FAIRFIELD COUNTY — Fairfield County Fire Services is short on volunteer firefighters – way short. To combat that shortage the fire service is hosting an open house on Thursday. It starts at 6 p.m. at the new Fairfield County Administration Building, located at 350 Columbia Road. “We are down, we have 120 volunteers that are […]
Fairfield Magnet School named National Blue Ribbon School
September 22, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science is one of only five schools in the state to be recognized as a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School by U. S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. Cardona announced Friday that 297 schools across the country were receiving the award. It recognizes a school’s academic performance […]
R2, Fairfield SC Ready scores released
September 22, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County and Blythewood area schools generally saw improvement on the 2022 SC Ready exams, according to the S.C. Department of Education. However, Fairfield students failed to outperform the state averages, with the district trailing by double-digit percentage points in some grade levels, data shows. SC Ready scores, which measure readiness in English-Language […]
Two in custody after a vehicle pursuit, brief standoff in Blythewood
September 20, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Around 11:30 a.m. Monday, Richland County Sheriff’s deputies spotted a passenger in a vehicle who they recognized as the person wanted on two counts of attempted murder in connection with a shooting on Sept. 10, near the Spinx gas station located at 101 Lee Road. When deputies attempted to stop the vehicle in […]
Ridgeway denies reversing position on connecting to line
September 15, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – During the Monday, May 12, council meeting, Councilman Clarence Gilbert criticized Council Chairman Bell for not briefing all council members on an important multi-person conference call meeting that Bell and County Administrator Malik Whitaker participated in regarding the $20 million grant application for the construction of a wastewater connector line that Ridgeway town […]
An uncommon sisterhood of friends
September 15, 2022 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – They’ve been best friends since first grade. They graduated high school together, then went to nursing school together and all became nurses. The five Fairfield women, Barbara (Johnson) Wylie, Mary (McGraw) Frink, Ivy (Williams) Randolph, Lillie (Pearson) Adams, Australia (Ashford) Sloss Hollins, now all age 70, sat down with The Voice last […]
Come for the 5k, stay for the party
September 15, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The 2022 Superhero 5K Family Fun Day will be held Saturday, Sept. 17 at Doko Meadows Park. The 5K Run/Walk starts at 8 a.m., followed by a 100 meter Kids Dash at 10 a.m. A Superhero costume contest for adults, children and dogs will be held at 11 a.m. Then there’s free lunch […]
Fairfield County hits roadblock on $20M grant
September 8, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – The recent agreement reached between the Fairfield County Council and the Town of Winnsboro that was hailed by County Council Chairman Moses Bell as transformational for the county and one of his most rewarding experiences since becoming chair, may be in trouble. In the agreement, the Town and County agreed to undertake construction […]
The Big Grab is on!
September 8, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD/RIDGEWAY– Shops, restaurants, service stations, hotels and other merchants in Blythewood, Winnsboro and Ridgeway are stocked and ready for the invasion that will happen this weekend, Sept. 9 and 10, when the annual 50- mile Big Grab yard sale descends on the three towns and everything in between. Already businesses and residents along the sale […]
PC recommends 4-2 industrial rezoning
September 8, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A plan to open previously restricted land to potential industrial development received a favorable vote from Blythewood planning commissioners Tuesday night. Commissioners voted 4-2 to recommend rezoning about 125 acres along Community and Blythewood roads from Town Center District (TC), which only allows certain uses, to Light Industrial Two District (LI-2). Blythewood Town […]
