WINNSBORO – Multiple candidates have filed to run for each of three seats on Fairfield County Council. District 2 Filing closed Tuesday with Ann Corrao and Don Goldbach challenging incumbent Shirley Greene in District 2. Green is seeking her second term on council. Corrao, Goldbach, and Greene are all residents of Lake Wateree. District 4 […]
What happened at Doko’s fireworks event?
July 11, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Town’s annual Red, White, and Blue fireworks event on July 3, produced what Town officials say was the largest crowd in the event’s 10 or so year history, setting the stage for one of the biggest celebrations the town has known. Town officials estimated the crowd at 7,000 to 8,000 people, maybe […]
Winnsboro man sentenced to federal prison for possession of firearm
July 11, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Juawn Robertson, 39, of Winnsboro, was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon. According to a press release from The United States Department of Justice, evidence presented to the court showed that on May 30, 2021, an officer with the Cayce […]
Fairfield man arrested for drugs, ill-treatment of animals
July 11, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Christopher A. Jackson, 42, was arrested for drug-related charges on Monday, July 8, according to a report from the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. As part of an investigation by the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division, deputies executed a search warrant at Jackson’s residence on Landis Road in the Greenbrier area of […]
FCSD looking for suspect in Blair armed robbery attempt
July 10, 2024 By
BLAIR – Investigators with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office need your help in identifying an attempted armed robbery suspect. At approximately 9 p.m. on Friday, July 5, 2024, a masked subject entered the Dollar General Store located on Newberry Road at Salem Crossroads in the Blair community armed with a handgun demanding money. During the […]
Man killed in crash on SC 200
July 3, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – A Friday afternoon crash in eastern Fairfield County has resulted in a man’s death. About 4:11 p.m. on Friday, June 30, a single vehicle crash claimed the life of Winnsboro resident Leon Wise, age, 69, according to the Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill. The crash occurred on S.C. 200 about three miles […]
Work begins on restoration of downtown Winnsboro
June 27, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – With almost $2 million in state earmarks flowing in for the revitalization of downtown Winnsboro over the last two years, the restoration work has begun in earnest. Last week, Town Manager Jason Taylor and his newly named Interim successor Chris Clauson were on hand to witness workers on scaffolding tearing out decayed sections […]
Fairfield County budget for deputies falls short of neighbor counties
June 27, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County council members vacillated Monday night when voting on minimum starting pay for Sheriff’s deputies despite pleas from the public and the sheriff for a starting salary of at least $50,000. Additionally, council members failed to increase entry level pay for detention center workers and 911 dispatchers. Council members approved the $44.6 […]
Chester man arrested in Fairfield County shooting
June 27, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Taures Price, 40, of Chester, has been arrested following a shooting incident on Saturday, June 22 in the Peay Ridge community of Fairfield County. At approximately 10 p.m. on June 22, Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a shooting incident. According to the police report, gunshots were being fired from one […]
Woman arrested for financial crimes related to Fairfield County Library
June 26, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro woman, Tiffany Monique Boulware, 42, has been arrested for financial crimes that related to her prior employment at the Fairfield County Library. On June 3, 2024, a representative of the Fairfield County Library filed an incident report with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office alleging that financial crimes had been committed by […]
