WINNSBORO – Winnsboro Department of Public Safety Chief Patrick Clemens gave a presentation to town council last month, updating some aspects of the department’s progress in increasing the town’s safety. Staffing and Vehicles Clemens said the department is now fully staffed, with 12 officers and seven firefighters. “We now have a waiting list for police […]
Columbia man dies in Carolina Adventure World accident
October 9, 2025 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Miguel Meza, age 33, of Columbia, SC was involved in an accident at Carolina Adventure World in the Mitford area of Fairfield County on Sunday Oct. 4, according to Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill. Meza was transported from the park by EMS and flown to Prisma Health Richland Memorial where he succumbed […]
Stay informed and safe with general & emergency code red alerts
October 9, 2025 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Fairfield County Emergency Management offers the CodeRED Emergency Notification service to all Fairfield County residents. The service includes calls and text messages to citizens for emergency notifications. Notifications consist of, but are not limited to, weather emergencies, missing child alerts, and general emergency Information. When an emergency notification call is received, the […]
Blythewood man charged following shooting on S.C. State campus
October 6, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – SLED (South Carolina Law Enforcement Division) has charged Matthew Daniel McCoy, 18, of Blythewood, in connection with one of two shootings that killed a woman and injured a man at South Carolina State University Saturday night. McCoy was charged with Pointing and Presenting a Firearm at a Person, and Carrying a Weapon on […]
FOI’d documents link mayor to comped, reduced Manor fees
October 2, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Manor, Blythewood’s event venue, hasn’t made a profit or broke even since it opened in 2015. Its net loss for fiscal year 2024-25 was the highest loss yet – a staggering $175,375.56, up $34,177.50 over the previous year’s net loss. Documents received in Blythewood town hall’s Sept. 8 response to a Freedom […]
Blythewood beset with investigations
October 2, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Over the weekend, The Voice emailed questions to RCSD about the use of several words that appeared in a report issued last week regarding the incident at the Manor on Sept. 11 when Michelle Layman went to deliver a check for her husband. Deputy Chief Maria Yturria, Office of Professional Development at RCSD […]
SCDOT seeks input on Peach Rd. bridge replacement
October 2, 2025 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) requests comments from the public on a proposed project to replace the bridge on S-20-30 (West Peach Road) over Little Cedar Creek in Fairfield County. The project includes replacing the existing bridge, realigning the roadway approaches as necessary and improving the roadway approaches to meet […]
Third suspect arrested for property crimes
October 2, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Terquan Eugene Johnson 25, of Hopkins, has been charged with multiple counts of burglary, including Burglary 1st Degree and Burglary 2nd Degree, as well as multiple counts of Grand Larceny and Criminal Conspiracy, according to the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. Johnson is the third suspect arrested in connection with a lengthy, multi-jurisdictional property […]
Illegal THC products seized from Fairfield vape shops
October 2, 2025 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – After numerous complaints from parents, school resource officers, and community members about underage kids regularly purchasing illegal THC products from the Vape stores in Fairfield County, the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office and South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) executed search warrants at three local vape shops on Sept. 24. These search warrants […]
Bengals shut out Spring Valley
October 2, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – James Veasey passed for 218 yards, including a 93-yard touchdown strike to Chance Johnson, and ran for two scores, and Braden Marye rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown as the Bengals (3-3, 1-1 Region 5-5A) got back on the winning track with a 46-0 whipping of the Vikings at Spring Valley (2-4, […]
