County Councilmen Billy Smith and Dan Ruff and their fiancees toast their engagements while having lunch in the Cornwallis Tea Room in downtown Winnsboro Sunday. Smith (Ieft) and Rachel Williamson haven’t yet set a date. Ruff and Brenda Clark will be married in September.
Public Servant –
July 21, 2016 By
The S.C. Public Service Commission on July 1 swore in Swain E. Whitfield (center) of Winnsboro as Chairman of the 5th District. The Honorable John Canon Few (left), Justice of the S.C. Supreme Court, administered the oath. Whitfield also serves as First Vice President of the Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and Vice Chairman […]
Justice is Done
July 21, 2016 By
It has been seven months since I and three other ladies found a horrific sight while horseback riding at Carolina Adventure World. When I stumbled upon a severely mangled puppy, my mind was racing, wondering what had happened to this poor creature. Never in a million years would I have guessed that he had been […]
RWA Welcomes New Head of School
July 21, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (July 21, 2016) – Slowly but surely, the clock is ticking down on summer, with the first day of the new school year rapidly approaching. When Richard Winn Academy opens its doors on the 2016-2017 school year, they will have a new pilot at the helm. Brandy Mullennax, 43, of Lugoff, officially took office as […]
Committee Approves Park Infrastructure
July 21, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (July 21, 2016) – While County Council appears to be one vote away from purchasing, in conjunction with the state, hundreds of acres of land along I-77 for economic development, the County’s Administrative and Finance Committee voted last week to move forward with a planned road extension and an expansion of water and sewer infrastructure […]
Richland 2 Superintendent Announces Retirement
July 21, 2016 By
COLUMBIA (July 21, 2016) – Dr. Debbie Hamm, Superintendent of the Richland 2 School District, will be calling it quits at the end of the 2016-2017 school year, the Richland 2 School Board said last week. Her retirement will take effect June 30, 2017. Hamm took over as Interim Superintendent in June 2013 after the resignation […]
In Remembrance –
July 21, 2016 By
Several flags in the Blythewood and Fairfield Communities, including those at Blythewood Town Hall, above, flew at half-staff during the last couple of weeks in remembrance of those police and individuals in Dallas, New Orleans and other cities across the country who have died violently during recent attacks and ambushes.
Arrest Made in 2014 Home Invasion
July 21, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (July 21, 2016) – A year and a half ago a Ridgeway family was terrorized as armed men crashed into their home in the middle of the night. Last week, the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office took one suspect into custody. Jerome A. Armstrong, 24, of McDuffie Lane, Winnsboro, was arrested by the Sheriff’s Office on […]
CTC OK’s Road Paving Program
July 21, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (July 21, 2016) – The County Transportation Committee (CTC) gave approval last week to the 2017 list of roads to be paved, but not before amending that list to include Elbow Circle in Ridgeway and to give the road top priority. Although there are no homes on Elbow Circle, a fact that earned the road […]
Vet Tech Takes Her Game to Rio
July 21, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (July 21, 2016) – Athletes train for the better part of their lives to make it to the Olympics. And while Susan Knight has plenty of training, most of it wasn’t in a gym, on a track or in a pool. But she is going to Rio this summer, nonetheless. She just had to fill […]
