WINNSBORO – Two seats in the Town of Winnsboro Town Council race are up for re-election on April 2, and one of those seats is contested. Incumbent Clyde Sanders (District 3) is opposed by political newcomer Demetrius Chatman who says he wants to be a leader for progressive change. Sanders, who has served two terms […]
Supers take home top pay, benefits
March 28, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Public education isn’t the most profitable profession in South Carolina. For a select few, however, the field can be quite lucrative. In a state where the governor earns $106,078 a year and agency heads like the state superintendent of education make $92,007, many district level school superintendents rake in two to three times […]
Council adopts tourism, hospitality taxes
March 28, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – In a series of 4-1 votes, County Council members approved final readings of ordinances that establish a new tourism development fee, a hospitality tax and business registration fee. The ordinance taxes and fees will not go into effect until summer. Councilman Douglas Pauley voted against all three measures, including amendments that deferred implementation […]
Crickentree residents to plead case before PC
March 28, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A request to rezone the former Golf Course of South Carolina property from Traditional Residential Open Space (TROS/RURAL) to Medium Density (RS-MD) is set to be heard by the Richland County Planning Commission on Monday, April 1, at 3 p.m. The property is owned by Texas investment firm E-Capital which purchased the mortgage […]
Can Winnsboro’s 10M gallons of water per day keep Blythewood contract?
March 21, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Mayor J. Michael Ross took the opportunity at council’s annual retreat on Saturday to call for public comment on the town’s 20-year water agreement with the Town of Winnsboro. The contract ends in July of 2020. “I would recommend that our next agreement not last for 20 years,” Ross said before asking town […]
Chamber finances still in question
March 21, 2019 By
Parler: There Was No Audit, Just a Review of Financial Statements BLYTHEWOOD – Former Blythewood Town Councilman Tom Utroska picked a scab at the Council retreat on Saturday when he suggested Council has never resolved its questionable financial relationship with the Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce. “I continue to harp on the Town’s fiduciary responsibility […]
Board spat erupts over notification
March 21, 2019 By
WINNSBORO — A dispute over which members of the school board were notified ahead of the surprise presentation of a major teaching award caused tensions to flare at Monday night’s Fairfield County board of trustees meeting. Board member Paula Hartman voiced her displeasure that she was not informed in time to attend the surprise announcement […]
Taxes, fees get second vote
March 21, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County is one meeting away from enacting a pair of tourism-related taxes aimed at growing tourism and combating blight. Council members voted unanimously Monday night on two ordinances – a 3 percent tourism development fee and a 2 percent hospitality tax. The council also passed second reading of an ordinance establishing a […]
Authority maps megasite infrastructure
March 21, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Now that the initial paperwork is mostly finished, Fairfield County’s water and sewer plan is flowing closer to completion. At the second meeting of the Fairfield Joint Water and Sewer Authority on Monday, the group received detailed reports covering everything from environmental impacts, roads to laying water and sewer pipes. “They’re not in […]
R2 ethics debate smolders
March 14, 2019 By
Residents: Some R2 Members Could Face Charges COLUMBIA – Calls for the resignation of Richland Two board members once again punctuated an otherwise mundane agenda filled with student appeals, a diploma petition and votes on policy revisions. And this time, one resident says some board members could face criminal charges for failing to comply with […]
