WINNSBORO – Following adjournment of the Feb. 10 Fairfield County Council meeting, Clerk to Council Kimberly Roberts handed out to all council members a list of the 2025-26 appointees to council’s five standing committees. County Council Chairman Clarence Gilbert made the appointments – a chair and two members for each committee – as required by […]
Hearing on injunction filed by Town of Blythewood set for Feb. 21
February 20, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Friday, Feb 21 has been set for Judge Daniel Coble to hear a motion for an injunction filed by the Town of Blythewood against Blythewood Mayor Sloan Griffin. In a Motion for Injunction filed Feb. 11 with the Richland County Court of Common Pleas, four Blythewood Town Council members asked the Court to […]
Douglas asks county council to replace Sheriff’s aging, unsafe vehicles
February 20, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – During the Feb. 17 Fairfield County Council meeting, Fairfield County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Brad Douglas said the Sheriff’s Office is already working on its budget for fiscal year 2025-26, and that he has serious concerns as to whether the department can safely sustain its services in the county until the new budget year […]
USPS investigating checks stolen from drop boxes in Blythewood
February 20, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – At least three individuals have reported to the Blythewood post office that checks they dropped in the two outside blue postal collection boxes last week for mailing had mysteriously fallen into the wrong hands – hands that had subsequently tried to cash them. Blythewood resident Kim Graber told The Voice that she dropped […]
Scout Motors to host series of Community Connection Forums in Blythewood
February 18, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Scout Motors will host a series of Community Connection forums in Blythewood this week, giving local residents from across the Midlands another opportunity to engage with the Scout team and see the company’s groundbreaking concept vehicles in-person. The meetings will be held at Doko Manor on Wednesday from 6-7 p.m., Friday from 12-1 […]
Rezoning sought for 4 large Blythewood properties
February 13, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Rezoning requests for four large-acre Blythewood 29016 properties came before the Richland County planning commission on Feb. 3 and are scheduled to come before Richland County Council for a public hearing Tuesday, Feb. 25. The first of three required votes on the rezoning will be taken at that meeting. Of the three required […]
Carpenter named new Fairfield Admin
February 13, 2025 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Fairfield County council has hired Victor J. ‘Vic’ Carpenter as the County’s new administrator. Carpenter, 61, a native of Summerville, has more than 25 years of experience working in local government. He has served as county administrator for Goochland County, Virginia since June, 2022. Prior to that, he served 11 years as […]
Blythewood Town Council awaits ruling on injunction
February 13, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In a Motion for Injunction filed Feb. 11 with the Richland County Court of Common Pleas, four Blythewood Town Council members have asked the Court to move for a temporary and permanent injunction against Mayor Sloan Griffin. The four council members who filed the lawsuit are Mayor Pro Tem Donald Brock, Councilman Rich […]
Winnsboro’s new vet clinic needs donations, volunteers
February 13, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – It was a defining moment last week for former Fairfield County Animal Shelter Director Bob Innes as he posed for a photo accepting a $10,000 donation from former County Councilman Jimmy Ray Douglas. The donation will go toward providing a low-cost vet clinic for dogs and cats. “This is fantastic,” Innes said, clearly […]
CFK & CFKN finalist for Palmetto’s Finest
February 13, 2025 By
Editors Note: Center for Knowledge North is located in Blythewood on the campus of Muller Road Middle School; Center for Knowledge is located on the campus of EL Wright Middle School. The two campuses operate as one school. BLYTHEWOOD — The Center for Knowledge (CFK) and Center for Knowledge North (CFKN) have been recognized as […]
