WINNSBORO – Mitford’s community center averages one to three people a day. Monticello’s averages three to five. Nobody visited either center at all in November. With $3M already earmarked for three rec centers in the county, council wants to spend more taxpayer money on parks and recreation. On Monday, council voted 5-2 to lease 8.12 […]
Whitaker threatens to stop accepting Town’s waste
March 3, 2022 By
Taylor: Town Prepared To Go To Court WINNSBORO – During county council’s meeting Monday night, County Administrator Malik Whitaker doubled down on the county’s position that the Town of Winnsboro owes over $60,000 in unpaid solid waste fees. In a letter to Winnsboro Town Manager Jason Taylor, dated Nov. 15, 2021, Whitaker wrote, “For the […]
Taylor: County double charging Winnsboro for waste disposal
February 24, 2022 By
Town Lays Groundwork for Possible Legal Action WINNSBORO – Several things don’t smell right with a roughly $60,000 solid waste disposal bill that the Town of Winnsboro said it recently received from Fairfield County, according to town officials. Town Administrator Jason Taylor says the bill represents a double charge for a service municipal residents already […]
Citizens to speak March 7 on rezoning rural Blythewood
February 24, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – Richland County residents received map amendment notices last week as part of the county’s newly adopted Land Development Code (LDC) changes. Even though the county has already adopted the LDC, the new zoning codes are not yet adopted. While the notice sent out to county residents says the new zoning classification assignments will […]
BAR ok’s Taco Bell, asks council to require COA for LED lights
February 24, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After a few questions about color and materials that will be used in the construction of a Taco Bell that is planned or Blythewood Road, the Board of Architectural Review (BAR) voted unanimously to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the restaurant. Following the meeting, one of three presenters, Bob Wiseman, representing Flynn […]
Winnboro man killed in shooting
February 17, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Coroner’s office released the name of the individual who was involved in a deadly shooting in Winnsboro on Feb. 16. Michael Foster, Jr., 19, of Blackstock, was shot on Wednesday, Feb. 16. He was transported by Fairfield County EMS to MUSC Fairfield Emergency Department where he succumbed to his injuries. […]
Post and Courier and newspaper partners receive Selden Ring citation
February 17, 2022 By
NEW YORK – The Charleston Post and Courier and its 17 community news partners were awarded a Special Citation of the 2022 Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting for their investigative series, “Uncovered.” The Voice of Blythewood and Fairfield County is one of The Post and Courier’s community news partners. The citation was for the […]
Blythewood to celebrate Black History Month Feb. 26 & 27
February 17, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood will celebrate Black History Month on Feb. 26 & 27, beginning in the historic gymnasium at Bethel-Hanberry Elementary school and culminating with a community program at Doko Meadows. Sponsored by the Blythewood Historical Society, this year’s theme will be ‘Honoring the Legacy & Heritage of Bethel-Hanberry High School 1946-1970 & Beyond’ The […]
Taco Bell to request COA in Blythewood
February 17, 2022 By
NOTICE – CORRECTED DATE OF TACO BELL appearance before BW Board of Architectural Review The Blythewood Board of Architectural Review will consider a Certificate of Appropriateness for a Taco Bell Tuesday, Feb. 22 (not Monday, Feb. 21 as printed in the Feb. 17 issue of The Voice) at The Manor. BLYTHEWOOD – Plans for a […]
Deep South – Deep North: The Courtship
February 17, 2022 By
In this third of four excerpts from her book, Deep South – Deep North: A Family’s Journey, published in 2018, Ridgeway native Lottie B. Scott tells both the heartbreaking and triumphant tale of her maturation into adulthood against a racially-charged, impoverished, yet fiercely loving backdrop in Longtown, S.C. THE COURTSHIP – Mama and Daddy met […]
