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 […]

What a difference a county line can make. According to recent Voice headline stories, at least two major residential developers are “begging” to make large investments on one side (Blythewood) of the line. Contrastively, similar developers continue to avoid nearby Fairfield like a contaminated flood plain. Where has Fairfield gone wrong while its neighbor, Blythewood, […]

Let’s support our neighbors. On Nov. 16, the S.C. Mining Council will hear an appeal of a mine permit that the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) issued to Winnsboro Crushed Stone, LLC for a granite quarry in Winnsboro. The meeting will be held at the DHEC Building, 2600 Bull St., Columbia, room #3420 […]