Criminal investigation is ongoing WINNSBORO – In an update on a story that broke in February 2023 by The Voice on a criminal investigation of chemicals found buried on a property in downtown Winnsboro, the Department of Health and Environment Control (DHEC) reports that at no time was anyone at risk of negative health impacts […]
Blythewood town administrator resigns, takes position with Richland County
April 6, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Voice has learned that the Blythewood Town Administrator Carroll Williamson has submitted his resignation, effective June 1, 2023, and will be taking a position with Richland County as Community Planning and Development Director. Williamson signed a two-year contract with Blythewood in January, 2021 after serving as the Planning and Development Director for […]
Ashley Oaks neighbors push back against rail yard rezoning
April 6, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – About 80 Ashley Oaks residents attended Monday night’s town council meeting, and a number of them spoke out against a rezoning request for a property that borders many of their back yards and that will be used as an industrial rail yard. The Blythewood Planning Commission ultimately and unanimously recommended the zoning change […]
Franklin wants ordinance to govern absences
April 6, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Some Blythewood leaders want it entered into the record whenever a council member misses a meeting, leading one councilman to call the request “tacky.” As the March 27 meeting was concluding, the present voting majority of council voiced support for differentiating between excused and unexcused absences in the minutes. The discussion occurred after […]
WHS falls to L-E, Ridge View
April 6, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Lugoff-Elgin scored six runs in the third inning to take an 8-0 lead over Westwood, and the Demons didn’t look back en route to a 19-3 win over the Redhawks in six innings Thursday. Against Ridge View Tuesday, Westwood couldn’t overcome a 7-2 deficit and the Blazers added a run in the fourth […]
Two men arrested in connection with Waffle House robbery
March 30, 2023 By
RIDGEWAY – Jyekwuan D. Brown, 19, of Columbia, and Jalon D. Bradley, also 19, of Elgin, were arrested in connection with the Feb. 24, 2023, robbery of the Waffle House restaurant located at the intersection of SC 34East and Interstate 77 in Fairfield County. Bradley was arrested on March 16, 2023. Brown was arrested on […]
Judge dismissed JWC’s defamation lawsuit against former Fairfield councilwoman Bertha Goins
March 30, 2023 By
WINNSBORO — A circuit judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit the Jenkinsville Water Company filed against former Fairfield County Councilwoman Bertha Goins. Meantime, some elements of a countersuit Goins filed are being allowed to move forward. On March 29, Circuit Judge Brian Gibbons approved a motion for summary judgment filed by Goins’ lawyer seeking dismissal […]
CBS’s Ted Koppel visits The Voice & Blythewood
March 30, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Ted Koppel and a television crew of five were in Blythewood last week filming at The Voice’s office and around town as part of an upcoming CBS Sunday Morning show. The two days of filming began at 7:30 Thursday morning when Koppel, two film crews and the show’s producer arrived at The Voice’s […]
Rezoning for rail yard request set for April 3
March 30, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Some Ashley Oaks residents say they were alarmed last week when the Town of Blythewood posted a yellow notice near their properties announcing that the owner of a 290.3-acre parcel bordering their back yards is requesting to have the property rezoned from D-1 (Development) zoning to Li-2 (Light Industry-2) zoning. The proposed use […]
National Women’s History Day in Blythewood
March 30, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Three Blythewood women were featured in presentations in the Blythewood Historical Society’s Women’s History Month program on Sunday. The three women were Frances Riley – everyone’s favorite first grade teacher; Dorothy Palmer Wilson – Boney Road memories; and Martha Ann Trapp – Farming in Blythewood, shared their stories of growing up, working and […]
