging sexual harassment at Fairfield Memorial Hospital is once again active. On Dec. 28, an attorney for Tabitha Williams, a former employee of the hospital, refiled the suit in circuit court. It was removed to federal court on Jan. 22. In May 2017 it […]
Updated: R2 Board meeting ends in melee
January 31, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – An altercation involving a state senator, the spouse of the Richland Two school board chair and a second board member, erupted following a recent board meeting, according to public records obtained by The Voice. The skirmish resulted in two separate police reports being filed against the subject (the reported school board member), whose […]
Update: Detainee found dead at Fairfield County Detention Center
January 30, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – A detainee at the Fairfield County Detention Center was found deceased in his cell on Sunday from an apparent suicide, Deputy County Administrator Davis Anderson reported. The detainee, 28-year-old Brent Ray Croxton of Great Falls, was found at 11:30 a.m., according to Anderson. FCDC is conducting an internal investigation. The South Carolina Law […]
Update: FC Sheriff seeks suspects in convenience store crimes
January 30, 2019 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on a burglary and an armed robbery at convenience stores in Fairfield County last week. Burglary at Lebanon Mart Three suspects used a pry bar to force entry into Lebanon Mart convenience store, located at 6058 Newberry Road, according to the Fairfield County Sheriff’s department. The […]
State Senator and Richland Two School Board member involved in melee
January 25, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – An altercation involving a state senator, the spouse of the Richland Two school board chair and a person who sources have told The Voice is a Richland Two School Board member, erupted following Tuesday night’s Richland Two school board meeting, according to police records obtained by The Voice. The skirmish ended with two […]
Input sought for McNulty St. upgrade
January 24, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Improvements along McNulty Street in downtown Blythewood are on the horizon according to a statement issued by John Thompson, Director of the Richland County Department of Transportation. Those improvements, funded by the Richland County Transportation Penny Tax program, will be the subject of a public meeting on Thursday, Jan. 24, to review conceptual […]
Winnsboro man dies in hit and run
January 24, 2019 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A Winnsboro man died when he was struck by a vehicle in the 9400 block of Monticello Road Wednesday morning. Roderick D’Wayne Anderson, 24, was struck at approximately 4 a.m., Wednesday, by a vehicle while he was walking along the roadway. Anderson died at the scene. The cause of death was due […]
