BLYTHEWOOD – On Saturday, Mayor Bryan Franklin issued a rebuttal to a story that appeared in The Voice on Oct. 26, 2023, titled, ‘Franklin continues to hide Town’s expenses for MPA lawsuits’ with the following subtitle: ‘Town’s legal expenses could be approaching $800,000.’ The story recounts how the Town has spent hundreds of thousands of […]
Pig on the Ridge set for Friday & Saturday
November 2, 2023 By
RIDGEWAY – The first weekend in November means the Pig is on the Ridge in Ridgeway. Friday night’s “No Pigs allowed” runs from 6 – 10:30 p.m. with activities for kids, craft sales, a street party, and while there are “no pig’s allowed” on Friday night, there will be delicious and different non-pork cuisine for […]
Fairfield County planning commissioner removed from board, then reinstated
November 2, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Planning Commissioner Donna Miller was sitting at her computer watching the Oct. 23 Fairfield County Council meeting on You Tube when Council voted to appoint David Brown to the District 7 seat of the Fairfield County Planning Commission. “I was shocked.” Miller told The Voice. “That’s my seat. I’m the District […]
Town Council candidates have their say
November 2, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Managing growth, maintaining fiscal responsibility, and ensuring transparency highlighted the topics four candidates for Blythewood Town Council addressed during a recent candidate forum at Doko Manor. Incumbent council members Eddie Baughman and Donald Brock as well as challengers Andrea Fripp and Trisha Hovis spent about 90 minutes Tuesday night, Oct. 24, answering questions […]
Olé! Winnsboro Fiesta is open
November 1, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – “In the last couple of months, I think one of the questions that I’ve been asked the most often is, ‘When is the New Mexican restaurant, Winnsboro Fiesta, going to open?’” Winnsboro Town Manager Jason Taylor posted on Facebook earlier this week. The answer came on Tuesday when the restaurant, located at 141 […]
Blythewood mayoral candidates forum tonight
November 1, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood mayoral candidates Bryan Franklin and Sloan J. Griffin III will participate in a forum at Doko Manor tonight from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. The event was planned by the candidates ahead of the election next week on Nov. 7. Doko Manor is located at 100 Alvina Hagood Circle in Blythewood.
Two die in crash near Jenkinsville
November 1, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A late night crash on SC Hwy 215 near Jenkinsville has resulted in the deaths of two Winnsboro residents. According to a report by SC Highway Patrol Master Trooper Brandon Bolt, a 2003 Chevrolet sedan with two occupants was traveling north on southbound SC Hwy 215 about 11:20 p.m. on Oct. 31 […]
Fairfield County Council reverses direction on filling vacant administrator position
October 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – At the Oct. 9 county council meeting, Chairman Doug Pauley announced council would hire a recruiting firm within two weeks to begin a search for a county administrator. At Monday night’s county council meeting he announced a change in plans. “Instead of hiring an expensive firm to recruit a county administrator, a decision […]
BHS golfer reclaims Individual State Title
October 26, 2023 By
PROSPERITY – Caroline Hawkins made the Mid Carolina Club golf course in Prosperity her own Monday and Tuesday. The Blythewood sophomore shot a 5-under par 68 on the Par-73 course Monday, then followed up Tuesday with a 6-under 67 to finish the 5A state girls’ golf tournament with a 135 and her second straight individual […]
Brock files for protective motion
October 26, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A town councilman has asked a judge for a protective order regarding testimony in a deposition he says was “unilaterally” set by opposing counsel. Councilman Donald Brock filed the motion Monday as part of an ongoing Freedom of Information lawsuit between Mayor Bryan Franklin/Town of Blythewood and MPA Strategies, the Town’s former marketing […]
