BLYTHEWOOD – After what appeared to be a shootout between two groups of male teenagers in a parking lot on McNulty Road sometime after 1 a.m. Sunday, an eyewitness who was sitting in his car nearby told The Voice what he saw. According to the witness, a large group of teens had gathered in the […]
Armed suspect captured after Fairfield County K9 team tracks him over a mile
April 3, 2025 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – On the evening of Wednesday, March 26, 2025, officers from Winnsboro Department of Public Safety (WPSD) responded to a citizen report of multiple known gang members brandishing firearms in the Zion Hill area. According to a report from the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Department, after WDPS officers located the suspect vehicle and conducted […]
Portion of Wilson Blvd to close April 13 and 17 – 18
April 3, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A section of Wilson Blvd/Hwy 21 will be closed three times in April to move long pieces of rail and materials across. The closed section will be on either side of Boomer Road. Detour and road closure signs will be placed prior to road closure. Closures will occur April 13 (10 hours) and […]
Suspect in custody after dangerous I-77 incident
April 3, 2025 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Fairfield County deputies responded to a hazardous situation on Interstate 77 on April 1, 2025, involving an unidentified male pedestrian endangering himself and motorists. According to a press release from the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 5:00 PM, deputies were dispatched to the northbound lanes near mile marker 46 after reports […]
Griffin baseball, softball dominate Eau Claire
April 3, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central’s baseball and softball teams traveled to Eau Claire on Tuesday, April 1 – but they were no April Fools. The Griffin softball team made quick work of the Shamrocks. Despite a scoreless first inning, Fairfield Central put up 13 in the second inning and five in the third to end the […]
Pedestrian fatally hit by car on Hwy 34
April 2, 2025 By
RIDGEWAY – A pedestrian succumbed to injuries sustained in a crash on Highway 34 near Jewel Drive on Tuesday, April 1, at 2:24 p.m. according to Highway Patrol Corporal Nick Pye. A 2008 Dodge Sedan was traveling west on Highway 34 when it struck a pedestrian who was crossing Highway 34 north bound, Pye said. […]
Winnsboro mayoral election set for April 1
March 27, 2025 By
McMeekin challenged by Chatman John McMeekin It has been my honor to serve the citizens of the Town of Winnsboro and our community over my lifetime. I am married to Lanna McMeekin and we have a married daughter, a grandson, and another grandson on the way. Since I graduated from college, my life has been […]
Guest Editorial: No New Business, All New Drama
March 27, 2025 By
If you blinked during the March 24 Fairfield County Council meeting, you didn’t miss any new business or old business, or other business, for that matter. The agenda was followed, technically. But the real story wasn’t what was on it, it was what wasn’t. Item after item rolled by with “None” stamped across it like […]
Commercial rezoning hearing set for March 25
March 20, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Rezoning requests for three large-acre Blythewood 29016 properties will come before the Richland County Council for a public hearing on Tuesday, March 25. The first of three required votes on the rezoning will be taken at that meeting. Of the three required meetings, this March 25 meeting is the only one where the […]
Cooks indicted for public corruption
March 20, 2025 By
Judge Issues Permanent Injunction Against Griffin in BW Council Lawsuit BLYTHEWOOD – A woman who was hired by Blythewood Mayor Sloan Griffin last Nov. 7 as the Town’s Deputy Administrator, has been indicted for allegations of public corruption. After being hired by Griffin, Tiffany Cooks resigned before ever reporting for work after The Voice published […]
