JENKINSVILLE – Two separate incidents at Lake Monticello last week resulted in the deaths of six-year-old Julian Thomas-Smith of Columbia and 19-year-old Jimmy Montufor of Charlotte. Around 9 p.m. on Monday, June 14, Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report that a child had drowned at the Monticello Ball Park and bystanders were performing […]
Clausen, Davis are latest top county employees to leave the county’s employ
June 23, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County lost two more of its top tier employees to the Town of Winnsboro. Chris Clausen, Planning and Community Development Director with the county resigned his position on Monday to be the assistant town manager with the Town of Winnsboro. Fairfield County Clerk to Council Patti Locklair Davis also resigned on Monday […]
Majority 4 send MLK monument to Mt. Zion
June 17, 2021 By
Council Options Land for $2.5M Ridgeway Rec Center WINNSBORO – The majority 4 on Fairfield County Council – Moses Bell, Shirley Greene, Mikel Trapp and Tim Roseborough voted to support the erection of a monument to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the grounds of the renovated Mt. Zion property which will serve as […]
Man barricades himself in attorney’s home
June 17, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro attorney told the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety officers that he was the victim of an assault by a man who barricaded himself in the attorney’s home with a gun for 30 to 40 minutes before being arrested. The altercation started about 5:30 Sunday afternoon after the man, Cleve Arnold Leach, […]
Porter Gas loses family treasure in robbery
June 17, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County investigators are looking to the community for assistance this week in locating the individual or individuals responsible for the break-in and robbery of Porter Gas Services Sunday night. According to an incident report from the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to the Winnsboro business just before midnight on June […]
Fairfield Co-op election protest hearing set for Fri.
June 17, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A public (co-op members only) hearing has been set for 1 p.m., Friday, June 18, for a protest filed by Ronald Friday, a candidate in the recent Fairfield Electric Cooperative board of trustees’ election. Friday’s protest claims that the Electric Cooperative employees interfered with the five-day election process in violation of the board’s […]
A/C thieves hit St. Mark
June 17, 2021 By
RIDGEWAY – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into multiple robberies and the vandalism of a church in Ridgeway that occurred earlier last week. According to Fairfield County officials, authorities were first called to the St. Mark Baptist Church, located on Highway 34 between Ridgeway and Winnsboro, on June 9 when a […]
Protest filed in Fairfield Co-op board election
June 10, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A candidate recently seeking election to a seat on the board of trustees of Fairfield Electric Cooperative has filed a protest with the Cooperative claiming, among other things, that Cooperative employees interfered with the five-day election process in violation of the board’s bylaws in an effort to unfairly benefit three of the candidates: […]
Caulder accepts position of Fairfield interim admin
June 10, 2021 By
Caulder to Receive Annual Salary of $125K for up to 6 months WINNSBORO – The majority 4 on Fairfield County Council voted Thursday, June 3, to hire Brad Caulder, their sixth choice, for interim administrator. The vote came following a five minute executive session during a special called meeting. Caulder is the county’s director of […]
Blythewood man indicted on drug weapons charge
June 10, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A Blythewood sex offender with felony convictions spanning two decades is potentially facing more hard time due to federal weapons charges. Jonathan Xavier Miller, 37, of Blythewood, has been indicted on charges of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, as well as possession of opioids, cocaine and meth. If convicted on […]
