During Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting, Blythewood Mayor J. Michael Ross read a proclamation honoring Kaitlin Manchester who was recently named Richland Two 2015-16 Teacher of the Year. Manchester has taught seventh- and eighth-grade English Language Arts (ELA) for the last two years at Muller Road Middle School in Blythewood. Manchester also currently serves as […]
Board Questions Student Trips
June 30, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (June 30, 2016) – Field trips and senior trips were once again on the Fairfield County School Board’s agenda earlier this month with some Board members arguing against the District sponsoring the trips. Dr. Claudia Edwards, Deputy Superintendent of Academics, first asked the Board to approve a field trip to England in 2017 for the […]
County Hires Economic Leader
June 30, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (June 30, 2016) – When County Council introduced Jason Taylor as their new County Administrator earlier this month, they also filled another long-vacant position by announcing the hire of Ty Davenport as the County’s new Economic Development Director. Davenport, 52, took office on June 6. The County has been without an Economic Development Director since […]
Felony Dog Abuse Case Awaits Trial
June 30, 2016 By
WINNSBORO – The case against a Winnsboro man charged with shooting a dog is awaiting trial, while the dog – an 8- to 10-month old schnauzer – has made a full recovery and is also awaiting the end of legal proceedings before moving into a full-time home. According to the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, Brian […]
Council OK’s Budget
June 30, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (June 30, 2016) – Blythewood Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Mike Switzer and his assistant Kitty Kelly made one last stand Tuesday evening to persuade Council to increase funding for the Chamber from $9,500 to $20,000, but Council passed on the request, instead increasing the funding for the Chamber to $12,500 as they previously voted […]
Water Company Payments Go Missing
June 30, 2016 By
JENKINSVILLE (June 30, 2016) – The Jenkinsville Water Company could be out as much as $10,000 after a bank deposit was allegedly stolen from the president of the company’s board of directors. According to an incident report from the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, board president Gregrey Ginyard picked up the bank deposit bag from the water […]
Beckwith Hurls Second Complete Game in CWS
June 29, 2016 By
OMAHA, NEB. (June 29, 2016) – The legend of Andrew Beckwith and this Coastal Carolina baseball team just keeps growing. Five days after allowing one run in a complete-game win over top-seeded Florida, Beckwith somehow matched that feat Friday night as the Chanticleers did it again, fighting off elimination in the College World Series once more […]
Columbia Woman Dies from Crash Injuries
June 29, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (June 29, 2016) – A Columbia woman died at Richland Memorial Hospital last week, a day after the car she was driving near the Richland County line was struck head-on. Fairfield County Coroner Barkley Ramsey said Linda Martin, 62, of Havaland Circle, Columbia, died in the hospital at 1:05 p.m. on June 22. According to […]
I-77 Project Under Way
June 29, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (June 29, 2016) – If you haven’t noticed by now, then you probably haven’t been behind the wheel of your automobile for the last week or so. In case you’ve missed it, the S.C. Department of Transportation (DOT) got under way on June 20 with a massive two-year project to widen and repair I-77 in […]
Fanning Surges to Runoff Victory
June 29, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (June 29, 2016) – In a dramatic swing from the June 14 Democratic Primary numbers, challenger Mike Fanning ousted two-term District 17 State Sen. Creighton Coleman from the ticket in Tuesday night’s runoff by nearly 13 percentage points. Fanning will face Republican Mark Palmer of York in the Nov. 8 general election. The swing came […]
