WINNSBORO – Once again questions over compensation arose during the Fairfield County School District board meeting. And once again, discussions got thorny at times. For nearly 40 minutes, board member Annie McDaniel sparred with Superintendent Dr. J.R. Green and board chairman William Frick over district salaries during the July meeting. At one point, McDaniel, who […]
Mahorsky released to home care
August 2, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – A sixth judicial circuit court judge has ordered a Fairfield man charged with killing his parents to be released from a state mental hospital and treated on an outpatient basis. Matthew Richard Mahorsky, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting deaths, will be sent to a residential care […]
Town Hall takes reins of Big Grab
August 2, 2018 By
Switzer: Town Agrees To Partner With Chamber BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Mayor J. Michael Ross announced via email on Wednesday, July 25 that the 2018 Big Grab is on for Sept. 7 and 8, and that the Town would be organizing and funding the event this year since two vendors, the Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce […]
R2 Board proposes $468.4M bond
August 2, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Two football stadiums, a fine arts center and facility upgrades at several schools are among the taxpayer-funded initiatives Richland 2 voters will decide in a November referendum. Richland 2 school board members, though, aren’t prepared to dive into a proposed $20 million aquatic center just yet. On July 24, the board voted 6-1 […]
Prostitution sting nets Wendell Irby
August 2, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – A Fairfield man was one of 38 arrested during what authorities are calling the most successful four-day online sexual predator sting in South Carolina. Wendell Irby, 61, of Winnsboro was arrested July 11 in Columbia after he propositioned an undercover law enforcement officer for sex, according to a Richland County Sheriff’s deputy’s incident […]
Providence has FMH rehab in strategic plan
August 2, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – As Providence Health prepares to open a new emergency room in Winnsboro, its parent company is being sold. Tennessee-based LifePoint Health is being acquired by Apollo Global Management, a large venture capital firm, said Stephen Selzer, interim market chief executive officer of LifePoint. Selzer made the announcement during the Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s monthly […]
State donates $2M for megasite infrastructure
July 26, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Economic development discussions led a busy night at Monday’s Fairfield County Council meeting. Council members voted to accept a $2 million grant for infrastructure improvements to the county’s megasite at I-77 and S.C. 34, as well as a series of ordinances that expand the boundaries of a regional industrial park. Council members voted […]
Richland 2 conducts active shooter training
July 26, 2018 By
COLUMBIA — Richland School District Two hosted a full-scale active shooter exercise at Jackson Creek Elementary on Tuesday, July 17, in partnership with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, Richland County Emergency Services and the City of Columbia’s 911 Communications Center, Fire Department and Emergency Preparedness Department. More than 100 teachers, school and district administrators played […]
Mahorsky seeks less restrictions
July 26, 2018 By
BLAIR – A Fairfield County man charged with killing his parents remains at a state mental hospital while a judge mulls his future. Matthew Richard Mahorsky, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2013 shooting deaths, appeared in court June 28 for a hearing to decide whether to ease restrictions on […]
A-Tax meeting turns into a near donnybrook
July 26, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When two separate applicants appeared before the Town government’s Accommodation Tax (A-Tax) committee last week to vie for $10,000 the town council has allocated for someone to manage this year’s Big Grab yard sale, the tense, hour-long meeting erupted into a shouting match between the two applicants and their supporters until frustrated committee […]
