WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County government held a ceremony Tuesday morning honoring former Fairfield County Sheriff Herman Young by placing his name on the Fairfield County Detention Center. Sheriff Young, who died in May, 2020, was first elected Sheriff in 1992, and served the county for 22 years before resigning in 2014 for health reasons. […]
Pope resigns as Fairfield fire chief
March 23, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Interim Administrator Laura Johnson announced last week that Fairfield County Fire Service Director Jason Pope will be leaving the county’s employ after serving in that position for the last five years. According to Pope, he will become the Superintendent of the S.C. Fire Academy in Columbia. “It’s not something I thought […]
Industrial rezoning requested next to Ashley Oaks
March 23, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Some Ashley Oaks residents say they were alarmed last week when the Town of Blythewood posted a yellow notice near their properties announcing that the owner of a 290.3-acre parcel bordering their back yards is requesting to have the property rezoned from D-1 (Development) zoning to Li-2 (Light Industry-2) zoning. The proposed use […]
MPA: deposing Blythewood attorney proper, vital
March 23, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Efforts to depose a Blythewood attorney are proper and a vital component of an ongoing FOIA lawsuit, according to a March 14 memorandum filed by MPA Strategies, the Town’s former marketing firm. The filing comes in response to a motion to quash that was filed by Blythewood attorneys who are trying to block […]
County audit delayed further
March 23, 2023 By
Auditor: $47.5M Funds Not Recorded WINNSBORO – Fairfield County’s already tardy audit could trickle into April before the final document is complete, further delaying the release of state funds and altering the 2023 budget process. A series of last minute “adjustments” totaling $12 million forced the county’s auditing firm to recalculate the county’s financial picture […]
Job fair set for April 13 at Boykin Rec Center
March 23, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County WIOA is hosting a job fair on Thursday, April 13 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., at the Fairfield County Boykin Recreation Center 1851 US-321 in Winnsboro. Companies interested in participating or providing applications for the event, please contact Fairfield County WIOA offices at (803) 635-2812 or the Fairfield County Chamber […]
Fairfield Electric customers receive settlement checks
March 23, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – If you were a member of Fairfield Electric Cooperative for any period between Jan. 1, 2007–Jan. 31, 2020, you may receive an unexpected bill credit or check in late February or March. A class-action lawsuit was filed in 2017 following the failure of the construction project for two nuclear units at the V.C. […]
Fairfield Electric to refund largest ever member checks
March 23, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The board of trustees of Fairfield Electric recently authorized the distribution of capital credits to members totaling $2,088,908. The cooperative will retire the remainder of capital credits for 2007, and 25% of 2021. The capital credit refunds will be issued in the form of a check or, if a member’s assigned capital credits […]
Residents asked to help DHEC track West Nile Virus
March 23, 2023 By
COLUMBIA — Residents can help the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) track West Nile virus this spring and summer by submitting certain species of dead birds for lab testing. DHEC’s dead bird surveillance program helps the agency identify where and when there is an increase in West Nile virus (WNV) activity, […]
Eagles build premier program, take home SCISA state title again
March 23, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn Academy’s sporting clay team once again beat the odds and raised the bar(rel) higher, this time at the Governor’s Cup Youth Sporting Clay Open in Edgefield. The Governor’s Cup not only is the Department of Natural Resources (DNR)’s final event of the year, but it also serves as the state championship […]
