FAIRFIELD COUNTY – One person dies in a 5-vehicle collision on US Highway 21 about 12 noon Friday, Feb. 20. The crash began on the Fairfield side of the Fairfield/Richland County line near Smith Lane and ended in front of Blythewood Oil Company at 4118 US Highway 21. The following five vehicles were involved: Unit 1 – 2007 Ford F150 Unit 2 – 2025 Kia Sportage Unit […]
Scout Motors opening applications for assembly line workers
February 19, 2026 By
COLUMBIA — Electric vehicle maker Scout Motors plans to open up applications in the coming weeks for its first round of assembly line workers at its South Carolina plant. The Volkswagen subsidiary is on schedule to roll its first round of test vehicles off the line by the end of the year, and it’s looking […]
Is Town of Blythewood using two-tiered scheme to hide public records for Juneteenth $20K?
February 19, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood town hall charged The Voice $500 to answer a Dec. 19 FOI (Freedom of Information) request concerning a $20,000 hospitality tax award. During the Nov. 24 town council meeting, Councilman Donald Brock said that the $20,000 “walked away and it isn’t being accounted for.” At the Jan. 28 town council meeting, Council […]
Preserving Blythewood’s History: Why Preservation is a Smart Investment for Blythewood
February 19, 2026 By
Editor’s Note: As Blythewood continues to grow, questions about development, preservation, and community identity are becoming increasingly important. This three-part commentary series explores why historic gathering places matter-not only culturally, but economically and socially. Drawing on local history and personal experience, the series examines preservation as smart policy, the human cost of losing shared spaces, […]
Search continues for Sabrina Heinz
February 12, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Twelve days after Sabrina Heinz, 49, went missing, law enforcement continues to search for clues that might lead to finding her. On Wednesday, there was no new information, according to a Richland County Sheriff’s Department public information officer. “At this time, we ask the community to continue sharing Ms. Heinz’s information. Investigators continue […]
Deputies conduct ground search in Blythewood for missing woman
February 5, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Part of McNulty Road was blocked off Thursday morning in front of the Richland County Sheriff’s Region Six headquarters in downtown Blythewood as approximately 50 Richland County Sheriff’s investigators arrived at Station Six. Several Sheriff’s deputies’ vehicles were pulling trailers carrying 4-wheelers. The Voice spoke with Capt. Gavin Walmsley at Station Six who […]
Woman missing, vehicle found on I-77
February 5, 2026 By
RICHLAND CO. – The search for Sabrina Heinz, 49, continued on Wednesday, Feb. 4 with little new information being released by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Heinz has been missing since Friday, Jan. 30, when her supervisor notified RCSD that she had not shown up for work at the Shell gas station on SC-200 in […]
Blythewood traffic stop nets firearms, possibly drugs
January 29, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Richland County Sheriff’s Department deputies discovered firearms and a large bag containing green plant material consistent with marijuana in a Toyota Camry in Blythewood, according to an RCSD report. The incident occurred at approximately 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16. The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office had been looking for the vehicle when it […]
Town charges Voice $500 for FOI’d documents
January 22, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Town Attorney Pete Balthazar notified The Voice on Friday, Jan. 16, that the newspaper will have to pay $500 to receive documents it requested from the Town through the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act.) There was no determination included in the email of how the costs were calculated, as required by law, […]
Fairfield Coop offering students trip, scholarships
January 22, 2026 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Fairfield Electric Cooperative has opened applications for three major opportunities offering local high school students the chance to win all-expenses-paid trips or a share of $10,000 in scholarship funding. The flagship program, the Washington Youth Tour, is designed for rising high school seniors. Scheduled for June 14 through June 21, 2026, this eight-day […]
