RIDGEWAY – A rancorous Ridgeway Town Council meeting last week was marked by repeated interruptions from Councilwoman Angela Harrison who spent the better part of the meeting chastising other council members for perceived slights, including not sending her every communication that emanated from each council member while she was on an extended summer vacation [July […]
Fairfield cruelty law not updated for 11 years
September 27, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – It’s perfectly legal to abandon hunting dogs in South Carolina. It’s also technically legal to kill a dog when it is threatening or causing personal property damage. And perhaps most troubling to animal rights advocates, state law doesn’t automatically ban convicted animal abusers from owning pets in the future. These deficiencies and others […]
R2 Board extends Super’s contract
September 20, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – On Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 the Richland School District Two Board of Trustees met to conduct the superintendent’s performance evaluation for Dr. Baron Davis. Davis, Superintendent for Richland School District Two, was given an overall distinguished evaluation for the 2017-18 school year, his first year as superintendent of the district, by the School […]
Green, Douglas spar over millage
September 20, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – They came to tout their successes as governmental agencies. But an emerging kerfuffle over the distribution of property tax revenues quickly became the focal point at a Fairfield County intergovernmental meeting Monday. At the previous week’s council meeting, Councilman Jimmy Ray Douglas publicly called out the Fairfield County School District, saying that the […]
Solicitor Johnson of Blythewood indicted
September 20, 2018 By
Charges Include Mail and Wire Fraud, Theft of Federal Funds COLUMBIA – Blythewood resident and Fifth Circuit Solicitor Daniel Johnson, 47, was charged on Tuesday in a 26-count indictment for wire fraud, mail fraud, conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and theft of federal funds. Also indicted on the same charges was Nicole Halliett […]
Mt. Zion/Admin forum set for tomorrow night
September 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – “Council will be bringing good news to the public forum Thursday evening [Sept. 20],” Council Chairman Billy Smith reported to The Voice earlier this week, regarding the proposal to repurpose Mt. Zion for new county offices. “An important part of making this project affordable for the county is for the developer to be […]
Element TV spared from tariffs
September 18, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Element Electronics has been notified that the components it uses to manufacture television sets in Winnsboro are no longer subject to federal tariffs. The latest U.S Department of Commerce list of tariffs was released yesterday, and Element was not on it. “All is well that ends well,” County Council Chairman Billy Smith said. […]
Attorney pitches plan to preserve McCreight House
September 13, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Mike Kelly thinks there’s more value beyond dollars and cents when it comes to a historic home in the Town of Winnsboro. At the Sept. 4 town council meeting, the local attorney pitched a plan he says will rejuvenate the McCreight house located on North Vanderhorst Street in Winnsboro and honor deed stipulations […]
Judge punts on dismissal of SCE&G lawsuit
September 13, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – A Circuit Court judge declined to rule last week on a request by SCE&G to dismiss an injunction against the utility that was filed by the county. The case came before Circuit Judge John C. Hays early in the day in the Fairfield County Courthouse. However, because the judge said he felt it […]
Admin forum scheduled for Sept. 20
September 13, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County residents with a vested interest in an $11.5 million project that would repurpose the old Mt. Zion Institute into new county offices will have a chance to have their questions answered at an upcoming public forum. The forum is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Fairfield County campus of Midland […]
