Records Don’t Back County Claims PARKER POE REP DODGES MEDIA QUESTIONS WINNSBORO – A year and a half after $24 million worth of bonds were issued to finance an economic development plan for Fairfield County, County Council brought in Parker Poe bond consultant Ray Jones Monday night to explain for the first time to the […]
Council Reinstates Leave Days
September 26, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – In response to entreaties from County employees to reinstate leave days used this summer when a broken air conditioner forced the County Courthouse to close for three days, Council heard their pleas and on Monday evening voted unanimously to reinstate those three days. Council has scheduled a work session on Monday at 7 […]
Tax Break Clears Final Hurdle
November 15, 2013 By
WINNSBORO – County Council Monday night gave the final OK to an ordinance to offer a one-time tax credit in order to attract an international company. The ordinance amends the fee-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement between the County and Lang Mekra North America, LLC, offering them a one-time tax credit of $35,000 in exchange for Lang Mekra lowering […]
SLED: No Criminal Violation in County Porn Probe
November 15, 2013 By
Coleman: Emails Did Not Meet ‘Obscenity’ Threshold WINNSBORO – A final report issued by the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has closed the case against former Fairfield County Administrator Phil Hinely, who was accused last summer of disseminating pornographic images from his county computer. Sixth Circuit Solicitor Doug Barfield, who has been weighing SLED’s […]
Receipts Required: Council OK’s New Reimbursement Policy
November 15, 2013 By
WINNSBORO – County Council Monday night unanimously passed a revised policy governing how Council members would be reimbursed for mileage and other expenses. Prior to Sept. 23, when Council voted to rescind the policy that had stood since July 2010, Council members had been receiving a flat monthly allocation of $795 for expenses. Those expenses […]
County Budget Clears Second Reading
April 26, 2013 By
FAIRFIELD – County Council held a public hearing and passed second reading Monday night on a 2013-2014 budget that is nearly 11 percent leaner than the previous year’s budget. The County is working with a general fund budget of $22,645,189 for the coming fiscal year, down from the 2012-2013 general fund of $24,508,004. The capital […]
Future of Landmark in Doubt
April 26, 2013 By
Council considers fate of former offices FAIRFIELD – Although 117 E. Washington St. was on its last legs long before the County Coroner, the Fire Marshall and Voter Registration moved out in July of 2011, suggestions of its imminent demise at Monday night’s County Council meeting stirred an emotional, heartfelt reaction from one Fairfield County […]
Rezoning Effort Dies on First Reading
September 14, 2012 By
An effort to rezone nearly 7 and a half acres of land on Toatley Road in Winnsboro died at Monday night’s County Council meeting when the first reading of the ordinance failed to garner a second. The property is owned by Melvin Stevenson, who sought to have the land rezoned from RD (Rural Resource District) […]
