Was Vote for Chair, Vice Chair Legal? WINNSBORO – Half an hour prior to Fairfield County Council’s regular 6 p.m., Jan. 13 meeting, council members elected a new chair and vice chair by secret ballot, a method that Media Attorney Jay Bender says does not comply with state law. After three newly elected council members […]
Three new members seated on council
January 16, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Three new county council members were sworn into office in council chambers at 4:45 p.m. on Monday afternoon in the county’s government complex at 250 N. Walnut Street in Winnsboro. The swearing-in ceremony was followed by the election of officers at 5:30 p.m. Fairfield Clerk to Council Kimberly Roberts administered the oath of […]
Blythewood town council clips mayor’s hiring abilities
January 9, 2025 By
Amendment Limits Hiring to Budgeted Positions BLYTHEWOOD – Last fall, Blythewood Mayor Sloan Griffin unilaterally hired two town hall employees – a $90,000/year Deputy Town Administrator and a $57,000/year Social Media Specialist – both hired without council’s knowledge or approval. However, salaries for those positions were not funded. Last week, council pushed back by amending […]
McDaniel sworn in as chair of SC Legislative Black Caucus
January 9, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – House Representative Annie McDaniel (Dist. 41) who represents Fairfield and Chester Counties and part of Blythewood, was sworn in to office on Tuesday, Jan. 3 as the 27th Chair of the S.C. Legislative Black Caucus. In her inaugural address, McDaniel said she was going to focus on the legacy, responsibility, and collective effort […]
Free to Focus in effect for R2, FCSD
January 9, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – As of Jan. 1, the South Carolina Department of Education’s Free to Focus policy is in effect for all students in SC public schools. The policy mandates that cell phones must be powered off and put away from ‘Bell to Bell’ during the school day. ‘Bell to Bell’ is defined as the period […]
What can SC expect from new GOP super majority in legislature?
January 9, 2025 By
Vouchers, Restart Nuclear Units 2 & 3, Tax Cuts and More COLUMBIA – With Republican super majorities now in both chambers of the General Assembly, GOP leaders are facing high expectations heading into 2025 – and pressure from within their own ranks to deliver on some longstanding conservative priorities. Here are some of the top […]
Town of Blythewood settles defamation lawsuit filed by Hunter against Franklin
January 2, 2025 By
Settlement Ends Approximately $1M in Payouts and Legal Fees BLYTHEWOOD – The last of two lawsuits filed by Ashley Hunter, CEO of MPA Strategies LLC, against the Town of Blythewood has been settled, all but closing the door on the Town’s almost four-year soap opera that one columnist described as the Town “making a mountain of public […]
Blythewood’s County Council reps to be sworn in
January 2, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood’s three Richland County Council representatives will be sworn into office on Thursday, Jan. 2. Each of them ran unopposed in the November election. It is the second term for each one. Each one of the three represent different areas of Blythewood 29016: Derrek Pugh represents District 2; Gretchen Barron represents District 3, […]
County council electees to be sworn in
January 2, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Three new Fairfield County Council members will be sworn into office at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13 in the county council chambers at the Fairfield County Government Complex. Don Goldbach (replacing Shirley Greene) will represent District 2, Oren Gadson (replacing Neil Robinson who did not run) will represent District 6, and Carl Bell […]
Sen. Stubbs pursuing restart of VC Summer nuclear units 2 & 3
December 24, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – State Senator Everett Stubbs, who was recently elected to represent Fairfield, Chester, and parts of York and Lancaster counties, has hit the ground running since he was sworn in on Oct. 4. “Of the four counties I represent, I probably have the least knowledge about Fairfield, partly because not much has […]
