BLYTHEWOOD – A set of class-action lawsuits about how real estate commissions are paid has led to a lot of speculation in growing towns like Blythewood. But local realtors say they think it will have little impact on home buyers in the Blythewood area. “I think [real estate agents’ commissions] will stay about the same. […]
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 […]
‘It’s been a great ride.’
May 2, 2024 By
Boo Major to Retire as Coach of USC Equestrian Team BLYTHEWOOD – It was announced last week that Blythewood’s most decorated cowgirl, Boo Major, will retire as Head Coach of the University of South Carolina’s Championship Equestrian Team in July. A Gamecock Facebook message to Major went right to the heart of the matter. “No […]
Scout Motors hit with ethics complaint; Governor’s office: ‘That’s nonsense.’
May 2, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Scout Motors, which is expected to create over 4,000 jobs in the Midlands, is the target of an ethics complaint recently filed by a pair of S.C. watchdog groups. On April 29, the S.C. Policy Council announced that it had joined the S.C. Public Interest Foundation in filing an ethics complaint against Scout […]
Taylor resigns as Winnsboro town manager; signs three-year contract with Town of Newberry
May 1, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – After almost three years with the Town of Winnsboro, Town Manager Jason Taylor has resigned. Taylor told The Voice on Wednesday that he has accepted the City Manager position for the Town of Newberry under a three-year contract. Taylor was hired by the Town of Winnsboro in June of 2021 after serving six […]
BW man charged with dog fighting
April 25, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – A Blythewood man, along with 12 others, has been charged with Animal Fighting and Baiting on Saturday, April 20, according to a South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) report released on Monday. Eric Deon Todd, 35, of Blythewood, was one of 13 individuals booked into the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Richland […]
Blackstock man arrested in stabbing
April 25, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Tyrone D. Foster, 20, of Circle Drive in the Blackstock area has been arrested for Attempted Murder. At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, deputies responded to a report of a stabbing incident that occurred during a physical altercation between two individuals on Turkey Creek Road in the Blackstock area of Fairfield […]
Bicycle rider dies in Ridgeway truck crash
April 25, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – A bicycle rider was killed in a crash near the Town of Ridgeway about 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 22. A crash on Highway 34 near Autumn Drive, approximately three miles east of Ridgeway, has resulted in the death of George Christensen, age 73, of Countryside, Illinois, according to Fairfield County Coroner Chris […]
Blair man sentenced to federal prison for social media threats
April 24, 2024 By
COLUMBIA — Casey William Degolyer, 48, of Blair, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to threatening interstate communications, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina. Evidence presented in court showed that the FBI received numerous complaints regarding Degolyer’s posts on social media. Degolyer posted […]
Ridgeway man charged in shooting
April 18, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Keshawn Keanu Miller, 20, of Ridgeway, SC has been arrested for Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime, and Malicious Injury to Personal Property, according to the Fairfield County Sheriff’s office. These charges stem from a shooting incident that took place on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at the Pops […]
