We elect our Fairfield County Council members in hopes that they will work to make our county a better place to live by attracting new business and improving infrastructure, facilities, and services. We also expect our Council to look after our best interests as taxpaying citizens, especially when it comes to how and where our […]
Letter: County is in Financial Crisis
January 11, 2024 By
Fairfield County has a financial emergency on its hands with an IRS fines crisis that seems to have no ending. Is this crisis a harbinger of more issues to come? Indeed, a serious council would have called for an emergency meeting to launch the process for RFPs for a forensic audit, initiate corrective actions, draft […]
James T. Arrington
January 11, 2024 By
SPARTANBURG, SC – James Tallie (Jim) Arrington, 69, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at his home. A native of Winnsboro, he was born on September 26, 1954, to the late Conard James and Essie Mae Smith Arrington. He was a graduate of Clemson University with a BA and a master’s degree in architecture. […]
One death in crash on I-77
January 7, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A Columbia woman who was traveling the wrong way on I-77 died in a crash with two other vehicles, according to Master Trooper Gary Miller with the S.C. Highway Patrol. NaShuma Knight, 43, was the sole occupant of a 2020 Ford SUV that was traveling south in the north bound lane on […]
One fatality in three-vehicle crash
January 7, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – One person died in an early morning three-car crash on SC 34. Terrence Byrd, 48, of Winnsboro, died after the 2007 Honda Accord he was driving west on SC 34 sideswiped a 2023 Chevrolet pickup truck traveling east on SC 34, according to SC Highway Patrol Master Trooper Gary Miller. Miller said the […]
PC approves preliminary plat for 108 homes
January 4, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With the approval of a preliminary plat by the Blythewood Planning Commission, Pulte Homes is on track to develop 108 single-family lots on approximately 91 acres located at 11017 Wilson Boulevard. But that approval didn’t come without considerable restrictions tacked on by the commissioners, including rezoning, the requirement for a detailed landscaping plan, […]
Gabby Waden goes Pro, heads to Puerto Rico
January 4, 2024 By
PUERTO RICO – Gabby Waden closed out her college volleyball career at Mississippi State having accomplished just about everything that she wanted to do. The former Blythewood High School standout went to an up-and-coming Southeastern Conference program and helped make it better. After graduating in spring 2022, she spent her fifth year of eligibility in […]
Who is responsible for Fairfield’s $1.4M IRS form assessments?
January 4, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Interim Fairfield County Administrator Laura Johnson informed council on Dec. 18, 2023, that six months earlier and apparently without council’s knowledge or consent, she authorized $1,184,417.11 in unbudgeted funds to be paid from the general fund to the Internal Revenue Service for penalties and interest stemming from late, incorrect and unfiled healthcare tax […]
Fairfield County audit to be late… again
January 4, 2024 By
WNNSBORO – During the Dec. 11, 2023 county council meeting, Interim County Administrator Laura Johnson stated, “The audit is going well,” as she began her audit report. She next said that it was going to be late again this year. She said she doesn’t know how late, but that it definitely wouldn’t be ready by […]
Mackey, Pugh elected chair and vice chair of council
January 4, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – On Tuesday, Richland County Council officially elected new leadership for 2024. Former Council Vice Chair Jesica Mackey (District 9), who represents a small area of Blythewood, was elected as chair, and Councilman Derrek Pugh (District 2), who represents much of Blythewood, was elected vice chair. “I am truly humbled by my fellow Councilmembers […]
