WINNSBORO (Sept. 22, 2016) – The question of whether the Town of Winnsboro can provide enough water and sewer service for Fairfield County officials’ planned burgeoning industrial growth in the County was the focus of a workshop last week when Mayor Roger Gaddy and the Winnsboro Town Council met with Fairfield County Administrator Jason Taylor and […]
Ridgeway Icon on Last Legs
September 22, 2016 By
RIDGEWAY (Sept. 22, 2016) – The iconic Ridgeway water tank may soon be relegated to the scrap yard, or at best to the grounds of the old school property for use as a photo backdrop. The one thing that is certain, Town Council said during their Sept. 8 meeting, is that its days as a fully […]
Imagine
September 22, 2016 By
Just imagine what would happen if we held an event during which: • Many competing local politicians attend but none engage in politicking. • People of various ages, creeds, races and experiences stand together united in a community purpose. • Attendees make new friends with those they might otherwise have never known. • The public […]
Grant Request Dies in Committee
September 22, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Sept. 22, 2016) – The Administration and Finance Committee, on a 0-3 vote on Sept. 12, let die in committee a request from the Town of Ridgeway for $20,000 – $8,683.28 for matching funds for a Parks and Recreational Development (PARD) grant for a kiddie park and an additional $11,616.62 for fencing for the park. […]
No quorum? No problem.
September 22, 2016 By
WINNSBORO – When a quorum of members didn’t show up for a special called County Council meeting Monday evening, that didn’t deter the three members (out of seven) present from meeting and then voting to go into executive session to discuss what Chairman Carolyn Robinson (District 2) said was “a legal matter relating to the […]
Neighbor Provides Pointe Fence
September 22, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Sept. 22, 2016) – The Board of Architectural Review (BAR) finally got its fence, though not exactly the one it wanted. After negotiating for months last year with the developers of The Pointe apartment complex to install a decorative fence (instead of the developer’s proposed chain link fence) on three sides of the Main Street […]
Miss Rock Around the Clock –
September 21, 2016 By
Amy Rose Calixto, Miss Rock Around the Clock 2014, will be turning over her tiara when, after a one-year hiatus, the Rock Around the Clock Beauty Pageant will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 24 in the auditorium at Fairfield Central High School. A winner and runners-up as well as a Miss Photogenic will […]
Championship Evening –
September 21, 2016 By
Gary Gilmore, head coach of the 2016 national champion Coastal Carolina baseball team, will appear at The Manor at Doko Meadows in Blythewood next Tuesday, Sept. 27, for dinner and a discussion with the community. The evening begins with dinner at 7 p.m., catered by Scottie’s Cafe, with coach Gilmore taking the stage at 8. […]
Lady Bengals Take Tourney, Lexington
September 21, 2016 By
SIMPSONVILLE (Sept. 21, 2016) – The Lady Bengals raced through the Hillcrest Invitational volleyball tournament last weekend, taking all six of their matches on their way to the tournament crown. Blythewood dropped only one game throughout the entire weekend, a 25-20 bump in the road to Gaffney in the tourney finale. The Lady Bengals opened the […]
Lady Griffins Fall to Irmo
September 20, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Sept. 20, 2016) — Moesha Boyd pounds one back against the Lady Yellow Jackets Monday evening at Fairfield Central High School. The Lady Griffins fell in straight sets to the 5A power, 25-17, 25-11 and 25-5.
