What scares you? What scares me? Really not much. My father once said I was not wise enough to be scared. But, frankly, I like the quote, “A coward dies a million deaths, a brave man only one.” I value the ability to trust in the goodness of others. My life experiences should have made […]
Kenny’s Corner: Lessons from the Upside Down
January 8, 2026 By
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, especially one with no Wi-Fi, you probably know about the phenomenon known as Stranger Things. For a good stretch of the holiday season, it felt like the show had a monopoly on conversation. At dinner tables. In barbershops. On timelines. If you hadn’t watched it yet, someone was […]
Kenny’s Corner: A New Year, Properly Procrastinated
December 30, 2025 By
If you’re reading this, that means you’re still alive. Thank God—that alone feels like a solid way to start a new year. This is the season of resolutions. Save money. Get out of debt. Lose weight. Go to the gym. Drink more water. Some of y’all have already broken at least two of those, and […]
Guest Editorial: Ten Statehouse Issues to Watch in 2026
December 30, 2025 By
With the S.C. House and Senate set to reconvene Jan. 13, Republican and Democratic lawmakers say they expect these 10 issues to be prominent in 2026. Income Tax Cuts With one of the highest nominal, or official, income tax rates in the Southeast, S.C. House GOP leaders are under increasing pressure from their conservative base to […]
Letter: New Courthouse Entry is an Unreasonable Burden
December 30, 2025 By
First let me say that I understand the need for the armed security at the entry to the Fairfield County Courthouse that is imposed by the times we live in. However, the new entry to the Courthouse to reach the office of the Treasurer to pay taxes imposes an unreasonable burden on the taxpayer. However […]
Welcome to Kenny’s Corner
December 23, 2025 By
Someone was asking me what my column is about (interpretation: “What’s the point here, Kenny?”) Maybe this is something I should have already written about. If you’re wondering what Kenny’s Corner is, pull up a chair. Or better yet, come sit around the fire pit for a minute. Don’t worry, you don’t have to stay […]
Letter: Are We Ready For a Penny Tax?
December 23, 2025 By
Can we confidently entrust county council to manage a multi-million dollar Capital Project Penny Sales Tax? County headlines over the last five years say no: Pauley, Morgan flip flop on secret ballot Was Vote for Chair, Vice Chair Legal? (Jan. 16, 2025) After 10 months of silence, council faces questions regarding admin search (Oct. 12, […]
Guest Editorial: Classic Christmas Poem has disputed authorship
December 23, 2025 By
Reading “Twas the Night Before Christmas” has become a ritual for millions. Who actually wrote the poem, however, is the question. The beloved poem was first published on Dec. 23, 1823, as an anonymous submission to the Sentinel newspaper in Troy, N.Y. Though authorship is commonly attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, a seminary professor from […]
Kenny’s Corner: This Is How She Remembers Flowers
December 18, 2025 By
The holidays have a funny way of opening doors we didn’t plan to walk through. Music hits a little harder. Certain smells linger longer. Empty chairs speak louder. And for many of us, joy and grief sit next to each other like twins at the dinner table. This season has a way of bringing loved […]
Letter: High Budgets Without a Plan Are Not Productive
December 18, 2025 By
The county’s Detention Center is just one of the county’s many departments that prove that high budgets without a plan go unspent and do not enhance productivity. Those high budget departments have too often followed an unproductive pattern of a huge budget without being given a plan, followed by significant underspending and underperformance, followed by […]
