WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro man has been charged with attempted murder and malicious injury for gunning down an acquaintance at the MP Mart across from Fairfield Central High School. The incident occurred on Feb. 20 at about 1:30 a.m. and involved several individuals at the scene. Reginald Walker, 24, was arrested after he and his […]
Element gives $30K for chorus trip
March 15, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County School District’s Honors Chorus learned last September that they are one of five high school bands and choruses chosen to perform next week at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Then, last week, they got more good news when Element TV in Winnsboro donated $30,000 to help finance the $50,000 trip. […]
Summer concerts coming to amphitheater
March 15, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A summer concert series is being planned for the Palmetto Citizen’s Amphitheater in Doko Park, with a total of nine family friendly concerts that will begin in June. While the plans are still tentative, Martha Jones, president of Bravo Blythewood, said she is announcing the plans now so Bravo Blythewood will have time […]
FMH on life support
March 8, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The 800-pound gorilla in the room, also known as Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s mounting financial losses, has for months begged the question – ‘How is FMH going to keep its doors open until the new emergency services facility becomes operational?’ Month after month, the hospital has tried to stop the bleeding – closing the […]
Harrison has plans for Pig on the Ridge’s revenue
March 8, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY– After Ridgeway Town Administrator David Hudspeth cashed in 10 Pig on the Ridge CDs in January, prior to their maturity, and deposited that cash into the Town’s General Fund, Town Councilwoman Angela Harrison made a motion at the Feb. 26 meeting that could eventually strip the Pig on the Ridge steering committee of its […]
SCDOT to repair Blythewood Road Bridge
March 8, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A 24/7 project to repair the Blythewood Road bridge spanning I-77 is set to begin by March 15, a spokesperson for the South Carolina Department of Transportation said Tuesday. The project is supposed to be complete by the end of April, but it could take longer. The traffic pattern will not be detoured […]
Matthews invested as Family Court Judge
March 8, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Winnsboro attorney Debra Matthews was elected Family Court Judge for seat 2 in the Sixth Judicial Circuit on Feb. 7, to fill the unexpired term of the Honorable W. Thomas Sprott, Jr. Matthews’ investiture was held on Monday, March 5 in the Courtroom of the Fairfield County Courthouse. Judge Paul E. Short, Jr. […]
Need 200?
March 8, 2018 By
Complete The Voice’s fillable March Madness bracket on page 12 of our March 8 edition for your chance to win $200 from Road Runner Cafe! Only one entry per person, and entries must be postmarked by March 14.
FMH asks Council for $4 M until end of 2018
March 1, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – It was the request County Council members had been expecting from Fairfield Memorial Hospital (FMH) for almost a month – $4,000,801 to keep the hospital open until Dec. 31, 2018. During Council meeting Monday evening, the hospital’s Chief Financial Officer, Tim Mitchell, broke the numbers down this way. “Included in that number is […]
BW man arrested for grand larceny in Ridgeway
March 1, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – A Blythewood man has been charged with grand larceny, theft of alcohol valued at more than $60,000 from a beverage distributor on Highway 34 in Ridgeway. Neil Daniel McGoogan III was arrested on Feb. 15, 2018 after the management of the beverage distributor where McGoogan worked began looking into a large inventory loss, […]
