WINNSBORO – A housing project proposed by the Fairfield County school district aims to keep teachers – along with their salaries – within Fairfield County. But for the plan to move forward, school officials say the county must also pitch in with tax incentives. Dubbed a “teacher village,” the approximately $3.6 million project is designed […]
JWC head rebukes water authority
October 4, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE – It was another brief meeting of the Jenkinsville Water Company, but what was said afterwards is making waves. In a brief interview with The Voice following Monday’s meeting, JWC president Greg Ginyard voiced strong disapproval of a proposed water merger between the Town of Winnsboro and Fairfield County. “Why would we pay somebody […]
PC, BAR approve COA for hotel
October 4, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Third time was the charm for representatives of the Hilton Home 2 Suites who appeared before the Planning Commission Monday night requesting approval of a site plan for a four-story, 88-bed hotel they hope to construct on a 1.93 acre lot between I-77 and San Jose’s restaurant. While serious concern was expressed by […]
It’s time to rock again!
October 4, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The big show – Rock Around the Clock – will be happening in downtown Winnsboro this Friday night and all day Saturday with lots of new entertainment, music, food and dancing, dancing, dancing. The colorful Carolina Country Dancers will set Friday evening on its ear with performances including doubles line dancing. Next a […]
Blythewood gas station robbed at gunpoint
September 27, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Richland County deputies are looking for four suspects who robbed a service station in Blythewood at gunpoint last week. The incident took place early Friday morning, Sept. 21, at the Exxon service station located at 230 Blythewood Road at about 12:30 a.m. Surveillance video from the station shows the four suspects enter the […]
Admin details aired in forum
September 27, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – If people left a recent Mt. Zion Institute forum with reservations, it wasn’t due to a lack of information about the proposed project. Fairfield County Council members, staff and the developer spent two hours Thursday evening addressing residents’ questions about the project during a forum at Midlands Tech-Fairfield Campus. If built, the $11.5 […]
Doko Depot sale held up by deed issue
September 27, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After a year of planning, a year of construction, a year of searching for and finding a buyer, the Town of Blythewood has spent almost another year waiting to close the sale of the Doko Depot. And the wait is not over. Mayor J. Michael Ross announced at Monday night’s Town Council meeting […]
Fairfield cruelty law not updated for 11 years
September 27, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – It’s perfectly legal to abandon hunting dogs in South Carolina. It’s also technically legal to kill a dog when it is threatening or causing personal property damage. And perhaps most troubling to animal rights advocates, state law doesn’t automatically ban convicted animal abusers from owning pets in the future. These deficiencies and others […]
Brandon Wilds called up by Jaguars
September 20, 2018 By
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Leonard Fournette was a stellar collegiate football talent at LSU and was the fourth overall pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2017 draft. However, Fournette went down with a strained hamstring in the opening week of the 2018 season, and this opened the door for Blythewood native Brandon Wilds to be […]
Green, Douglas spar over millage
September 20, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – They came to tout their successes as governmental agencies. But an emerging kerfuffle over the distribution of property tax revenues quickly became the focal point at a Fairfield County intergovernmental meeting Monday. At the previous week’s council meeting, Councilman Jimmy Ray Douglas publicly called out the Fairfield County School District, saying that the […]
