After more than seven months of interim leadership, the Fairfield County School District finally has some new blood at the top. Last week, just one day after America celebrated its independence, the District celebrated the arrival of their new superintendent and introduced J.R. Green to the community. More than 70 people turned out at the […]
Fairfield County School Board names new superintendent
June 28, 2012 By
After a one-hour executive session during a special called meeting June 27, the Fairfield County School Board named J.R. Green as the next superintendent of the Fairfield County School District. The motion to execute a contract with Green passed on a 6-1 vote. Board member Annie McDaniel cast the lone dissenting vote on the hire. […]
School Board Green-Lights Budget, Contract Negotiations
June 22, 2012 By
The Fairfield County School Board gave the final OK for their 2012-2013 budget of $32,898,265 on a 7-0 vote Tuesday night. The Board avoided a millage increase by taking $109,125 from the fund balance to cover additional expenses for the coming fiscal year. An amended version of the motion, which would have required another public […]
Tax Plan Rankles School Board
June 14, 2012 By
The concept of a level playing field in funding education in South Carolina may be an idealistic one, but it didn’t go over well with the Fairfield County School Board during their June 5 meeting. Scott Price, of the State School Boards Association, and William F. Halligan, of the Columbia law firm Childs and Halligan, […]
Finalists to Lead School District Announced
June 14, 2012 By
The Fairfield County School Board announced the three finalists to take the helm as superintendent Tuesday night and said they would formally introduce the candidates to the community Saturday morning at a public forum, beginning at 9:30, at the Fairfield Central High School auditorium. The finalist being introduced to the community Saturday are: Dr. Dennis […]
Board Avoids Tax Increase
June 14, 2012 By
The Fairfield County School Board worked through the final stages of their 2012-2013 budget Tuesday night and avoided a 3 mill tax increase by authorizing administration to take the additional $109,125 in expenditures out of the fund balance. “It’s not unusual to use cash to balance a budget, particularly when it’s a small amount of […]
Winnsboro Man Ejected from Schol Board Meeting
June 9, 2012 By
A Winnsboro man was ejected from a May 29 School Board meeting after his end of an exchange with the interim superintendent, Dr. David Eubanks, grew heated. Andrea Harrison, Board Chairwoman, asked Thomas “Tony” Armstrong to calm down or she would have him removed after Armstrong became visibly agitated during a discussion with Eubanks. “You […]
School Board Tackles Possible Tax Increase
June 7, 2012 By
Although at least one member of the Fairfield County School Board has gone on record against the possibility, the Board is currently looking at a 2012-2013 budget that could include a tax increase of 3 mills. The proposed budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year is $33,068,140, a 0.5 percent increase over the 2011-2012 original operating […]
Fairfield County School Board Holds Public Hearing on Budget
May 31, 2012 By
The Board of Trustees of Fairfield County School District will hold a Public Hearing at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at the Fairfield County School District Office located at 1226 Hwy. 321 South, Winnsboro, regarding the 2012 – 2013 General Fund Budget. The proposed budget for the 2012 – 2013 fiscal year is […]
Participation Matters
May 31, 2012 By
The Fairfield County School District and their governing board of trustees have been the favorite punching bag for the community for many unpleasant years. Whether the topic is the stagnation of industrial and economic development, the crime rate or the poverty level, the finger of blame invariably points first at the Fairfield County School District. […]
