WINNSBORO – To be or not to be debt free. That was the question driving a discussion of the Fairfield County School District’s annual audit at last month’s board meeting. Andrew Dobson, an accountant with McAbee, Schwartz, Halliday & Co., the financial firm that conducted the audit, was on hand to present the audit. He […]
Fairfield schools Report Card released
January 3, 2019 By
How Area School Districts Compare WINNSBORO – A major talking point Fairfield County education leaders have been making about the 2018 state report cards is that no Fairfield school rated Unsatisfactory. “We were competitive,” said Dr. J.R. Green, district superintendent, said of the results at a recent Board of Trustees meeting. “Virtually every district that […]
Bass tourney set for Lake Wateree
January 3, 2019 By
RIDGEWAY – The Carolina Anglers Team Trail will hold its first Lake Wateree bass tournament on Sat., Feb. 16 at Clearwater Cove Marina in Ridgeway. Entry fees are $80 with no entry deadline. “Entry fees can be mailed in ahead of time or pay at the ramp. Teams can just show up and pay,” tournament […]
Taylor: It was a very good year for Fairfield
January 2, 2019 By
2019 Review: New Industries Brought Jobs, Investment to Fairfield County WINNSBORO – A year and a half ago, a Lowcountry newspaper lamented Fairfield County’s double digit unemployment. What a difference a couple of years has made. Today, the county’s unemployment rate has shrunk to 3.1 percent and, according to County Administrator Jason Taylor, industrial prospects […]
Teachers’ salaries down, administrators’ up
December 27, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD—Administrators are making more and teachers are making less in the Richland Two School District. In 2017-18, the average teacher salaries dropped from $52,092 to $51,802, while average administrator salaries rose from $95,003 to $96,193, the South Carolina Department of Education Report Card data shows. A similar trend occurred in Fairfield County School District. In […]
EOC Director responds to Green’s criticism
December 27, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Instead of attacking school report cards, the Fairfield County School District leaders should be tackling ways to improve student achievement, according to a leading state education official. “Rather than complaining about the system, the best thing we can do is think about how we can improve the outcomes for kids,” said Melanie Barton, […]
Blair Sympathy Club remembers Wilson
December 27, 2018 By
BLAIR – The Blair Sympathy Club in Fairfield County is a fun-loving, energetic community group with the mission of bringing aid and comfort to one another during times of illness or other serious problems, the late Eugenia Wilson, president of the club at the time, told The Voice in 2015. At that time, the club […]
Council shifts Penny Tax priorities
December 27, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Town Council is hoping to reprioritize some road improvement projects set for development in the near future under Richland County’s Penny Sales Tax program. During the Dec. 18 council meeting, Mayor J. Michael Ross opened a discussion on the Penny Tax-funded road projects, which included a debated traffic circle proposed on […]
Town Council allocates $17,360K for concert series
December 27, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In addition to $15,000 that Blythewood Town Council appropriated earlier this year to Bravo Blythewood for a spring concert series, it voted unanimously last week to approve an additional $2,360 from Hospitality Taxes (H-Tax). Four concerts will be held April 27, May 3, May 10 and May 17, 2019 at the Palmetto Citizens […]
Coleman named to national post
December 27, 2018 By
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Blair native and former government cybersecurity expert Kelvin Coleman was appointed as Executive Director of the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) on Dec. 5. A veteran of cybersecurity posts at the White House and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Coleman has held leadership roles throughout his 20-year career. “We are […]
