BLYTHEWOOD – Mayor Pro Tem Donald Brock, Councilman Rich McKenrick, and Councilwoman Andrea Fripp will host a meeting for Blythewood voters on Monday, July 21, to answer questions regarding the upcoming July 29 referendum. Councilwoman Erica Page will be out of town, but may be available to answer questions remotely. “Bring your questions about the […]
Fairfield County fails to install industrial site conduit
July 17, 2025 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – For the second time in about a year, Fairfield County has sold county industrial sites that they later found out lack utility services. After calling for the approval of the agenda at Monday night’s regular council meeting, Chairman Clarence Gilbert passed a document to Councilman Oren Gadson who read it aloud. It […]
Fairfield ad hoc committee sends animal ordinance recommendations to council
July 17, 2025 By
AIRFIELD COUNTY – After more than three months of deliberation, the Fairfield County Animal Control Ordinance Ad Hoc Committee voted unanimously on July 15 to approve its draft of recommended changes to the existing animal ordinance. The 7–0 vote marks the conclusion of an 18-hour public meeting series that began on April 9 and resulted […]
Are comped events hurting Doko Manor’s bottom line?
July 17, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Town of Blythewood’s event venue, Doko Manor, struggles financially, and town hall records indicate that comping and discounting rental rates for the facility may be contributing to that struggle. In a listing of Manor event bookings for the month of May, 2025, obtained by The Voice, one entry states: “The Manor Reserved […]
License of Ridgeway assisted living community suspended by DPH
July 16, 2025 By
RIDGEWAY — On Tuesday, July 15, the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) took immediate action to issue an emergency license suspension of J C Laraes Southwinds Assisted Living Community, a Community Residential Care Facility (assisted living) in Ridgeway, South Carolina. DPH determined this action was necessary to protect the health and well-being of the facility’s residents, and with the timely assistance of the S.C. Ombudsman’s Office, the S.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services and the S.C. Dept. of Social Services, all residents have successfully been relocated at this time. Upon the arrival of DPH inspectors Tuesday, no […]
MASC informs Blythewood community on forms of government before the July 29 vote
July 10, 2025 By
Next Information Session set for 6 p.m. on July 14 at Doko Manor BLYTHEWOOD – “While one form of government may describe, specifically, what our [council’s and mayor’s] individual roles are, it’s like a marriage. If I cannot on a daily basis communicate effectively with my wife, our marriage is not going to be successful. […]
Blythewood Town Council passes $3.7M budget, clips Griffin’s unauthorized spending
July 10, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – During the June 23 regular council meeting, Blythewood town council voted 3-2 to pass a $3,760,905 FY 2025-26 budget, taking measures aimed at clipping unauthorized spending. To that end, council targeted several line items they said Mayor Sloan Griffin had overspent in last fiscal year’s 2024-25 budget without authorization. They also looked at […]
A Champion on the March
July 10, 2025 By
Fairfield County Boxer Breaks in with First Professional Fight on July 19 FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Emanuel March has led a life of activity in Fairfield County, whether working on his family’s farm in Blair or playing football and basketball at Fairfield Central High School. For the past two years he’s kept busy with amateur boxing […]
Juvenile survives three gunshots in Winnsboro
July 9, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – During a uniform patrol at 3 o’clock in the afternoon on Wednesday, July 2, a Winnsboro Department of Public Safety officer was radio dispatched to a shooting at the corner of N. Vanderhorst Street and Fairfield Street in Winnsboro. Upon arrival, the officer reported a 15-year-old male juvenile lying on the ground and […]
Town is not paying for Griffin’s free community cookout
July 3, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After Mayor Sloan Griffin posted Tuesday morning in the Town’s online newsletter an open invitation to the community to “Join the Town of Blythewood for their Summer Community Cookout Party on Sunday, July 13, from 6-8 p.m.,” Councilman Donald Brock said council members and the town administrator knew nothing about the Town hosting […]
