WINNSBORO – After spending more than a month battling Fairfield County’s proposal to build a wastewater treatment plant in the vicinity of Syrup Mill and Broom Mill Roads, Center Creek and Cedar Creek residents were invited to express their concerns to the Fairfield County Joint Water and Sewer Authority Commission Tuesday evening in Fairfield county […]
Griffin III seated on BW council
February 27, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A new council member was seated Monday night, and two residents were appointed to serve the town on boards and commissions. Blythewood magistrate, the Honorable Diedra Hightower, swore into office Blythewood’s newest town councilman Sloan Griffin, III. Griffin will serve the last two years of the four-year term vacated by former councilman Bryan […]
Council gives go-ahead to open-air style market
February 27, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A 7,300 square foot open air market structure proposed by the Doko Meadows Park Foundation for construction was approved by Council Monday evening. The facility will have associated storage and restroom facilities. Equip Studio provided council with a schematic of what the market structure will look like. The cost to move forward to […]
County proposes new Ridgeway library lease
February 27, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – After voting last month against purchasing the building that houses the Ridgeway library, council voted Monday evening to present a revised lease to the owner of the building. The action had been recommended last week by the County’s Finance and Administrative Committee. “With the option to purchase pretty much off the table,” interim […]
Bleeding Disorder Month
February 27, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Edna and Anthony Rabb, center, received a proclamation Monday night during the county council meeting to declare March as Bleeding Disorder Month. Council members include, from left: Moses Bell, Clarence Gilbert, Jimmy Ray Douglas, Mikel Trapp, Douglas Pauley and Council Chairman Neil Robinson.
DeWitt named county zoning administrator
February 20, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – The County has a new Community Planner and Zoning Administrator. Jeffrey DeWitt assumed the duties of the newly created position on Jan. 27. He shares office space with the County’s Community Development Director Chris Clausen in the County’s Planning Department Building behind the magistrate court in downtown Winnsboro. “Although I’ve never had the […]
Council OKs SRO vehicle funding for MSI
February 20, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Until now, Midlands STEM Institute (MSI), a public charter school in Winnsboro, was the only public school in Fairfield not provided with a school resource officer (SRO). But that omission was righted at last week’s county council meeting when council voted 6 – 1 to approve $60,273.63 for a Dodge Charger and all […]
Griffin elected to finish 2-year term on council
February 13, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood voters gave the nod to Sloan Griffin, III in Tuesday night’s special election to fill the two remaining years on the town council seat vacated by Bryan Franklin in November when he was elected mayor. With only a 7.06 percent turnout, possibly the lowest in the town’s history, Griffin, with 118 votes […]
Council looks at annexation, security, zoning at retreat
February 13, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The annual town council retreat held Saturday at The Manor focused on annexation, zoning, the farmers market, security for council meetings, the budget and more, including a presentation by Jay Bender, media attorney who represents the S. C. Press Association. Bender discussed ways governments can be more open and achieve transparency by complying […]
Rec Center, Market funding sent forward to council
February 13, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – The County Administration and Finance Committee recommended to council the allocation of $130,000 Monday evening for two capital building projects intended to contribute to the overall health of Fairfield County residents – a fitness center and the Farmer’s Market building. The the recommended funds come from the existing $500,000 capital building projects budget. […]
