Just imagine what would happen if we held an event during which: • Many competing local politicians attend but none engage in politicking. • People of various ages, creeds, races and experiences stand together united in a community purpose. • Attendees make new friends with those they might otherwise have never known. • The public […]
Mega Site Collision Course
September 15, 2016 By
History is about to repeat itself in the form of another S.C. Department of Commerce boondoggle. The first time this happened was when the S.C. Department of Transportation was designing the route for Interstate 77. The Commerce Department conceived the idea that an industrial site could be placed along the route if it was moved […]
Zoning Protest
September 8, 2016 By
LETTER TO THE EDITOR – In an Aug. 11 Ridgeway Town Council meeting, Council refused to recognize a petition signed by 50 citizens declaring their opposition to Russ Brown’s rezoning request. Council’s deliberate disregard of the signatures of these citizens was enough to force three property owners on Hwy. 34 in Ridgeway to continue their fight against the […]
Common Sense
September 1, 2016 By
Common sense was the clear winner in Fairfield’s great “biscuits vs. book bags” debate (Grants -The Voice 8/17). To be more precise, this debate was a Fairfield County Council discussion about the merits of a discretionary service delivery system which is based upon an unwieldy and uneven grant process which often features requests that prioritizes non-essential item […]
Inconsistencies
August 25, 2016 By
To clear up inconsistencies quoted by Fairfield County Council Chairwoman Carolyn Robinson in the paper, it is currently legal to sell alcohol on Sunday in the following neighboring areas: Kershaw, Richland and Lancaster counties, as well as the cities of Camden and Chester. Chester County has a referendum on the ballot this November. This information […]
One Perspective
August 25, 2016 By
As elections approach we will all be hearing rumors and trying to decide who’s telling the truth. I have come to a simple conclusion, and that is the truth is a perception. It becomes your reality the minute you say ‘I believe that.’ So, instead of believing in others I am going to ask you […]
Head First?
August 11, 2016 By
Apparently, our Fairfield County School District is about to dive head first into the shallow end. In other words, the School Board will surely bang its head on the bottom if it continues to hastily plunge into the home building business. Initial Board reaction begs many questions. Why would we commence a bidding process before […]
PTP Thanks Community
August 4, 2016 By
The Pine Tree Playhouse of Winnsboro has been providing entertainment and theatrical opportunities for area residents for more than 43 years. Community theater is perhaps the epitome of a group endeavor and it can thrive only when there is true community support. We are indeed fortunate to be the continuing recipient of such support. The […]
Give Us Back Our Mills
August 4, 2016 By
J.R. Green decided to build a new Career Center and borrowed the money from the taxpayers of Fairfield County by raising the millage rate 35 mills to pay for it. When is the taxpayers’ millage rate going to be reduced 35 mills for what the school system received? Now without any concrete and intelligent plans, […]
What Next?
August 4, 2016 By
How can Fairfield School Superintendent J.R. Green decide to use taxpayer money to build patio homes for school teachers? How does he get this authority? It’s easy for him to throw money around when it does not come out of his pocket. Sadly, the population of this county is on the decrease. Many people choose […]
