George Lamar Alexander of Winnsboro, SC passed away at age 102 at 4:50 pm on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. J.D. Wilson and Rev. Grover Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will […]
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Shady Grove Church celebrates 200th Anniversary July 26-30
July 20, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Shady Grove Church will celebrate its 200th church anniversary July 26 through July 30 with the theme of, “We’ve come this far by faith.” Featured speakers will be: Rev. Terry Corbin of St. Paul Baptist in Winnsboro (Wed. night); Rev. Bennie Colley, Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Winnsboro (Thurs. night); Rev. […]
Fairfield native authors biography of Winnsboro’s Hanna Rion
July 13, 2023 By
Fairfield County native Kitt R. McMaster III authored a revealing cradle-to-grave biography that focuses on the artistic talents and unconventional lifestyle of Winnsboro’s Hanna Rion. A brief sketch of Rion’s life Hanna Rion was born in Winnsboro in 1874 to James Henry and Mary Catherine Rion, who had both made significant contributions to life in […]
Refreshing Addition
April 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – The Winnsboro Rotary Club, along with the Lions Club, Fairfield Forward Alliance and the Town of Winnsboro, hosted an informal dedication on Tuesday, April 25, of a water fountain that has been installed on the walking trail of the Mt. Zion Park in Winnsboro. “This collaborative effort between these organizations is intended to […]
Winnsboro Town Hall focused on revitalization
April 6, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – More than 80 residents attended what Winnsboro town government officials say is the first of several town hall type meetings to be held to talk with citizens about ways to revitalize the town by harnessing new opportunities and new funding coming Winnsboro’s way. Mayor John McMeekin, Mayor Pro Tem Demetrius Chatman, Town Manager […]
Celebrating Black History: Alice Roberson’s dream lives on in BW Ladies Club
February 2, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Ladies Club was established in 1996 by the late Alice Roberson, who had a building constructed for the club’s meeting place on land she donated off Sandfield Road. She was the wife of the Good Aim Missionary Baptist Church pastor, and was devoted to serving others in her church and in […]
Sarah Quattlebaum Castles
January 26, 2023 By
Sarah Anne Quattlebaum Castles, 87, of Charlotte, NC, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023. She was born on October 31, 1935, in Columbia, SC, the daughter of Dr. Theodore Adolphus and Mary Harley Quattlebaum. Her family moved to Winnsboro, SC when she was 6 years old. She graduated from Mt. Zion High School in […]
Winnsboro upgrades animal ordinance
November 17, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Winnsboro Town Council unanimously repealed Tuesday evening its animal control ordinance and replaced it with an ordinance that mirrors the Fairfield County animal control ordinance. This new ordinance, among other things, prohibits animal fighting, keeping of wild animals, interfering with animal control officers, and an anti-tethering (no chaining of dogs or other animals) […]
Chamber names businesses of the year
July 28, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce held its 2022 annual meeting Thursday evening at the newly refurbished Mt. Zion building, and the highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Fitz-John Creighton McMaster Industry of the Year award to TruVista, and the Small Business of the Year. Accepting the award for TruVista from […]
Letter: The Fund Balance Isn’t Dry?
July 14, 2022 By
So, the fund balance is not so dry after all! Eureka! We do have the money to address our desperate First Responder and Animal Shelter needs. Yes there are millions of dollars just lying fallow in the county’s fund balance – the same fund balance that Mr. Bell has been telling us is dry, all […]
