BLYTHEWOOD (Nov. 3, 2016) – A tour through Blythewood history was conducted Sunday afternoon in the cemetery of Sandy Level Baptist Church. Sponsored by the Blythewood Historical Society and Shives Funeral Home, the tour began inside the circa 1856 church, then moved outside into the cemetery where guides waited at the gravestones of some of Blythewood’s […]
Candidates Meet in Final Forum
November 3, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Nov. 3, 2016) – Two of the three candidates for the District 4 County Council seat – Bertha Goins and Quincy Pringle – and all three of the candidates for the District 6 seat – Gwen Harden, incumbent Mary Lynn Kinley and Cornelius Robinson – answered questions from moderator Ron Smith, Chairman of the Fairfield […]
Painting the Town –
November 3, 2016 By
The Oil Painters of America, including artist Noelle Brault, descended on Winnsboro Oct. 15 to paint the town. Titled the Plein Air Paint Out, artists from near and far set up their easels in back yards, street corners and anywhere else they found scenic subject matter in Winnsboro. At the end of the day, a […]
Commerce Center Faces Funding Shortfall
November 3, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Nov. 3, 2016) – While the Oct. 24 County Council meeting agenda was light, it was not without controversy over how to fund infrastructure for Phase II of the Commerce Center. County Administrator Jason Taylor introduced the agenda item, a request of action from the Administration and Finance Committee that read: “Phase II on-site roadway, […]
Mixed Result on Local Test Scores
November 3, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD/WINNSBORO – Data released last month by the State Department of Education show mixed results in national standardized test scores for local schools in 2016. Of the four local schools, Blythewood High School out-performed statewide results in the SAT, ACT and Advanced Placement (AP) exam. SAT SCORES Three of the four local schools – Blythewood […]
Attorney: Errors in Rezoning Process
November 3, 2016 By
RIDGEWAY (Nov. 3, 2016) – An Oct. 18 work session with attorney Danny Crowe reinforced what Town Council had acknowledged during their regular meeting just days earlier – that errors were made in a recent rezoning request, and that Council has some undoing to do. The original request came last summer from Russ Brown, who was […]
Night of the Living Dead –
November 3, 2016 By
Blythewood’s Wade Dorsey stands next to the gravestone of one of his ancestors, Dr. Samuel Wingard Bookhart, a founding father of the Town. Dorsey was one of several guides who conducted tours of gravestones in the Sandy Level Baptist Church cemetery Sunday afternoon, relating the stories of those Blythewood pioneers who now rest there.
Paramedics Fleeing County for Better Pay
November 3, 2016 By
County Could Lose ALS License WINNSBORO (Nov. 3, 2016) – Members of the Administrative and Finance Committee were advised during their Oct. 24 meeting of a critical need to take immediate steps to stem the flow of paramedics leaving the County for employment in surrounding counties or risk its Emergency Medical System (EMS) losing its Advanced […]
Candidate Speaks
November 3, 2016 By
I grew up in the Dark Corner of Fairfield County and my husband, Jimmy, and I currently live in Feasterville. I love my district and would love to serve the residents of District 3 as their County Council member. If elected I will have several priorities. We need better pay for our EMS paramedics so […]
Forum Tells the Tale
November 3, 2016 By
Monday night the debate for my District 4 was in full swing. Mr. Quincy Pringle and Mrs. Bertha Goins both offered honest and direct hits. Their opponent Kamau Marcharia never even showed up for the debate. Why get in the ring when you know you’re going to get knocked out? I am amazed that the […]
