WINNSBORO — It could be last call for a Winnsboro restaurant that apparently had plans to operate as a nightclub, according to police records. Town police have temporarily shut down Winnsboro Bar and Grill, in the 100 block of North Congress Street, which previously operated as a barbecue restaurant. More recently, though, the business […]
Update: Shoot out near Drawdy Park
October 24, 2018 By
WINNSBORO: The Voice received clarification this morning that two people, not three as previously reported, were shot in last night’s shooting in the Drawdy Park area behind the Fairfield County Administration Building in Winnsboro. One victim was shot in the leg and another was possibly grazed by a bullet. A third victim, who was injured […]
Winnsboro Dept. of Public Safety seeks robbery suspect
October 18, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Winnsboro Department of Public Safety is seeking information on the identity of a man suspected of an armed robbery of First Citizens Bank in Winnsboro on Oct. 12. A black male wearing a Batman hat and a Bob Marley t-shirt handed a bank teller a note demanding money shortly before 6 p.m., […]
Randal Sisk arrested for animal cruelty
July 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro man has been arrested after a Winnsboro Department of Public Safety (WDPS) officer reported two dogs in a back yard on Hillcrest chained to a tree and tangled in the chain so that one of the dogs could not reach shade. The report also stated that the dogs did not have […]
High noon shooting on College St.
May 31, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – After a resident on Garden Street reported hearing gunshots being fired on College Street, an officer with the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety arrived on the scene. An investigation resulted in the arrest of a 19-year-old male charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, a 17-year-old male charged with unlawful possession […]
Help save lives at the Boots and Badges Blood Drive
May 17, 2018 By
“It’s a competition that saves lives,” said Cpl. BeeBee Harris, with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Department. Boots & Badges is a chance to vote for the one of three Fairfield County emergency responder departments – Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Fire & Rescue or Law Enforcement. To vote, one needs to donate blood. The event will […]
Passing the Torch
May 10, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Sheriff’s Department, Winnsboro Department of Public Safety and other Fairfield County law enforcement agencies participated in the annual “County Line to County Line” S.C. Special Olympics Torch Run last Friday. Above, Winnsboro Police Chief John Seibles helps bring the torch down Congress Street to the courthouse, where it was passed to Sheriff […]
Man arrested for attempted murder
March 15, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro man has been charged with attempted murder and malicious injury for gunning down an acquaintance at the MP Mart across from Fairfield Central High School. The incident occurred on Feb. 20 at about 1:30 a.m. and involved several individuals at the scene. Reginald Walker, 24, was arrested after he and his […]
Blair brush fires burn 125 acres
March 8, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Multiple brush fires were reported Saturday afternoon in the Jenkinsville area along Highways 215 and 213. Fairfield County Fire Chief Jason Pope said the fires, which were first reported a little after 2 p.m., consumed about 125 acres. Thirty emergency personnel were on scene as well as 11 fire and emergency units including […]
Father jailed for cruelty to child
November 30, 2017 By
WINNSBORO – A 43-year-old Winnsboro man was arrested on Nov. 14 for both ‘cruelty to children (torture, deprivation)’ and ‘assault and battery’ 1st degree. A 38-year-old woman came to the Winnsboro police station on Nov. 6, stating that her ex-husband had stabbed their 16-year-old son in the leg, causing the child to have to have […]
