BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Town Council passed a resolution last month expressing support for the major road construction projects being planned in conjunction with the arrival of Scout Motors. The town’s agreement with the South Carolina Department of Transportation makes a commitment to support the projects, which will include a new Interstate 77 interchange, a […]
News Analysis: The Voice answers Franklin’s scathing press release
November 2, 2023 By
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 […]
Big Wateree Creek bridge to be closed for repair
November 2, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The SC Department of Transportation awarded a contract for repairs to the bridge over Big Wateree Creek on US Hwy 21 in Fairfield County. According to a release from Fairfield County, the planned date to start construction is Nov. 27, 2023. The estimated duration of closure is 21 days. Timelines could change […]
Two arrests made in bomb threat at MLILY
November 1, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Two suspects were arrested last week after the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a bomb threat at MLILY Plant on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Markelyis J. Gibson, 21, and Joshua English, 35, were arrested for one count of Bomb Threats/Conspiring to Make a Bomb Threat. Gibson was arrested on Wednesday following the incident. […]
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 […]
Arrest made in MLILY bomb threat investigation
October 25, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office has cleared from the MLILY Plant on US Hwy 321, south of Winnsboro, after responding to a bomb threat. This morning, an employee at MLILY received a call indicating a bomb threat. Sheriff’s deputies were on the scene within two minutes of the call and assisted with the […]
County cuts ribbon on Wateree fire station
October 19, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council hosted a ribbon cutting for the new River Road Fire Station earlier this month. The new fire station will cover the lower River Road area near Lake Wateree in Fairfield County and will serve as a substation of the Southeastern Fire Station. The station will serve approximately 300 address points, […]
A fun night for a serious cause
October 19, 2023 By
RIDGEWAY – Faith Fighters Cancer Support Group hosted a GLOW (God Lights Our Way) walk in Ridgeway on Saturday, Oct. 14 to raise awareness for breast cancer. The group partnered with Renada Richardson of Rich Beauty Fitness and Sheila Chappell, a Mary Kay Consultant, to put on the event. The two-mile walk began at Ridgway […]
Driver dies in I-77 crash
October 16, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD – The driver of a 2008 Hummer H-3 SUV was struck by a 2024 Freightliner tractor trailer in the north bound lane of I-77 N near the 32 mile marker, about two miles south of Ridgeway. The driver of the Hummer was the sole occupant and is deceased. The driver of the Freightliner was […]
