COLUMBIA – The Real ID deadline of May 7 is now only three weeks away so South Carolinians, especially those with summer travel plans that include domestic flights, need to act soon to prevent delays or other travel issues if they are not already prepared. May 7 is the U.S. government’s Real ID implementation date, […]
Tax returns for South Carolinians due May 1
April 17, 2025 By
If you haven’t filed your 2024 South Carolina Individual Income Tax return, don’t stress about it. Remember – due to relief granted in the wake of Hurricane Helene, the deadline for South Carolina filers is May 1, not the usual April 15 deadline. Some quick reminders: If you are required to file a return […]
Breaking ground on the Connector Line
April 17, 2025 By
RIDGEWAY – The Fairfield Joint Water & Sewer System Commission held a groundbreaking ceremony last month for the Winnsboro Connector Line Project. The total investment for the project will be $19 million – $10 million from a Rural Infrastructure Authority grant and the remaining $9 million funded by Fairfield County from the Dominion settlement. The […]
Portion of Hwy 21 to close April 17-18
April 16, 2025 By
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
April 10, 2025 By
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
April 10, 2025 By
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 […]
Church in Ridgeway targeted
April 10, 2025 By
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
April 10, 2025 By
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 […]
Voice publisher wins top SC government reporting award
April 10, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – The Voice’s Publisher Barbara Ball was awarded one of the S.C. Press Association’s top annual awards for government reporting last weekend during the Association’s two-day annual meeting held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Ball was named recipient of the Jim Davenport Award for Excellence in Government Reporting. The award, which comes with […]
SEC sends notice to voters: verify info for the next election
April 10, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – In an ongoing effort to maintain the integrity of South Carolina’s statewide voter registration list, the South Carolina State Election Commission (SEC) announced that over 190,000 voter confirmation cards will be mailed to individuals who have not voted since the 2020 General Election and have not since updated their voter information. These mailings, […]
