Bell Offered County Ads to Voice in Exchange for Endorsement WINNSBORO – Moses Bell’s request for an election endorsement may have resulted in a violation of the Hatch Act, a federal law that bars the intermingling of political campaigning and government work. Bell also offered The Voice the county’s ad revenue in exchange for an […]
Pig on the Ridge set for Friday & Saturday
November 3, 2022 By
RIDGEWAY – The first weekend in November means one thing in Ridgeway: the Pig is back. Friday night’s “No Pigs allowed” runs from 6 – 10:30 p.m. with activities for kids, craft sales, a street party with DJ Doug Pauley, and while, “No pigs allowed” on Friday night, there will be delicious and different non-pork […]
Eagle XC claims 1A State Runner Up
November 3, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – For the first time in the program’s short history, Richard Winn’s girls’ cross country team took home hardware at the SCISA 1A State meet. The Eagle finished in second place behind Cross Schools, beating out Thomas Hart Academy, Oconee Christian School and Cambridge Academy. Young Eagle standouts Hayden Branham (6th grade) and Ileanna […]
17-year-old arrested in recent Winnsboro shootings
November 2, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery announced the arrest of a 17-year-old juvenile from Richland County in connection with several recent shootings in Fairfield County. The juvenile turned himself in to the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday Oct, 26, 2022 and was transported to the Fairfield County Detention Center where he was charged […]
Whitaker continues to hide employee survey results
October 27, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – As Fairfield County Administrator Malik Whitaker is taking heat over the quiet suppression of a highly anticipated – and possibly explosive – employee survey, council discussion behind closed doors of an audit of county policies, as they pertain to employees, appears to have run afoul of South Carolina open meeting laws. Whitaker announced […]
SC Ethics hearing held for R2’s McKie
October 27, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – Amelia McKie blamed a “misinterpretation” of state ethics law as to why she failed to declare school board pay on her state ethics filings during a recent State Ethics Commission hearing. McKie, a member of the Richland Two Board of Trustees and former board chairman, also complained that Gus Philpott, a Richland County […]
Winnsboro awarded $500K SC funding
October 27, 2022 By
WINNSBORO— Representative Annie McDaniel and Mayor John McMeekin announced Wednesday morning that a South Carolina State Budget Appropriation of $500,000 was granted to the Town of Winnsboro for downtown redevelopment. “The capital will be used to jumpstart the long-term goals of bringing a vibrant downtown back to Winnsboro,” McMeekin said. “The work can only occur […]
Blythewood Town Council nixes term limit ordinance
October 27, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With three votes for and two abstentions, council voted Monday night to repeal an ordinance passed in 2014 that established term limits of two consecutive four-year terms on town council members and the mayor. Voting to repeal the ordinance were Councilman Eddie Baugman who has one more year to serve on his second […]
Halloween weekend packed with frightful fun
October 27, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD – Looking for a spooky, fun experience this Halloween? There will be plenty of them this weekend – in Blythewood, the VillageChurch Fall Fest, Sandy Level Baptist Church’s Fall Festival, a dog costume party at Doko Park and Trunk or Treats. In Winnsboro, there will be a Ghost Walk and PumpkinFest on Saturday. Fall […]
104 townhouses proposed for downtown Blythewood
October 20, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Great Southern Homes’ representative Ned Purcell appeared before the Blythewood Board of Architectural Review Monday night to request approval for a Certificate of Appropriateness for 104 townhouses to be constructed at 158 Langford Road across from Town Hall. The 12.55-acre parcel is zoned for the project that will consist of 1,500 to 1,700 […]
