BLYTHEWOOD – While many in the Blythewood and Fairfield County communities enjoyed the recent snow day vacations, Reese’s Plants, located at 10418 Wilson Blvd. in Blythewood, did not. One of its three greenhouses, a 35-by-120-foot steel frame covered in plastic, collapsed under the weight of snow and ice that accumulated on the top of the […]
American Stonehenge
February 20, 2014 By
Drive approximately 100 miles west and cross the Georgia line and you’ll come to Winnsboro’s sister city, you could say. Elberton, Ga., is a town with a blue granite heritage, too. Drive north of Elberton on Highway 77 for 8.7 miles and on a high hilltop you’ll see blue granite put to unique use. You’ll […]
Candidates State their Cases
February 20, 2014 By
BLYTHEWOOD – As the Town of Blythewood prepares for their March 11 special election to fill the remaining two years left on the seat vacated by former Councilman Roger Hovis in December, The Voice offers voters a glimpse of the two candidates, in their own words. . . . James Arnold, 73 Family: Wife, Glenda; […]
Manor Gets New Director
February 20, 2014 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council voted unanimously on Monday night to hire Booth Chilcutt as the new Events and Conference Center Director for The Doko Manner, replacing Martha Jones who recently resigned the position. Chilcutt, who had served as Jones’ assistant, comes to the position with an enviable set of credentials. Prior to retiring to Blythewood […]
Griffins Pound Knights, Prep for Playoff Run
February 19, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central basketball teams closed out their regular seasons Monday night with both the boys and girls trouncing the Knights from North Central, locking in their playoff seeds in Class 2A. The Lady Griffins, who humiliated North Central 56-6 Monday, will sit at the top of the 2A upper state bracket. As […]
Redhawks Close Out With Wins
February 19, 2014 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In spite of the collective punishment dished out to River Bluff Tuesday night, the Westwood boys’ and girls’ basketball squads wrap up their season on the wrong side of the class 3A playoff brackets. The Lady Redhawks finished the season with a 3-9 region record, two places out of playoff contention, while a […]
Lady Bengals Send Blazers Packing
February 19, 2014 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Lady Bengals pulled out another solid victory to close out the final week of the regular season, defeating the Lady Blazers of Ridge View 48-35. The win gives the Lady Bengals a 3-seed in the Class 4A playoffs, earning them a trip to Summerville Thursday to face Ashley Ridge. Led by Breelyn […]
Bengals Top Blazers, Lock Up Third Seed
February 19, 2014 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Bengals secured a third-position playoff spot when they defeated the Ridge View Blazers 62-57 in what was the team’s final regular season game. The victory solidified Blythewood’s final resting place in the region standings at 6-4, two games ahead of the Blazers. The Bengals had three players score in double-figures with […]
Frick Eyes Solicitor’s Seat
February 14, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – With the announcement last week that Sixth Circuit Solicitor Douglas A. Barfield Jr. will retire at the end of his current term, Winnsboro attorney William P. Frick has announced his intentions to run for the top prosecutor’s job, which covers Fairfield, Chester and Lancaster counties. Frick, who currently works as Deputy Public Defender […]
Arts Group Hit With Fine
February 13, 2014 By
Bravo Blythewood Improperly Registered with Secretary of State BLYTHEWOOD – Bravo Blythewood, the cultural arts arm of the Town of Blythewood, was notified last week that it has been fined $2,000 for failing to register with and file its financial information with the Secretary of State’s Public Charities Division, according to Shannon Wiley, Deputy General […]
