WINNSBORO – The month of March was proclaimed Disability Awareness Month by the Fairfield County Disabilities and Special Needs Board members and Winnsboro and Fairfield County elected officials. Signing the proclamation are, seated: Randy Jones, resident and artist, Ridgeway Mayor Charlene Herring, Winnsboro Mayor Roger Gaddy, Carol Martig, and Etta Jennings. Standing, from left: Shirley […]
RW Admin stirs CD controversy
March 2, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – After Ridgeway Town Council went on a spending spree in June, 2017, spending more than $113,000 from a capital expenditure fund that did not exist, interim Town Administrator David Hudspeth suggested Council amend the budget to accommodate that spending. As part of that amendment, Hudspeth suggested the Town cash in all its CDs, […]
FMH asks Council for $4 M until end of 2018
March 1, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – It was the request County Council members had been expecting from Fairfield Memorial Hospital (FMH) for almost a month – $4,000,801 to keep the hospital open until Dec. 31, 2018. During Council meeting Monday evening, the hospital’s Chief Financial Officer, Tim Mitchell, broke the numbers down this way. “Included in that number is […]
County sides with Rimer Pond residents
March 1, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Rimer Pond Road and LongCreek Plantation area residents sat stunned for several seconds Tuesday evening after Richland County Council voted quickly and unanimously, 10-0, to deny a commercial zoning request the residents have fought for the last four years. The residents had anticipated this would be their most difficult fight. Their own council […]
Hensley, Mozie promoted
March 1, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County administration recently promoted two of its employees – Guerry Hensley and Beverly Mozie. Effective Feb. 26, Hensley began his new role as the Fairfield County Assessor. Hensley was promoted after serving in the Assessor’s office since 2009. A lifelong resident of Winnsboro, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from […]
County OKs increased pay for EMS
March 1, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – After asking his fellow councilmen to defer a vote on salary increases for the County’s Emergency Services employees last month, Councilman Neil Robinson was quick to reverse course when the item came up on Monday night’s Council agenda. As Emergency Services Director Mike Tanner began a repeat of his appeal last month for […]
Town breaks ground for Broad River Project
March 1, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – HPG engineer Ken Parnell, Danny Stuck with DS Utilities, Blythewood Mayor J. Michael Ross, Ridgeway Mayor Charlene Herring, Winnsboro Town Councilmen Clyde Sanders, Jackie Wilkes (former), John McMeekin, Town Manager Don Wood, Winnsboro Mayor Roger Gaddy, attorney John Fantry, Fairfield County Councilwoman Bertha Goins and Fairfield County Administrator Jason Taylor broke ground for […]
Expansion of The Point II postponed
February 26, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Mayor J. Michael Ross was notified today that the developer of a proposed expansion of The Point II has decided to delay the development of The Point Phase II, and will not be coming before Council tonight seeking a letter of approval of the expansion. Should it be decided to go forward at a later […]
FMH asking Council for almost $4 million tonight
February 26, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Tonight, the Fairfield Memorial Hospital (FMH) CEO is expected to appear before Fairfield County Council to request almost $4 million to cover the hospital’s operating expenses through Dec. 31, 2018, sources have told The Voice. That request includes a little more than $2.7 million for operating expenses for the hospital and another $1+ million, which is the amount […]
Providence, County break ground for ER
February 22, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Ground was broken Feb. 15 for the new Providence Health-Fairfield Emergency Room that will be located on the corner across from BI-Lo Shopping Center at 1810 US Highway 321 Bypass in Winnsboro. Approximately 100 county, town, health care and community officials attended the ceremony and gathered to watch the first dig marking the […]
