When is Fairfield County going to show us an honest, truthful budget? The budgets now are made up to show where the taxpayers’ tax money through millage is going to be spent, not the actual amount that is received from all sources. Fiscal year 2013 had a total to be spent of $69,970,638.48. The school […]

Just how many more scandals can Midlands politicians generate? Apparently the number of misdeeds embedded in some Midlands politicians’ DNA is infinite. Where is the shame amongst our politicians? When will we put a stop to this circus? It is obvious civic history has not been fully digested by all of the Midlands government leaders. […]

If it’s not the County Council’s short coming, then it must be the taxpayers, and if it’s not us maybe it’s the Administrator. Whoever or whatever the case is, the facts seems to be lost and the truth is nowhere to be found. We ask for transparency and we are handed a brick. Try looking […]

My name is Jimmy Ray Douglas, and I am running for the District 2 County Council seat that is currently held by Carolyn Robinson. There are a lot of questions that need to be answered concerning money received by Fairfield County that is never included in our County budget each year. If I am elected […]

DHEC for the last 25 years has tried to get Fairfield County to sign a contract with them to close the landfill. Fairfield County has refused. DHEC is worried about contaminating other surrounding properties. New wells need to be drilled and contaminated ones are to be tapped. DHEC will decide well locations. Carol Crooks, with […]

Fairfield has its wake-up call. Our only Big Box retailer recently deemed us as an unsuitable business environment for them. Let’s prove them wrong with a unified smart approach. Losing Walmart could be THE catalyst for greatness in Fairfield. With or without Walmart, we certainly have our revitalization opportunities. Now let’s leverage other communities’ successful […]

While we are shocked to learn our local Wal-Mart (WM) will close on Jan. 28, maybe we can look beyond the news and remember what our community did before we were introduced to one-stop shopping. I envision some of the associates going to work at our local hardware store, which could increase inventory because demand […]

“HIS CASE ISN’T UNCOMMON IN THE COUNTY”-WLTX NEWS 12/15. This nationally transmitted quote refers to the latest in tragic animal mistreatment in Fairfield County. Clearly there are some conflicting interpretations between our government and the attending veterinarian.  The fact remains, however, we have a history of animal “incidents” in Fairfield County and this latest incident […]

When County Council gets going on something we all need to get out in front of any serious decisions for the future of our county. Case in point: For close to 20 years the Western Fairfield district has been under the control of Councilman Kamau Marcharia, who’s been unable to get anything accomplished of any significant […]

My name is Jimmy Ray Douglas. I am not a politician, but I hope to run for the Fairfield County Council District 2 seat. There are a lot of questions that need to be answered concerning money received by Fairfield County that is not included in our ‘County Budget’ each year. I have asked through […]