COLUMBIA – Back on top. Blythewood High School’s girls track and field team has officially cemented their place in the history books as back-to-back 5A State Champions. It was not unexpected. Coming off of their 2023 state title, the Bengals opened the 2024 season with a first place finish at the Diamond Hornets Invitational in […]
Blythewood park plan presented to public
May 16, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The public got their first glimpse last week of a suggested master plan for the town’s park complex, consisting of: Doko Meadows Park and the town hall area; the McLean Road park property; and the newly acquired Sandfield Road property. The presentation was made Wednesday, May 8 at the Manor, with easels displaying […]
Fairfield County Council scraps with comp plan, budget
May 16, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – With limited discussion, Fairfield County Council adopted second reading of an ordinance establishing the 2024 comprehensive plan, and also deferred action on second reading of the 2024-25 budget which has still not been made available to the public. Following pleas from the public and a closed-door discussion, Midlands STEM Charter School is one […]
Richland County seeks public input on budget
May 16, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Richland County seeks feedback from the public on its operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2024, and ends June 30, 2025. An in-person public hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. May 23 in council chambers at the Richland County Administration Building, 2020 Hampton St., Columbia. The meeting will […]
Trees trimmed to improve Lake Wateree safety
May 16, 2024 By
LAKE WATEREE – The long-dead trees that sat dangerously just below the surface of Lake Wateree have been cut down to a safer level, says Rod Wilkes, the Lake Wateree homeowner who persisted though months of bureaucracy to get the project done. Wilkes, who’s since joined the board of the Lake Wateree Association, says roughly […]
Public invited to comment on cleanup of contaminated site on N. Congress St
May 9, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – A notice is posted in The Voice this week stating that public comments are being accepted on a proposed cleanup of environmental contamination on a property at 207 N. Congress Street in Winnsboro. The public comment period, initiated by SC DHEC (the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control) extends through June […]
Doko Manor’s financial woes continue
May 9, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After the first six months of operation, (March – October, 2013) the Manor was operating at a deficit of $106,000, according to the Town’s then CPA Kem Smith. During an intense five-hour February, 2014 workshop, Blythewood’s then town council discussed ways to stop the bleeding which, they worried aloud, could possibly cause the […]
Blythewood Town Council considers hiring more employees
May 9, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Town council members spent approximately six hours on April 19 in a budget workshop at the Manor taking a first look at the Town’s proposed $3.7 million FY 2024-25 annual budget. Proposals included hiring several new employees – three part time student interns at $15 per hour for 20 hours per week; a […]
Clemens tapped as WDPS interim chief
May 9, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Veteran law enforcement officer Patrick Clemens has been named Interim Chief of the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety. He said he’s looking forward to the challenge. “Wherever I’ve worked, I’ve always tried to leave things better than I found them,” he said, “and I want to do that here in Winnsboro. This is […]
Wings & Wheels festival set for Saturday, May 11
May 9, 2024 By
GREENBRIER — The 19th Annual Wings & Wheels Air Festival will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2024 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Fairfield County Airport. The festival will feature a skydiving demonstration, cruise-In car show, display of fixed wing aircraft, law enforcement and emergency vehicles, DJ, artisan and food vendors, face […]
