Fairfield Central Escapes with 28-21 Win in Round 1 WINNSBORO (Nov. 19, 2016) – The wolverine is a stocky, muscular carnivore with the ferocity and strength to kill prey many times larger than itself. Friday night, the Woodruff Wolverines very nearly did just that, pushing Fairfield Central to the brink at E.K. McLendon Stadium in […]
High-Speed Chase Ends in Fiery Crash
November 17, 2016 By
Deputy Pulls Unconscious Woman from Burning Car WINNSBORO – A high-speed chase ended in an explosive two-car crash Saturday near the intersection of Highway 34/200 and the 321 Bypass. Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery said the chase began around 3:30 p.m. in Blackstock near the Chester County line when the S.C. Highway Patrol attempted to make […]
Magnet School Earns High Marks in the Arts
November 17, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Nov. 17, 2016) – Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science has received the highest scores in the state for both Art and Music for last year’s S.C. Arts Assessment Program (SCAAP). SCAAP is a part performance-based and part computer-based standardized test where students are asked to show their knowledge in their creative field, including […]
Parade, Tourney Get A-Tax Funds
November 17, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Nov. 17, 2016) – The Accommodation Tax (A-Tax) Committee convened on Nov. 9 with only four members present – three of them newly appointed to the Committee – but enough for a quorum to hear two applicants seeking funds for the 2016 Blythewood Christmas Parade and the 2017 South Carolina Diamond Invitational baseball tournament. Paul […]
Council votes to rescind C1
November 17, 2016 By
RIDGEWAY – As Russ Brown awaits the rezoning of .82 acres at the fork of highway 21 and 34 in downtown Ridgeway, Town Council last week, following their attorney’s instructions, rescinded their Aug. 11 vote to OK the rezoning and sent the request back to the Planning Commission for reconsideration. Brown’s request for rezoning from […]
Community Thanksgiving –
November 17, 2016 By
The Blythewood Area Ministers Association is offering its annual Blythewood Community Thanksgiving Service on Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. The community is invited to the service, which this year will be held at New Kirk Presbyterian Church, 491 Langford Road, Blythewood. The service will be led by the New Kirk Worship Team and the Trinity […]
Let There be Lights –
November 17, 2016 By
The Blythewood Christmas Tree lighting will be held in front of Town Hall on Sunday, Nov. 27 from 5-6 p.m. The funny guys, Joe Pinner and Mayor J. Michael Ross, will be emceeing again this year. The Blythewood Beauty Queens, musicians, singing groups and Santa will also be there! Refreshments will be served. Town Hall […]
Operate Now
November 17, 2016 By
Our County Council tells us they are putting a band aid on the problem by increasing salaries to just what other counties pay for life saving services. Stop! Do the surgery now, and save us the money of playing catch-up when they leave because some other county offered just a bit more. We get what […]
Blame Game
November 17, 2016 By
We now have a new standard for absurd excuses from Fairfield’s County Council. Monday past, two council members, incredibly, blamed the citizenry for Council’s two year failure to address the county’s Safety Teams’ staffing crisis. That’s right, the citizens, are at fault for not giving our Safety Teams appropriately competitive salaries, thus, creating dangerously low […]
In Wake of Exodus, County Ups Public Safety Salaries
November 17, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Nov. 17, 2016) – On Monday evening, Fairfield County Council learned more about the County’s increasing inability to attract and retain employees in its safety sensitivity departments – the Sheriff’s Office, County Detention Center and 911 Services. This comes on the heels of the Administrative and Finance Committee being advised last month of a critical […]
