RIDGEWAY – Lights on the Ridge will light up Ridgeway’s night sky on Friday, Dec. 6, at the Century House (170 S. Dogwood Ave.) to kick off the Ridgeway’s annual holiday event. The event will begin at 5 p.m. with the Geiger Elementary School choir singing Christmas carols, then Santa will arrive in a horse-drawn […]
Eagles stay perfect to claim SCISA 8-man title
November 27, 2024 By
BATESBURG – The Richard Winn Academy Eagles concluded a perfect season and captured a State Championship on a chilly Friday, November 22, with a decisive victory over Laurens Academy. The game between Richard Winn and the Laurens Academy Crusaders was hosted by W.W. King Academy in Batesburg. The Crusaders won the coin toss and deferred […]
Holidays on the Ridge happens Dec. 6 – 8
November 27, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – Lights on the Ridge will kick off the holidays in Ridgeway on Friday, Dec. 6. The festivities will be held at the Century House (170 S. Dogwood Ave.) from 5 – 9 p.m., with the Geiger Elementary School choir singing Christmas carols, then Santa will arrive in a horse drawn carriage to light […]
Dawndy Plank, Janet Moak to emcee Blythewood Christmas parade
November 27, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s annual Christmas Parade is set for Sunday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m., in downtown Blythewood. The theme is ‘Winter wonderland.’ Always a crowd pleaser that draws parade goers from around the Midlands, this year’s parade will feature about 60 entries floating through the streets showing off Blythewood school students, sports teams and […]
Winnsboro man sought for attempted murder
November 26, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Marcus D’Edgrick Gibbs, 26, of Winnsboro, is wanted on an Attempted Murder charge stemming from a shooting that took place on Aug. 5, 2024, on O’Neil Ct. in Columbia. Just before midnight on Aug. 5, deputies responded to a call of shots fired at the 100 block of O’Neil Ct. On arrival, deputies […]
SLED investigating BW’s newly hired Dep. Admin
November 21, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Three weeks ago, on Nov. 7, Mayor Sloan Griffin unilaterally hired a deputy administrator who, The Voice has learned, is under criminal investigation by SLED (State Law Enforcement Division). Griffin hired Tiffany Cooks as the Town was searching for an assistant town administrator. Town Administrator Daniel Stines formed a search committee the first […]
Final VC Summer executive sentenced
November 21, 2024 By
COLUMBIA — Jeffrey Alan Benjamin, 62, was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison after pleading guilty to causing SCANA, a publicly-traded company, to keep false records in connection with the failed V.C. Summer nuclear construction project in Jenkinsville, South Carolina. Evidence presented to the court showed that Benjamin served as senior […]
Fairfield commemorates Piedmont Gateway Scenic Byway
November 21, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY — Signs commemorating the state’s newest Scenic Byway were erected along roadways in Ridgeway on Thursday, Nov. 14. The Piedmont Gateway Scenic Byway is the first new Scenic Byway to be designated in the state in over a decade and the first one not located at the beach or in the mountain areas. This […]
Fairfield County Council again tables vote on A-tax, H-tax committee applicants
November 21, 2024 By
Most Current Applicants May Not Meet State Requirements WINNSBORO – During the Oct. 28 Fairfield County Council meeting, Dist. 1 Councilman Dan Ruff made a motion to table the vote on appointing applicants to the county’s A-Tax (accommodations tax) and H-Tax (hospitality tax) advisory committee which, when seated, would make recommendations to council regarding the […]
