RIDGEWAY – A recent vote authorizing Ridgeway Police Chief Christopher Culp to take school resource officer refresher courses may have violated state open meeting laws because the public never received notice of the impending vote, according to Freedom of Information Act experts. At its July 12 meeting, the Ridgeway Town Council voted 3-0 for Culp […]
Town plays catch-up on bond payment
July 12, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Council voted 5-0 last week to amend the last fiscal year’s budget (2017-18) to play catch-up on a $265,200 payment that should have been made to the debt service fund for the Blythewood Facilities Corporation (BFC) 2010 bonds prior to the recent refinancing of the bond. Brent Robertson, representing Parker Poe, the Town’s […]
Council sweetens Taylor’s contract
July 12, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County’s administrator and clerk to council are getting raises. Following a lengthy executive session that included six discussion items, Fairfield County Council voted unanimously to extend County Administrator Jason Taylor’s contract for another year. The council also voted to increase the period of compensation in the event of termination without cause to […]
County ups fees on dumping, loose pets
July 12, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County is one vote away from imposing higher fees for some animal control and dumping services. But as county officials note, the extra charges are user fees, meaning only people using those services will pay more money. At Monday night’s meeting, council members voted unanimously on second reading of the revised fee […]
Council opens door to vendors
July 5, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council passed a temporary vending ordinance last week that opens the door for vendors to set up shop in the Town Center District (TCD). The ordinance, which took more than a year to pass, is a City of Columbia ordinance knockoff that basically allows street vendors to begin operating in the town […]
Town hires CPA to right its financials
July 5, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council passed final reading last week on the Town’s 2018-19 budget set at $1,565,114. Town administrator Brian Cook said there were only a few changes in the budget since the first reading in May. Of note, however, is a transfer of $25,000 from the contingency fund into accounting services. “That accounts partly […]
County leases facility for RW library
July 5, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – During a special meeting last week, county council voted unanimously to execute a two-year lease on the old Ridgeway post office property at Palmer and Jones streets for a temporary library site in the town. The deal includes an option to renew for another two years and possibly purchase the property. Rent would […]
Kennedy files for District 41
July 5, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fred Kennedy, 65, of Winnsboro has filed to run for the House of Representatives, District 41, the seat currently held by MaryGail Douglas. A member of the United Citizens Party, Kennedy said his platform for the office is aimed at building up the Fairfield community, to improve housing and help people get jobs. […]
Garvin takes House 77 seat runoff
June 28, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Political newcomer Kambrell Garvin with 2112 (69.22%) votes won the House District 77 seat in Tuesday’s runoff election over incumbent Joe McEachern who had 939 (30.78%) votes. Garvin, a third year law student at the University of South Carolina, took every precinct in the district except the Keels 2 precinct on the southern […]
Blythewood Town Council increases Chamber funding
June 28, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After months of threatening to withhold funds from the chamber of commerce and visitor center until the chamber’s executive director Mike Switzer produced the two organizations’ complete financials by June 12, council did just the opposite on Monday night. After being presented financials that one former council member described as little more than […]
