Fairfield Co. Arts Council Juried ‘Still Life’ show set for Sept 13

The Rectory at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 203 Garden St., will host the Fairfield County Arts Council opening reception for the juried show “Still Life” on Friday, Sept. 13, at 5 p.m. Tonie Elkins, award winning artist will judge the show. Elkins has won over 160 national awards, including Best-of-Show Alaska Watercolor and Best-of-Show San […]

Will’s Weather’s 7-Day Forecast

High Pressure should stay in control for much of Thursday before an upper-level trough starts to work into the area. The situation will begin slowly changing Thursday afternoon as moisture begins returning to the area with a slight chance of some mid and late afternoon showers. With northeasterly winds, temperatures will remain several degrees below […]

Fairfield Farmers Market named 3rd best in SC

WINNSBORO – Members of the Fairfield Farmer’s and Artisan’s Market were recently notified that their market is the third best in South Carolina. The annual competition for state, regional, and national winners has been hosted for the last 16 years by the American Farmland Trust. The contest ran June 1 thru July 31. The other […]

Sheriff: Incident in Winnsboro Food Lion parking lot appears to be honest mistake

WINNSBORO – A report was filed with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office on Aug. 26, in reference to two suspicious men trying to get into a female’s vehicle in the Food Lion parking lot in Winnsboro. According to a press release from the Sheriff’s office, this incident was very alarming to the female and she […]

Will’s Weather’s 7-Day Forecast

High Pressure remains locked in place for Thursday keeping us hot and humid. But a pattern shift will start to take shape on Friday as the upper-level ridge starts to shift to the south. This weekend, a large trough will pass north of the area. This will spark the opportunity of afternoon showers and thunderstorms […]

Operation Christmas Child needs volunteers

FAIRFIELD COUNTY – For many children in developing countries, there would be no soccer ball, no stuffed animal, no Christmas joy, without Operation Christmas Child – an annual global nonprofit program organized by the Baptist Church headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. – that provides Christmas shoebox gifts for children in poor and developing countries around the […]

Gwendolyn Glenn wins NABJ award

CHICAGO, IL – The National Association of Black Journalist conference in Chicago this month was not only the source of headlines nationwide for a confrontational interview between former President Donald Trump and journalists, but it was also where Fairfield County native Gwendolyn Glenn won one of the organization’s prestigious awards. Glenn, the daughter of the […]

Will’s Weather: 7-Day Forecast

Not much to say this time. We are looking forward to some wonderful weather over the next week or so, thanks to high pressure stationed overhead into early next week. This will keep our weather dry and a touch cooler as this weekend’s front brought a blast of cooler air! Temperatures will be about 10-15 […]

Stubbs on the trail

Everett Stubbs, Republican candidate for SC Senate District 17, served as the guest speaker at last week’s Fairfield County Republican Party meeting, held at the Old Greenbrier School in Greenbrier.

Bridge Closure Notice

Fairfield County announced on Facebook on Tuesday that the Possum Branch Road Bridge will be closed due to bridge repairs, beginning that day, August 20, 2024. According to the Facebook post, a date to reopen the bridge will be made available upon further inspection. For additional information, citizens can contact the Public Works Department at […]

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