COLUMBIA- Ten graduates from Fairfield Central High School’s Class of 2018 also received degrees at Midlands Technical College (MTC) through Fairfield Central’s STEM Cohort partnership with MTC. Pictured with Principal Tracie Swilley, center, are, from left, Gerald Mills, General Studies Certificate; Associate Degree recipients Vernetia Anderson, Ikayla White, Amari Hill, Benjamin Jackson, Trace Swann, Mysia […]
McDaniel wins House Dist. 41 primary
June 14, 2018 By
WIINNSBORO – The South Carolina House District 41 seat turned over in Tuesday’s election with School Board Trustee Annie McDaniel taking the win over incumbent MaryGail Douglas in Fairfield, Chester and Richland Counties. With 2,483 votes (56.66%) to Douglas’s 1,899 votes (43.34%), McDaniel handily took western Fairfield County, both precincts (Kelly Mill and Lake Carolina) […]
AG + Art brings back Farm-to-Table dinner
June 7, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE – The third annual Fairfield County Ag + Art farm-to-table dinner will be held Thursday, June 14, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Pearl of Monticello, formerly known as the Robinson House, a majestic two-story, circa 1810 federal style home designed by Robert Mills and situated on a rise overlooking Lake Monticello. It’s […]
Kroger hit by armed robber
June 7, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A suspect wanted in connection with a strong-armed robbery at about 2:20 a.m. on May 22, rammed a grocery cart into an employee and ran from the store with a cart full of items from the Kroger store on Roberts Branch Parkway just off Killian Road. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is asking […]
Boat crash lawsuit settled
June 7, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – A little over a year after a nighttime boat crash killed two Blythewood men on Lake Murray, the driver of one of the boats has settled two lawsuits that were filed against him that alleged wrongful death and carelessness. David Bruce Dyer was driving the powerboat that collided with a bass boat near […]
Voters reject Jenkinsville annexation
June 7, 2018 By
Turnout was High: 34 of 54 registered voters JENKINSVILLE – Annexation appears to be off the table in Jenkinsville. The controversial measure, which would have annexed 143 properties into the town limits, failed by a 19-15 vote, according to unofficial results. There were 36 ballots cast, but two under-votes – one absentee and one in-person […]
Smith: ‘I won’t seek reelection’
June 7, 2018 By
Council chair ushered in meeting order, efficiency WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council Chairman Billy Smith told The Voice on Tuesday that he will not see re-election to his council seat representing District 7. His term ends Dec. 31. “My wife has accepted an associate professor position at Louisiana State University, so we’ll be moving to […]
Church burglary suspect nabbed
May 31, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – An individual has been identified as a suspect in several burglaries of churches in the Blair and Jenkinsville areas of Fairfield County over the weekend. Investigators with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office have obtained arrest warrants for Terrance Chisolm, 38, of Aiken, SC, for multiple counts of burglary. Chisolm is currently in the […]
Council makes offer to FMH
May 31, 2018 By
Liens, Other Conditions Pose Threat to Sale WINNSBORO – In a 6-1 vote Tuesday, council members voted to negotiate a purchase agreement with Fairfield Memorial Hospital to acquire select properties, including doctor offices and the rehab center. Councilman Mikel Trapp dissented. “[The hospital] knows if they don’t have an infusion of cash by ‘X’ date […]
Council grills chamber director
May 31, 2018 By
Switzer has until June 12 to submit financial reports BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council’s second workshop for the 2018/19 budget, held Thursday, May 24, quickly jumped the rails from a budget discussion to an intense interrogation of the Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Mike Switzer about chamber and visitor center financial inconsistencies reported earlier […]
