WINNSBORO – With a light agenda before them, Fairfield County council members took the opportunity to recognize and thank two outgoing council members – Councilwoman Bertha Goins (District 4) and Councilman Jimmy Ray Douglas (District 2) for their service to the county. Chairman Neil Robinson presented plaques of appreciation to Douglas and Vice-Chair Goins who […]
Parting comments from councilwoman Bertha Goins
December 17, 2020 By
Thank you to council and the people of Fairfield County for your support this last four years that I had the honor and privilege to serve on county council. And most of all, I thank God for this part of my journey in life. Sometimes we say, ‘Who would have thunk it!’ And who would […]
Letter: Thank You!
November 12, 2020 By
I thank God for allowing me to serve in “His ministry” in such an awesome manner. Thank you to all family, friends and neighbors for your support and vote in both elections. Together, God has allowed us to accomplish and move forward more in four years than we could ever imagine. To Billy Smith our […]
Goins counters JWC suit
April 9, 2020 By
JENKINSVILLE – Jenkinsville Water Company’s (JWC) lawsuit against one of its fiercest critics “is atrocious” and “utterly intolerable in a civilized community,” according to a response and countersuit recently filed in Fairfield County Circuit Court. On March 4, the JWC filed a slander and defamation lawsuit against Fairfield County Councilwoman Bertha Goins, alleging her criticisms […]
Fairfield councilwoman countersues JWC
April 7, 2020 By
JENKINSVILLE – Jenkinsville Water Company’s lawsuit against one of its fiercest critics “is atrocious” and “utterly intolerable in a civilized community” according to a response and countersuit recently filed in Fairfield County Circuit Court. On March 4, the JWC filed a slander and defamation lawsuit against Fairfield County Councilwoman Bertha Goins, alleging her criticisms damaged […]
Attorney disputes JWC lawsuit against councilwoman
March 12, 2020 By
JENKINSVILLE – Fairfield councilwoman Bertha Goins plans to fight a defamation lawsuit filed by the Jenkinsville Water Company, an organization whose water quality she’s criticized in the past, her attorney said Tuesday. “I don’t think there’s a direct statement that would rise to the level of necessitating a lawsuit by a public entity against a […]
Celebrating Black History: The blinding of Isaac Woodard
February 6, 2020 By
Winnsboro native, Army Sergeant Isaac Woodard, a World War II veteran who was savagely beaten at the hands of a callous, intolerant sheriff, helped inspire civil rights in America. WINNSBORO – Isaac Woodard, Jr. was born in Fairfield County, but grew up in Goldsboro, North Carolina. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on Oct. 14, […]
Brown water dogging JWC
November 14, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Bertha Goins lifted a miniature plastic bottle into the air, its brown contents sloshing inside. Her message was crystal clear. “Our water was off most of the day. When it came back on, from the Jenkinsville Water Company, this is what came out of the faucet,” Goins said at the Fairfield County Council […]
Goins fearless of JWC threat
June 13, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Bertha Goins has until Friday to apologize. That’s the day Jenkinsville Water Company lawyers set for the Fairfield County Councilwoman to apologize and retract her criticisms of Jenkinsville water quality. If she refuses, the bubbling controversy is threatening to spill into the courtroom. In a letter obtained by The Voice, attorneys for the […]
Goins fights back
April 17, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Bertha Goins is fighting back. A week after a Jenkinsville Water Company attorney issued a cease and desist letter and threatened to sue Goins over comments she’s made critical of water quality, she’s hired her own attorney to safeguard her First Amendment rights. Working in a private capacity, Goins’ attorney Tommy Morgan said […]
