BLYTHEWOOD (June 2, 2016) – Town Council gave the OK Tuesday morning to an agreement with the Doko Meadows Park Foundation and Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union to construct an amphitheater in Doko Meadows Park and naming it the Palmetto Citizens Amphitheater. The nearly $400,000 project is being funded with a grant and pledges from across […]
Lowry Retires, Mizzell New BHS A.D.
June 2, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (June 2, 2016) – Blythewood High School’s first and only baseball coach will be taking over for the school’s first and only Athletic Director, the high school announced last week, as Barry Mizzell steps into the shoes of the retiring Vince Lowry. “It has been a wonderful run, and I hope people will view my […]
Stewart Resigns
June 2, 2016 By
District 3 up for Grabs in November WINNSBORO (June 2, 2016) – Walter Larry Stewart, who successfully appealed the November 2014 election results and unseated incumbent Mikel Trapp in a new election in March 2015, has officially resigned his District 3 County Council seat. In a letter dated May 24, Stewart informed the Fairfield County Board […]
A Solemn Moment –
June 2, 2016 By
Penny Renwick of Winnsboro touches the name of her father, Harold McGill (Mac) Renwick Jr., engraved on The Wall that Heals, a half-size replica of the Vietnam War Memorial that was displayed in Doko Park in Blythewood over the Memorial Day weekend. Renwick Jr. was killed in Vietnam on Feb. 28, 1967, when his daughter […]
Winnsboro Budget Clears First Reading
May 26, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (May 26, 2016) – Town Council on May 17 passed first reading on their 2016-2017 general fund and utilities budgets, both of which grew by more than $1 million. The general fund weighs in at $5,539,335 for the coming fiscal year, up from $4,284,921 last year. The utilities budget for 2016-2017 comes in at $16,806,976, […]
A-Tax Committee Holds Band Tourney Funds
May 26, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (May 26, 2016) – Confusion about whether an abstention counts as a “yes” in a tie vote meant that an expelled student’s fate was left dangling until the very end of the Fairfield County School Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday night. Expulsion proceedings were initiated against two of three students involved in a fight […]
Wall That Heals Arrives in Blythewood
May 26, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (May 26, 2016) – The Wall that Heals convoy arrived in Blythewood under a giant American flag on Wednesday afternoon with a motorcycle escort after making its way through downtown Winnsboro and Ridgeway earlier in the day. Blythewood town officials will host an opening ceremony on Thursday, May 26, at 1 p.m. As part of […]
Smalls Made Big Difference
May 26, 2016 By
In 2013 while on a scouting trip around Winnsboro for new businesses and possible Chamber members, I saw activity at the Bi-Lo Shopping Center. Armed with a business card I entered the construction site. I was welcomed by a tall, graying, distinguished gentleman. We introduced ourselves, shook hands and that is how I met Mr. […]
Council Re-Votes on Administrator Hire
May 26, 2016 By
Attorney: May 12 Vote Illegal WINNSBORO (May 26, 2016) – Fairfield County Council opened its May 23 meeting with a statement of apology for failing to vote in accordance with the S.C. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) when it approved a new county administrator’s contract during a special called May 12 meeting without giving the public […]
James Thomas White
May 23, 2016 By
WINNSBORO – Funeral services for Pastor James Thomas White, 71, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Cornerstone Winnsboro Church of God, 165 Columbia Road in Winnsboro. Burial will follow in Fairfield Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service in the church. Pastor White died on […]
