WINNSBORO – As the Nov. 6 elections approach, School Board candidates Henry Miller (Dist. 3) and Rev. Carl E. Jackson, Jr. (Dist. 5), both incumbents, are not worried about the outcome of their races since they are running unopposed. However, four school board and two House candidates, however, are on the stump. School District Board […]
FCSD Board approves $2.2M loan
August 9, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County school board members are taking out another line of credit, one of many the district has sought to help pay for building and facilities projects. At its July meeting, the board voted 6-1 to borrow $2.2 million to fund a variety of building and facilities projects. Board member Paul Hartman cast […]
Harrison announces for Dist. 1
August 9, 2018 By
It is with great pleasure that I announce my intent to seek re-election as the Fairfield County School District One Representative. I have faithfully served this community as a change agent for more than 30 years, and honorably served District One, in the Ridgeway Community, for the past two years after the passing of my […]
Board votes 2-1 for minimum salaries
June 14, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – It’s rare when a major school budget measure passes by a 2-1 vote, but that’s exactly what happened at a recent board meeting. On June 5, the Fairfield County Board of Trustees voted 2-1 on a motion directing Superintendent Dr. J.R. Green to develop options in which no district employee makes less than […]
FCSD Board spars over employee salaries
April 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Next year’s proposed budget includes pay raises for all school district employees, but some Fairfield County Board of Education members want to spend more. The board held a lively discussion Tuesday evening before unanimously passing first reading on the $41.2 million budget. Among the most vocal was board member Annie McDaniel, who took […]
Davis wins school board seat
January 25, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Political newcomer Darreyl Davis bested two opponents in a special election Tuesday night to win the District 7 School Board seat vacated by Beth Reid, who passed away in November. Davis garnered 186 votes (46.43 percent) over opponent Herb Rentz who received 155 votes (36.21 percent) in his bid to win the seat […]
Three vying for Tuesday’s school board election
January 18, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Lisa Brandburg, Darreyl Davis and Herb Rentz are on the ballot in next Tuesday’s school board special election to fill Beth Reid’s seat on the board. Reid, who represented District 7, passed away in November. Darreyl Davis, who works in environmental health and safety at Isola, is president of Believers and Achievers, is […]
Three file for District 7 school board seat
November 22, 2017 By
WINNSBORO – Three candidates have filed for the special school board election to fill the District 7 seat previously held by Beth Reid, who died last month following a long battle with cancer. The candidates are Lisa Brandenburg, Darreyl Davis and Herb Rentz. Brandenburg, who is employed as Coordinator of Intervention in special services for […]
District Takes First Look at Budget
April 26, 2013 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County School Board of Trustees voted 7-0 at their April 16 meeting to pass first reading of their $34,334,464 budget for 2013-2014. The budget, up from last year’s $32,789,140, anticipates an increase of $941,800 in local revenues from 2012-2013, but with an unchanged millage rate of 203.1. Kevin Robinson, Director of […]
