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 […]

 This Year Marks 160th Anniversary of Official, Lasting Declaration The first Thanksgiving is often associated with the Pilgrims. But President Lincoln was the first to make it official. This year marks the 160th anniversary of the official designation of Thanksgiving. Lincoln’s declaration in 1863 is the most lasting of the nine proclamations for a day […]

Monday night’s council agenda included the second reading of a seemingly innocuous Ordinance 827 land sale for a concrete/cement ready mix manufacturing plant in Fairfield. Even on the second reading, council kept us in the dark as to the details of an ordinance that council members did not ask or even discuss. Even after I […]

What’s going on with the design for new sewage treatment plant and the associated line work? Is the joint commission monitoring the progress of the design? I see no agendas or planned meetings on the county website. American Engineering is a fine firm and I applaud the County, Winnsboro, and the Commission moving forward but […]

Americans have more media options than ever. We are inundated with stories, memes, videos and promotions 24 hours a day. Most of us are on social media, which is built to provide an endless feed of content to keep us glued to our screens. And unfortunately, misinformation is prevalent and much of that content isn’t […]

Fairfield County is now going on 10 months without an experienced county administrator or even a robust process for hiring one. When council members are asked where they are in the hiring process, they have no answers. Yet, the county administrator is the most important position in the county. What’s more, it’s council’s job to […]

We had our ups and downs this year, but we as a community came together and kept our little market running! Thank you to all who supported us this year. The vendors that stuck through the bumps, the community that came out and supported these vendors and the members of our community that went above […]

Mike Moore, who died last week, was a Winnsboro attorney and a good friend of mine. He saved me once as a superior courtroom navigator just as an airplane pilot saved me years before. I still practice law but I also used to fly airplanes. Sometimes I had no business making long trips at night […]

During the last county council meeting, as many of you know, I was escorted out of the meeting.  The reason for that was my excessively strong reaction to a council member continually talking and laughing while I was addressing council during public comment time. As frequently happens now to me and other speakers, when we […]