Each election cycle some candidate seems to always clamor for change and, if elected, he promises to change Columbia, or where ever. This change agent also always claims to be an outsider and his lack of experience in the system is touted as a great attribute. It seems politics is the only job in which […]
Vote for Experience on June 28
June 23, 2016 By
The run off on the 28th of this month should be a message politically and individually. To everyone and to all parties concerned and involved, all of us have an awesome obligation to vote for the most qualified person to do the task at hand. Not because we like their politics or the company they […]
Farm-to-Table … Delicious!
June 23, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (June 23, 2016) – If you missed it, you missed the event of the season in downtown Winnsboro. About 75 people attended Winnsboro’s first annual Farm-to-Table dinner sponsored and organized by the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce. It was the kick-off event for Fairfield County’s third annual Ag + Art Tour. The evening began at 6 […]
Crash Alters Cross-Country Charity Trek
June 23, 2016 By
MISSOURI (June 23, 2016) – It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime, and for a good cause. But Fate intervened at the last minute, temporarily derailing The Wandering Project. Blythewood resident and Voice photographer Kristy Kimball Massey and her high school pal, Donita Walters, of Kokomo, Ind., had been planning their cross-country bicycle […]
Board OK’s Tax Anticipation Loan
June 23, 2016 By
Meeting Ends in Turmoil WINNSBORO (June 23, 2016) – During its regular called meeting June 7, the Fairfield County School Board approved a $38,047,384 budget with no millage increase, which remains at 203.1 mils. The Board also approved a Tax Anticipation Note (TAN) not to exceed $4.3 million. Superintendent Dr. J.R. Green explained that the purpose […]
Committee Proposes New County Courthouse
June 23, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (June 23, 2016) – It appears that there is a new plan for what to do about Fairfield County’s beautiful but aging County Courthouse. An ad hoc committee of the Fairfield County Council – consisting of Chairwoman Carolyn Robinson and Council members Kamau Marcharia and Dan W. Ruff – along with county administrator Jason Taylor […]
Budget Clears First Reading
June 23, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (June 23, 2016) – Town Council on June 14 passed first reading on their 2016-17 general fund and accommodation and hospitality tax budgets, which are expected to increase, respectively, by $15,200 and $35,700. The general fund is proposed at $1,596,679 for the coming fiscal year, up from $1,341,034 last year. The accommodations tax budget for […]
BHS Names New Head Baseball Coach
June 23, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (June 23, 2016) – The Bengals baseball squad officially has its second head coach in school history. The Richland 2 School Board gave their OK last week to Banks Faulkner to replace Barry Mizzell, who stepped down as baseball head coach last month to take over as Athletic Director for the retiring Vince Lowry. Faulkner, […]
Open Air Dining –
June 23, 2016 By
This year’s Fairfield County Ag + Art Tour opened grandly with 75 diners enjoying a Farm-to-Table dinner on the promenade in the street behind the clock tower in downtown Winnsboro on Thursday evening of last week.
Experience Counts
June 23, 2016 By
Experience matters, it matters a great deal! Sen. Creighton Coleman has 18 years of experience in our State Legislature. His opponent, Mike Fanning, has none; no experience at all in government. Sen. Coleman has built up 18 years’ worth of valuable relationships, networking and know-how. Fanning has built neither relationships nor networking in our government. […]
