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 […]
Letters: Redemption for JWC
June 13, 2019 By
Events surrounding the Jenkinsville Water Company clearly indicate its prudent path to redemption is to join the Fairfield Water Authority. First, it makes common sense to have a coordinated and united water authority to facilitate growth and welfare for the county. Second, JWC could use the help. Clearly, JWC has a history of troubling challenges. […]
Broken JWC line prompts ‘boil’ order
June 6, 2019 By
JENKINSVILLE – Jenkinsville Water Company has fixed a water line break, though how long water service remained shut off remains a little murky. Laura Renwick, spokeswoman for the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), said complaints of low water pressure began late in the day on Thursday, May 27. A break occurred 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 […]
JWC attorney threatens to sue councilwoman over water criticisms
April 9, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Bertha Goins is used to being in hot water with the Jenkinsville Water Company. A frequent critic of the organization, the Fairfield County Council vice-chair has called out the JWC on a variety of issues, ranging from finances to transparency. Goins has also publicly stated she thinks the JWC should be absorbed by […]
JWC cited over coliform testing
March 21, 2019 By
JENKINSVILLE – The Jenkinsville Water Company was hit last year with a new drinking water violation, though it and other past violations have been resolved, according to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. The latest DHEC violation notice was issued Aug. 24, 2017. It stated that the JWC was in violation of the […]
Financials: JWC operating at a loss
January 17, 2019 By
JENKINSVILLE – In person, the Jenkinsville Water Company annual meeting was orderly and efficient, concluding in about 30 minutes and lacking the discord of previous meetings. On paper, though, the water company continues to operate at a loss. In financial documents distributed at last week’s annual meeting, the water company reported a net operating loss […]
JWC suit heads to court Dec. 3
November 8, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE – One of two pending lawsuits against the Jenkinsville Water Company and some of its directors appears headed for trial in less than a month. Dec. 3 has been set as the trial date of the suit filed more than five years ago by Broad River Campground. Mediation has been scheduled for Friday, Nov. […]
JWC head rebukes water authority
October 4, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE – It was another brief meeting of the Jenkinsville Water Company, but what was said afterwards is making waves. In a brief interview with The Voice following Monday’s meeting, JWC president Greg Ginyard voiced strong disapproval of a proposed water merger between the Town of Winnsboro and Fairfield County. “Why would we pay somebody […]
JWC has quorum, no meeting
August 9, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE – It’s not often that a public body violates the state’s Freedom of Information Act without actually holding a meeting. But that’s exactly what happened when the Jenkinsville Water Company refused to release an agenda after cancelling Monday night’s meeting, according to open government experts. The Voice requested a copy of the agenda as […]
