RIDGEWAY – After failing on Aug. 9, to finalize a vote to defund its Police Department, the Ridgeway Town Council held a special meeting Saturday, Aug. 11, at 10 am to pass the vote. Following executive session at the Aug. 9 meeting, Councilman Dan Martin moved to ‘implement a reduction in force by eliminating funding […]
Mahorsky seeks less restrictions
July 26, 2018 By
BLAIR – A Fairfield County man charged with killing his parents remains at a state mental hospital while a judge mulls his future. Matthew Richard Mahorsky, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2013 shooting deaths, appeared in court June 28 for a hearing to decide whether to ease restrictions on […]
Man busted for ‘shake & bake’ meth lab
July 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro man was arrested after Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputies discovered he was manufacturing methamphetamine in the back seat of a car in the Bi-Lo parking lot. Bradley Alson Sanders, 48, was charged with using a motor vehicle without consent to manufacture methamphetamine in what deputies described as a ‘shake and bake’ lab. […]
Randal Sisk arrested for animal cruelty
July 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro man has been arrested after a Winnsboro Department of Public Safety (WDPS) officer reported two dogs in a back yard on Hillcrest chained to a tree and tangled in the chain so that one of the dogs could not reach shade. The report also stated that the dogs did not have […]
Sheriff investigates meth lab at Bi Lo
July 17, 2018 By
See story update: Man busted for ‘shake & bake’ meth lab WINNSBORO – On Tuesday afternoon, the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office investigated a suspected methamphetamine lab in the Bi Lo parking lot in the Winnsboro area. Deputies initially responded to Bi Lo for a complaint of trespassing. Upon arrival, deputies learned that the trespass suspect had […]
Bond denied for man who beat teen
July 12, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE – A Jenkinsville man was charged with assault & battery 3rd degree, assault & battery 2nd degree, burglary, violation of court order of protection (two charges), domestic violence 3rd degree after allegedly using a set of brass knuckles to beat a 15-year old male in the face and assaulting the teen’s mother and grandfather […]
All district schools to get SROs
July 5, 2018 By
County will provide vehicles and uniforms WINNSBORO – Ridgeway Police Chief Christopher Culp has been the subject of at least 14 complaints from Ridgeway residents and businesses in the past 12 months, according to documents obtained by The Voice. Those complaints recently almost cost him his job. One of the complaints, though – that Culp […]
Summer Camp
June 25, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Another Fairfield County Sheriff’s Department Kids Camp just wrapped after five days of learning, playing and participating in a talent show. Sheriff Will Montgomery, second from left, paused for a photo op with camp leaders and campers.
Church burglary suspect nabbed
May 31, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – An individual has been identified as a suspect in several burglaries of churches in the Blair and Jenkinsville areas of Fairfield County over the weekend. Investigators with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office have obtained arrest warrants for Terrance Chisolm, 38, of Aiken, SC, for multiple counts of burglary. Chisolm is currently in the […]
Competitive Giving
May 31, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Red Cross phlebotomist Mickey Grant, left, assists Leigh Gambrell during the Boots and Badges blood donation competition Saturday at the Winnsboro Church of the Nazarene. The Sheriff’s Department slid past the Fairfield County Fire Department to take the win in the friendly competition.
