BLYTHEWOOD –Blythewood Town Administrator Carroll Williamson has submitted his resignation to Mayor Sloan Griffin, effective April 24, according to an email Griffin sent to The Voice on Tuesday. Williamson has been with the Town since January, 2021 after serving as the Planning and Development Director for the City of Cayce since 2017. Prior to working […]
Ridgeway elects mayor, two to council
April 4, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – With 49 ballots cast and a 21.89 percent turnout in Tuesday’s election, the residents of Ridgeway elected Rick Johnson as the town’s new mayor. Johnson, who was unopposed, garnered 39 votes (92% of the votes cast). There were three write-in votes for mayor. In the council race, incumbent Belva Bush-Belton and political newcomer […]
Council receives update on Doko Meadows Park expansion
April 4, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – During the March 25 town council meeting, Town Administrator Carroll Williamson updated council on projects to further expand and develop Doko Meadows Park. “We’re continuing to refine the design of the new restroom building plan to be constructed with the re-grading of the soccer field here at Doko Meadows Park,” Williams said. “The […]
Multiple arrests in large Fairfield County drug operation
March 28, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Deputies seized over 22 firearms, ammunition, body armor, quantities of illegal drugs, and US currency in a Fairfield County drug operation that was conducted Wednesday night, March 27, according to Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery. Montgomery said three men from the Mitford Community of Fairfield County were arrested following the investigation. Matthew […]
Field & Stream to bring music festival to Fairfield
March 28, 2024 By
Headliners will be Country Music’s Eric Church and Lainey Wilson FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Tickets go on sale this week for the Field & Stream Music Fest, a big country music festival that’s coming to Winnsboro Oct. 4-6. The event, being put on by a Charlotte-based entertainment company in conjunction with Field & Stream, is intended […]
Still remembering the tornado that plundered Fairfield 40 years later
March 28, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – On March 28, 1984, tornadoes struck multiple towns across the northern half of South Carolina before entering North Carolina to continue their paths of destruction. An article in Time Magazine dated April 9, 1984 said, “Last week’s Carolina twisters skipped along erratically, touching here and there, missing big cities by pure chance […]
Candidates file for June 11 primaries
March 28, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Nine candidates have filed for local, state and national primary elections to be held June 11, 2024 and represent Fairfield County. U. S. Congress, Dist. 5 Two candidates are running for the U.S. House of Representatives for District 5: Incumbent U. S. Congressman Republican Ralph W. Norman and Democrat Evangeline Hundley. District 5 […]
Prioleau steps down after 24 years on Ridgeway Council
March 21, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – It was 24 years ago that Rufus Jones encouraged his lifelong friend Donald Prioleau to run for a seat on the Ridgeway Town Council. Prioleau ran and won, becoming the first African-American elected to the Ridgeway Town Council. “No one ever ran against him in all those years,” said Jones, who later served […]
BHS’s Will Epps finalist for SC Teacher of the Year
March 21, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School’s Will Epps was surprised during a gathering in the Blythewood High School stadium on Thursday, March 15, to learn that he had been selected as one of five finalists for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year award. Under the guise of a fire alarm drill, the students, including the […]
Martin arrested again for crimes against child
March 20, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – New charges have been brought against former Blythewood photographer Gregg Martin, who was previously arrested for crimes against a child. On March 19, 2024, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Richland County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a location of a wanted suspect on Wilson Blvd. in Blythewood. Deputies had been notified of and made […]
