Keogh: I Think You’re Going to See Something Magnificent BLYTHEWOOD – Scout Motors recently invited 18 journalists from several media outlets, including The Voice, to tour the 1,100-acre construction site of the company’s new production center on the western side of the Town of Blythewood. Departing from the company’s red brick house on Blythewood Road […]
The Voice invited to tour construction of Scout’s new production center
Town buys Burnett’s office for $800,000

BLYTHEWOOD – The Town of Blythewood has purchased the law office of former Blythewood Attorney Shannon Burnett for $800,000. The 3-bedroom, 1,636 square-foot former residential property, now zoned commercial, sits on a one-acre lot. Burnett purchased the residence five years ago in March, 2020 for $255,000, and transferred it to her law firm under the […]
Three arrested in Blythewood shooting

BLYTHEWOOD – Three arrests have been made following the teen shootout in Blythewood on April 5. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott held a press conference on April 11 to announce two of the arrests and to give insight into what happened that night when hundreds of teens swarmed the town. A third arrest was made […]
Ruff stands by A & H-Tax recommendations

Council Majority Quiet on Possible Conflict of Interest in A & H-Tax Vote WINNSBORO – In a 5-2 vote, Fairfield Council approved $197,562 in funding recommendations made by the accommodations and hospitality committee for the following organizations: Chamber of Commerce, $65,052 South Carolina Railroad Museum, $60,000 Wings and Wheels Air Festival, $5,000 Pine Tree Playhouse, […]
Portion of Hwy 21 to close April 17-18

BLYTHEWOOD – Norfolk Southern and the SC Department of Transportation will close a section of Wilson Blvd/U.S. Hwy 21 for 36 hours on Thursday, April 17 through Friday, April 18 to move long pieces of rail and materials across the highway. The closed section will be on either side of the entrance to Boomer Road […]
Female shot, businesses damaged during teen shootout in Blythewood

Surveillance Footage Shows Teens Running When Shots Fired BLYTHEWOOD – After what appeared to be a shootout between two groups of male teenagers in a parking lot on McNulty Road about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, an eyewitness who was sitting in his car nearby reading his texts told The Voice what he saw. “I heard as […]
Portion of Wilson Blvd to close April 13 and 17-18

BLYTHEWOOD – A section of Wilson Blvd/U.S. Hwy 21 will be closed three days in April to move long pieces of rail and materials across the highway. The closed section will be on either side of the entrance to Boomer Road. Detour and road closure signs will be placed prior to road closure. Closures will […]
A/H-Tax Advsiory Committee awards $194K for tourism

WINNSBORO – During an Accommodation/Hospitality Tax advisory committee meeting on March 31 at the Fairfield County Government Complex, committee members approved $194.052 to be awarded from local accommodation and hospitality tax revenue to five non-profit organizations to promote tourism in Fairfield County. At the beginning of the meeting, Chair Paulette Mumma stressed the importance of […]
Church in Ridgeway targeted

RIDGEWAY – Fairfield County Fire Service responded to Lebanon United Presbyterian Church in Ridgeway around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 7 for a smoking church van, according to an incident report from the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, firefighters extinguished the flames and found the driver’s side window smashed with a brick, the report […]
High speed chase winds through Blythewood and Fairfield

RICHLAND/FAIRFIELD – Two people have been arrested after a high speed chase that ended in a crash on U.S. Hwy 34. Gregory Murphy, 36, and Raian Phillips, 29, led Richland County deputies on a high speed chase that began in Forest Acres and ended in a crash in Fairfield County. On April 7, at approximately […]