BLYTHEWOOD – On Monday, Aug. 28, construction was suspended on the Scout Motors site in the Blythewood Industrial Park. Richland County Economic Development officials told The Voice that the work stoppage is only temporary as the company awaits the issuance of a wetlands permit, and it is not known how long the work stoppage will […]
Stephens resigns as Chamber president
August 31, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce President Gene Stephens submitted a letter of resignation to the Chamber Board on Aug. 27, 2023. The effective date of his resignation is Nov. 29, 2023, the five year anniversary of when he was hired by the Chamber. The letter stated, “It has been an honor and a […]
Ridgeway public defender wins stand your ground case
August 30, 2023 By
Whitaker Fired After He Fired Chief Following Wrongful Murder Charge CHESTER – It’s been a tumultuous week in Fairfield County’s neighbor to the north, where a man wrongfully jailed for murder has been freed and two high-ranking city leaders have been dismissed from their posts. The city shakeup was set into motion at an August […]
City of Chester fires Whitaker, former Fairfield County Administrator
August 29, 2023 By
CHESTER – Following a lengthy executive session Monday night, Chester City council voted 5-4 to fire Administrator Malik Whitaker. The firing came five days after Whitaker fired Police Chief Curtis Singleton and only eight months after he (Whitaker) was hired as Chester City administrator. At the beginning of Monday night’s council meeting, Councilwoman Robbie King-Boyd […]
Watson gets 25 years for sex trafficking
August 24, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A Blythewood man accused of sex trafficking and drug dealing will spend 25 years behind bars, according to federal court documents. Brian Leroy Watson, 51, formerly of Blythewood, was sentenced last week to 300 months in prison and ordered to repay $45,000 in restitution divided evenly among nine victims, documents state. Watson had […]
Hall of Fame Coach honored by former Winnsboro Wildcats
August 17, 2023 By
WININSBORO – It was everything one could wish for in a reunion of high school basketball players and their beloved coach – like a movie, one that brought it all back in the most heartwarming way. The reunion started coming together earlier this summer when several former Winnsboro High School basketball players – Carl Kennedy, […]
Police stage chilling raid on Kansas newspaper office
August 17, 2023 By
MARION, KS — In an unprecedented raid Friday, local law enforcement seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials from the Marion County Record office, the newspaper’s reporters, and the publisher’s home. The town’s entire five-person police department, along with two sheriff’s deputies, raided the newspaper offices and the home of the paper’s co-owner and publisher. That […]
Judge rules on 5 MPA/Town of Blythewood motions
August 17, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – There was movement last week in the more than two-year-old legal battle between the Town of Blythewood and MPA Strategies, a marketing company the Town contracted with in April, 2021, and terminated less than three months later. At issue are a Freedom of Information lawsuit filed by MPA against Mayor Bryan Franklin and […]
WDPS arrests Winnsboro man for DC murder
August 10, 2023 By
Officers Say Suspect, Victims are Family Members WINNSBORO — A Winnsboro man is in the Fairfield County Detention Center awaiting extradition to Prince George’s County, MD where he has been charged with murder of one family member and the attempted murder of another family member and other related charges. Edward Gary, 37, of Winnsboro is […]
Columbia men arrested for Criminal Solicitation of a Minor
August 10, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Joseph Daniel Garcia, 31, of Columbia, and Micka White, 28, of Columbia on four total charges connected to the attempted sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Goose Creek Police Department and Mount Pleasant Police Department […]
