Let’s look at the Principals of Public Service and Ethics. In the SC Handbook for County Government, it’s on page 44 of chapter 5. “Public servants should treat their office as a public trust, only using the powers of resources of public office to advance public interests and not to attain personal benefits or pursue […]
Letter: Council Blames Citizens for its Failures
January 25, 2024 By
On Monday night several council members actually taunted Fairfield citizens, lamenting that the citizens are confused and misinformed and blaming them for the problems the county finds itself in. Unbelievable. If the citizens are confused and misinformed, council only has to look in the mirror to see the wellspring from which the citizens’ confusion and […]
Letter: So the Citizens are the Cancer?
January 25, 2024 By
Yet another county council meeting passed on Monday without any explanation of how the county, for 5 years, violated IRS rules that ultimately cost us taxpayers over $1.4 million. One member defended former interim Administrator Laura Johnson by reiterating that the IRS fines had to be paid or they could seize our assets. That is […]
Letters: IRS/Healthcare Forms Crisis Constituted an Emergency
January 18, 2024 By
The IRS/healthcare form reporting debacle is costing the taxpayers of Fairfield County valuable tax dollars. And no one is sure, yet, when it will end. The citizens of Fairfield County should trust that the professional employees who are paid good salaries are truly performing the duties of their jobs. Nevertheless, the start of the IRS […]
Letter: Fairfield Council Needs More Oversight
January 11, 2024 By
We elect our Fairfield County Council members in hopes that they will work to make our county a better place to live by attracting new business and improving infrastructure, facilities, and services. We also expect our Council to look after our best interests as taxpaying citizens, especially when it comes to how and where our […]
Letter: County is in Financial Crisis
January 11, 2024 By
Fairfield County has a financial emergency on its hands with an IRS fines crisis that seems to have no ending. Is this crisis a harbinger of more issues to come? Indeed, a serious council would have called for an emergency meeting to launch the process for RFPs for a forensic audit, initiate corrective actions, draft […]
Guest Editorial: My Memories of the Vang Family
January 4, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Having studied in Italy during my youth, I have always been fascinated with people from other places. That fascination has been further imprinted on my heart by the humility and gratitude I have witnessed in immigrants for their new country. I’ve always felt the immigrants I have met and known deserve the opportunity […]
Guest Editorial: How Blythewood got its Fire Service
December 28, 2023 By
It was announced earlier this year that Scout Motors is planning to provide the Blythewood Fire Service with a new ladder truck and other specialized equipment to upgrade our fire service. That takes me back to how we started the service here in Blythewood just over 60 years ago. In those days, the fire service […]
Letter: Why else were you elected?
December 21, 2023 By
I am burdened by the consistent failure of our county council to deliver tangible, positive results for the very citizens they are sworn to serve. While good intentions may exist, the reality of the results paints a stark picture of unfulfilled promises and mounting frustrations. Health care and emergency services are stretched thin, with a […]
City Watch: Blythewood ‘making a mountain of public debt out of a molehill of personal spite’
December 8, 2023 By
As the soap opera that is the legal battle between Blythewood and the marketing firm it hired to boost the town’s image rages on, one thing is certain: attorney fees. The fight between Blythewood Town Council and MPA Strategies and its president, Ashley Hunter, is now in year three of dueling lawsuits. The result is […]
