This letter is to ask council to extend our County Administrator’s contract for more than five months. I have watched with pride the many positive developments occurring county-wide recently through Mr. Taylor. As more industry and manufacturing companies have come to Fairfield through Mr. Taylor and his team’s efforts, more jobs have become available, unemployment […]
Guest Editorial: You can’t have democracy without a free press
March 18, 2021 By
There’s a reason we need a free press. Democracy won’t work without it. The grand experiment in self-governance that is the United States is rooted in trust and confidence we all will work toward the greater good. But the nation’s founders had experience with kings and dictators and their expected benevolence — and what could […]
Letter: Is It Just Me?
March 11, 2021 By
Is it just me, or is there some irony in the apparent fact that an illegal meeting was held to hire legal counsel? And what legal counsel would take the job without pointing out that their hiring was illegal? Ross A. Burton Winnsboro
Letter: Can You Beef Up Agendas?
March 11, 2021 By
For the third straight month, the Fairfield County Council failed to address any issue that has a significant impact on the health, welfare and quality of life for its citizens. This lack of forward inertia is most puzzling. The citizens of Fairfield County are keenly aware that infrastructure, jobs, small business growth, blight, recreation and […]
Letter: Shakespearean Council
March 4, 2021 By
Many are likening our current council meetings to a Shakespearean tragedy because they seem to contain the key elements Shakespeare employed in his tragedies… Good vs. Bad – There are always those who pretend to serve the kingdom but actually only serve themselves. A Fatal Flaw – Lack of transparency. Tragic Waste – Meetings focus […]
Editorial: ‘News deserts’ and weak ethics laws allow corruption to run rampant in SC
February 18, 2021 By
In a new series on corruption in South Carolina, The Post and Courier states that roughly half of all journalism jobs disappeared during the past 15 years. As community news organizations have folded or are just hanging on, “news deserts” are created where public officials operate without reporters keeping tabs, causing corruption to flourish as […]
Letter: No Racism in Dawkins
February 18, 2021 By
I want to address the current claim of racial divide in Dawkins. I have lived here for the past two decades. We were one of the first white families to move here. I thought I should address the recent hate letter sent to some of my neighbors. Regardless of who sent this hate letter I […]
Letter: Let’s Move Forward
February 18, 2021 By
I’m afraid our voters made some terrible mistakes in November. The new 4-3 majority does not appear to be intent on helping the county. They seem more interested in using their new power to turn the county around to go backwards. They seem obsessed with going after what the previous council accomplished. I hope the-4-3 […]
Letter: Disappointed, Not Surprised
February 18, 2021 By
I’ve been following Fairfield County Politics for three decades now, and while I’m seldom surprised by decisions made in council chambers, I’m often disappointed. The recent decision by county council to offer our current administrator a five month contract extension has managed to do both – surprise and disappoint. As a former county employee in […]
Letter: Fairfield is running aground
February 11, 2021 By
Wow. This new Council regime is like a rudderless ship adrift on the high seas. First, four members wasted the initial meeting by postponing the two most important agenda items due to a lack of preparedness. The same four council members exhibited even more clumsiness in the second meeting. Their now infamous and meritless action […]
