Bell proposes industrial tax break for Teacher Village

WINNSBORO – A 22-acre private “Teacher Village” housing development slated to be built behind Fairfield Central High School could have much its county property taxes waived for up to 30 years, if council passes the Special Source Revenue Credit proposed by Chairman Moses Bell. On Monday night, the council members approved first reading of the […]

Blythewood All-Stars to play for World Series title on Thursday

LUMBERTON, NC – After a scary first inning in their opening game of the Dixie Youth World Series, South Carolina’s AAA All-Star team, formerly Blythewood All-Stars, showed up in a big way. The SC All-Stars took the field on Saturday against Louisiana to open the World Series and worked a quick three-up, three-down in the […]

Sheriff makes arrests in shooting of 9-year-old

FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery announced that his office along with The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office arrested four suspects early Tuesday morning while executing a search warrant in Kershaw County.  These suspects are being charged with the shooting incident which occurred on June 19 in Fairfield County when shots were fired into […]

The highly unusual handling of the Robinson complaint and settlement

 WINNSBORO – After the county settled a $50,000 complaint from former county employee Diana Robinson, the wife of County Councilman Neil Robison, questions remain. Why did the county pay for the entire settlement from the general fund? No lawsuit was filed and there is no evidence in almost 200 documents that The Voice received in […]

BW town council settles on park fees for teams

BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s hourly fees to use Doko Park are coming down, but not enough for some town council members. On Monday night, after a proposed $50 per hour fee for ball teams to use the fields in the park, Councilman Rich McKenrick made the motion to reduce that rate to $25. Council voted 3-2 […]

Ridgeway Council approves soccer at Ridgeway Park

RIDGEWAY – Soccer is coming to Ridgeway. At its July meeting, the Ridgeway Town Council unanimously approved a proposal to rent out the Ridgeway Park ball field on N Means Street to the three-year-old, Blythewood Soccer Club. Blythewood Soccer Club representative Frank Cahoon explained that the eight-week program would include children born from 2011 to […]

Newest Schaffer

The Schaffer family is growing again – and is announcing the newest member, Finley Mae. Finley was born June 10, 2022, weighed 9.2 lbs and was 22 inches long. And, according to her granddaddy, Jeff Schaffer, she is being loved by everyone in the family.

Town hosts send-off for BW All-Stars

BLYTHEWOOD – The final leg of their road to a Dixie Youth World Series title starts on Saturday, Aug. 6 in Lumberton, North Carolina. The community is invited to officially send off the Blythewood turned South Carolina All Stars on Thursday, Aug. 4 at 5:45 p.m. at Blythewood Town Hall. In an interview with The […]

Two teens injured in weekend shootings

WINNSBORO – During the last three months there have been eight documented drive-by shooting incidents in Winnsboro. The last one – over the weekend – has left two juveniles shot, according to reports filed with the Winnsboro Police Department. While members of the community are becoming increasingly fearful about the rash of drive-bys in the […]

Chamber names businesses of the year

WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce held its 2022 annual meeting Thursday evening at the newly refurbished Mt. Zion building, and the highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Fitz-John Creighton McMaster Industry of the Year award to TruVista, and the Small Business of the Year. Accepting the award for TruVista from […]

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