Shouldn’t we all be thankful for all the good people and all the good things we have in this community? I, for one, am very appreciative of all the kind and concerned calls I’ve received of late regarding my tractor accident. And for the EMS service who came as quickly as they could, albeit it 20-25 […]
Word of Thanks
October 23, 2015 By
Allow this letter to serve as a tremendous note of gratitude for the support and attendance at the recent memorial event to remember The Charleston Nine and Mother Emanuel AME Church, which was held at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church on Sept. 6. This service brought churches throughout our county together to remember the Charleston […]
FOMZI Has Friends
October 16, 2015 By
The historic town of Winnsboro, charted in 1785, needs to do everything possible to preserve its historic places. Mt. Zion’s history dates back to 1777, with the formation of Mt. Zion College. The site was home to several other educational institutions of note. The present building, built in 1936, shares the distinction with the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Historians […]
Happy Days
October 16, 2015 By
Come on Fairfield County, let’s finally begin to move forward with some bold ideas in the upcoming Strategic Plan. This plan will dictate how we spend the billions more we will receive from V.C. Summer commencing in a few years. If we stay on the same old spinning wheel of squandering strategic plan opportunities, citizens, […]
Twilight Zoning
October 15, 2015 By
I have read with great angst the recent discussions regarding the desired development on Heins Road. My mailing address is Blythewood but I don’t live in the quaint little town and this will likely not affect me much. I do, however, feel for the people who are now confronted with developers and politicians who are […]
Unusual, Not Illegal
September 24, 2015 By
Unfortunately, the Attorney General concluded that the previous Fairfield County administration’s procurement practices did not reveal enough supportive evidence to prosecute them. Don’t forget what our former county council chairman said: “While those procurement practices may have been unusual, I do not think they were illegal.” They were not illegal in large part because the […]
Unwise Spending?
September 18, 2015 By
At last week’s Town of Winnsboro council meeting, I made comments during the scheduled public comment portion of the meeting. I spoke about three expenses that council either approved or that are being considered. All three of which I think are unwise expenditures. After the meeting some of the council members made comments to the […]
Waste Not
September 18, 2015 By
“Fairfield officials guilty of gross mismanagement of public resources” would have been a more appropriate tittle of The Voice’s Sept. 11 headline article. A memo to those Fairfield government officials (current/former) who are giddy about the SLED investigation results: there is no honor, nor any true vindication, in being shielded from prosecution by self-generated mismanagement. In […]
Better Than It Was
September 4, 2015 By
This is in response to recent articles concerning Fairfield County Animal Rescue in Winnsboro. I would like to comment that David Brown and his entire staff and Janice at the Adoption Center have done an outstanding job for Fairfield County and animal rights. Many moons ago the Shelter in Winnsboro was a death sentence for […]
Not Another Plan
August 28, 2015 By
There are basically two types of people: People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded. County Council has rolled out a consultant to do what has been already done not once, but at least twice. And now this new consulting firm will be repeating the same […]
