WINNSBORO – The 5th annual Fairfield County School District Hall of Fame Induction Gala will be Saturday, May 5 at Fairfield Central High School. Five new members will be inducted into the district’s Hall of Fame, established in 2013 to recognize graduates and others who have made a significant contribution to their community and professions. […]
FIT and FUN
February 8, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Kimberly Seibles, center, walks with students Curtis Martin, Jr., left, and Le’Aundre Martin during the annual FIT Family Event sponsored by the Elite Ladies of Fairfield County School District.
Integrating Art
January 25, 2018 By
WINNBSORO – Sixth grade art students at Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science work on charcoal portraits in Mrs. Daly’s class after studying proportion and value.
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 […]
School supply funds donated
November 30, 2017 By
WINNSBORO – Dr. J. R. Green accepts $975 from Milt Marley (center) from the Lake Wateree Homeowners Association and Fairfield County United Way Account Manager Mike Quinn. The funds for school supplies were donated through a cooperative effort by United Way of the Midands and Fairfield Chamber of Commerce.
Glover selected as STAR Teacher
November 30, 2017 By
COLUMBIA – Michael Glover, Jr. was one of nine educators who participated in Strategies for Teacher Advancement and Renewal (STAR), a bi-annual reward and recognition program for outstanding South Carolina veteran teachers. STAR teachers are selected through a state-wide application process. Mr. Glover is a social studies teacher at Fairfield Middle School in Fairfield County […]
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 […]
Board Elects New Officers, Hears from Bond Attorney
November 30, 2012 By
With the swearing in of new member during their Nov. 20 meeting, the Fairfield County School Board also elected new officers for their 2012-2013 session. Newly elected members William Frick (District 6) and Paula Hartman (District 2), as well as re-elected member Annie McDaniel (District 4) took their oaths of office as the meeting got […]
Findings Don’t Mar District Audit
November 30, 2012 By
Nearly $1 Million Siphoned from General Fund The Fairfield County School District received an “unqualified” report on its annual audit, a Spartanburg CPA told the Board during its Nov. 20 meeting, in spite of two minor findings and questions about a transfer of nearly $1 million from the general fund into the food services fund […]
Civil Liberties Group Launches Probe into School Districts’ Use of Prayer
September 14, 2012 By
It is no secret that the Fairfield County School Board of Trustees opens their meetings with a prayer, but a January ruling against a S.C. school district in U.S. District Court and new efforts by the American Civil Liberties Union may spell the end of that practice. Bolstered by their legal victory earlier this year […]
