COLUMBIA – The City of Columbia extended their Food Truck Friday summer initiative into July. New food vendors and the food trucks will operate in the REI Co-op parking lot at the corner of Bull Street and Colonial (2300 Bull Street). “Food Truck Fridays was started to showcase some of the great businesses and great […]
Manage energy during summer heat
July 7, 2022 By
CAYCE – As the arrival of summer brings higher temperatures and higher energy usage, Dominion Energy offers tips to help conserve energy while keeping your home as cool as possible. “When dealing with extremely hot temperatures, we recommend starting at the thermostat,” said Ginger Greenway, energy conservation program manager for Dominion Energy South Carolina. “As […]
Innes: Animal neglect becoming crisis in Fairfield; council needs ordinance changes
June 30, 2022 By
“This County Needs to Lead and Move Forward Doing the Right Thing.” – Bob Innes WINNSBORO – Fairfield Animal Control Director Bob Innes got a few things off his chest during Monday night’s council meeting when he addressed council. After stating that he wanted to let council know “what’s going on in this county right […]
Relief from the Heat
June 30, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a new shade structure for the Doko Park playground. The winning bid was $34,735 submitted by Grace Construction Group. The other bids were Barr’s Recreation ($34,863.07), Churchich Recreation ($42,791), Bliss Products ($41,462.48) and Cunningham Recreation ($25,463.40). The shade will be constructed over the largest […]
BlythewoodCouncil presents Tourette proclamation
June 30, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Local members and friends of the Greater Carolina Tourette Syndrome Support Group gathered for a photo op during Monday night’s town council meeting following the reading of a proclamation by Mayor Bryan Franklin for Tourette Awareness Day. Heather Ramsey, director of the group, talked about the need for members of the community to […]
A Cool Community
June 30, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Darreyl Davis and the Believers & Achievers hosted a fish fry and carwash fundraiser at Advance Auto Parts on Saturday, June 25 to fund fans for seniors in the community. Davis collected about 30 fans prior to Saturday’s event, including 10 donated by Isola (pictured above). Saturday’s event was even more successful as […]
Winnsboro Rotary gives local scholarships
June 30, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Since the early years of the Winnsboro Rotary Club, funds have been raised each year to help a Fairfield Central student receive a college education. Through the years, additional schools have been added including Richard Winn and this year the Midlands STEM Institute. This year’s monies were raised thanks to a Thanksgiving Pecan […]
Generator Suspected Cause of Fire in B lair
June 30, 2022 By
BLAIR – Fairfield County Fire Service’s units were dispatched to a structure fire on Goodlett Lane in Blair at 11:37 a.m. on Saturday, June 18. The first arriving units found heavy fire conditions and confirmed all occupants were out of the home. Even with mutual aid from Newberry County responders, it took crews several hours […]
‘Dinner On the Broad’
June 30, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Marcia and Bill Wedding took home the grand prize ‘Dinner on the Broad’ original painting with a $500 bid. The painting was created by Winnsboro artist Barbara Yongue during the Fairfield County Ag + Art Tour’s kickoff Farm-to-Table Dinner on Thursday, June 16. The dinner was held on the restored railroad trestle high […]
This Is My Country
June 30, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Spring Valley Baptist Church presented ‘This is My Country’ community patriotic orchestra at Doko Meadows Park in Blythewood on Sunday, June 26. The audience gathered on the lawn of the park as the free event was held from 5 – 6 p.m.
