A Role Model for the Ages W.L. Drummond was a native of Fairfield County, Among the ruins of what used to be the old Jenkinsville School lies a reminder of W.L. Drummond, a role model of days gone by. Drummond was born in 1892 and died in 1953. He was the School Superintendent for the Jenkinsville […]
Zoning Battle Continues
February 16, 2017 By
I wanted to write to say “thank you” and “congratulations” to the residents of the Rimer Pond Community for making their collective voice heard at the last meeting of the Richland County Planning Commission. The Voice also deserves praise for covering the continuing battle so thoroughly and getting the information out to their readers. While […]
Dog Story Touches Nerve
February 16, 2017 By
First of all let me extend my congratulations to The Voice for publishing this horrible story (“Charges pending in dog starvation,” Jan. 26) and the follow-up in the Feb. 2 newspaper, and a special thanks to the delivery person (if my memory serves me correctly) that reported this case to the proper authorities, to at […]
Animal Tragedy
February 9, 2017 By
I was extremely sadden by the picture of the starved dog (Feb. 2). Were those who lived near her not aware of the dog? Why didn’t they alert animal control? The woman claimed she could not afford dog food; why not turn the poor dog over to animal control or Fairfield adoption? This is the […]
Word Games
February 2, 2017 By
Am I surprised that I recently received a certified response from the Jenkinsville Water Company to my FOIA request? Yes I am! Am I surprised that most of my request was completely denied with semantics and misleading information? Absolutely not! I asked simply and directly for the same information that board member Preston Peach was, […]
Magic Truck
February 2, 2017 By
Alert the news media. Notify Guinness records. Call your friends and neighbors. We have a new attraction in Fairfield County – the Magic Truck owned by the Jenkinsville Water Company President. The Magic Truck had previously demonstrated its special properties by teleporting $10,000 in JWC deposits to who knows where. However, The Magic Truck’s most […]
Money, Money
January 26, 2017 By
“We need more money.” This succinct battle cry has become the all too often excuse of underperforming government agencies seeking to avoid accountability. For example, the S.C. Commission on High Education recently automatically invoked the “we need more money” excuse as rationale for inexorably perpetuating 14 months of their failure to vet $534 million in […]
Reflections on the Town of Blythewood
January 26, 2017 By
Normally, each year, Mayor Mike Ross writes a “State of the Town” letter to the residents. Since this is my last year on Town Council, I ask your indulgence with the following Q&A’s that continue to surface whenever I speak with fellow residents. As follows are some of the more “frequently asked questions” and my […]
JWC Love Letters
January 5, 2017 By
It never ceases to amaze me the length to which the Jenkinsville Water Company and some of its board members will go to present a false picture of bliss and happiness. The water company consists of 800+ members, all of whom are and should be guided by the company’s bylaws. Nowhere in the bylaws does […]
Academy is Historic
January 5, 2017 By
This is in response to the Dec. 22 article (“Academy goes historic”) when Tom Utroska questioned the importance of the auditorium and gym of the Academy. I have lived in Blythewood all my life. I started school there and remember my daddy, who was a carpenter, helping to build the gym. I remember good times […]
