BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD COUNTY – At least 25 people have been reported killed in South Carolina as the result of Hurricane Helene’s destruction in the state. The deaths of two of those people directly impacted Blythewood and Fairfield County families. Volunteer firefighters Landon Bodie, 18, and George (Chad) Satcher, 53, were killed Friday morning when a tree […]
Dog attacks Greenbrier woman, 71
September 26, 2024 By
GREENBRIER – A Fairfield County man has been issued a ticket for $1,087.50 for breaking a county ordinance three weeks after a dog he owned attacked a woman walking in the 4300 block of Greenbrier-Mossydale Road, according to a Fairfield County Sheriff’s incident report. The incident occurred about 8:30 a.m., Sunday, July 28. After deputies […]
Penny Tax Referendum postponed
September 26, 2024 By
Richland County has postponed the 2024 Transportation Penny Referendum Town Hall meeting scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 26, at Doko Manor due to inclement weather possibilities created by Hurricane Helene. The meeting is rescheduled for Thursday, Oct. 3, at a location to be determined. The Voice will provide that information when it is available.
Child, teen seriously wounded by gunfire in Winnsboro
September 23, 2024 By
en were gunned down and left with serious injuries Friday night in the former Walmart parking lot in Winnsboro. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. on Friday, Sept 20, adjacent to the Planet Vape in the parking lot in the 700 block of U. S. Hwy 321 By-Pass. As two cousins – a boy, 12, […]
Jamel Lewis sentenced for firearm possession
September 19, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Jamel Lamont Lewis, 35, of Columbia, was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition. According to the United States Attorney’s office, evidence presented to the court showed that in December 2020, Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call […]
Two men found dead on Koon Store Road
September 19, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Richland County Coroner has identified two men who were shot to death near Blythewood over the weekend. The shooting victims were identified as Corey Johns, 40, of Lexington and Jibaris Veal, 37, of Columbia. Richland County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 300 block of Koon Store Road at about 10:30 p.m., Saturday, […]
BMS AP named an Emerging Leader
September 5, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Last week, Blythewood Middle School sixth grade assistant principal Brandon Reeder was named to an elite list of educators in the Emerging Leaders Class of 2024-2025 by the South Carolina ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development). The SC Emerging Leader Program is comprised of educators who desire to become more involved […]
Community stunned by death of Blythewood High School student
August 31, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A Blythewood High School student passed away Saturday morning, according to BHS Principal Matt Sherman. According to Sherman, the male student died of natural causes. “We are devastated,” Sherman said. ”We’ve been in touch with the family, and we have informed the Blythewood High School family. “He was a junior, a very good […]
Geiger charged with murder of Tyon Byrd
August 30, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY –Sheriff Will Montgomery announces the arrest of a suspect for a murder that occurred in July 2023. Marshawn Devon Geiger, who is currently incarcerated in the SC Department of Corrections for unrelated charges, was formally arrested on August 19, 2024 for the murder of Tyon D. Byrd. On July 1, 2023, Byrd was […]
One charged in shooting at Killian Rd. Kroger
August 22, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Lateef Karim Carnegie, 50, was arrested for the shooting that occurred at the Kroger grocery store on Killian Road on Sunday, Aug. 18. On Sunday afternoon, Richland County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to Kroger in reference to a shooting incident. Upon arrival, deputies quickly detained the suspect and secured the scene. Deputies determined […]
