To clear up inconsistencies quoted by Fairfield County Council Chairwoman Carolyn Robinson in the paper, it is currently legal to sell alcohol on Sunday in the following neighboring areas: Kershaw, Richland and Lancaster counties, as well as the cities of Camden and Chester. Chester County has a referendum on the ballot this November. This information […]

As elections approach we will all be hearing rumors and trying to decide who’s telling the truth. I have come to a simple conclusion, and that is the truth is a perception. It becomes your reality the minute you say ‘I believe that.’ So, instead of believing in others I am going to ask you […]

Apparently, our Fairfield County School District is about to dive head first into the shallow end. In other words, the School Board will surely bang its head on the bottom if it continues to hastily plunge into the home building business. Initial Board reaction begs many questions. Why would we commence a bidding process before […]

The Pine Tree Playhouse of Winnsboro has been providing entertainment and theatrical opportunities for area residents for more than 43 years. Community theater is perhaps the epitome of a group endeavor and it can thrive only when there is true community support. We are indeed fortunate to be the continuing recipient of such support. The […]

J.R. Green decided to build a new Career Center and borrowed the money from the taxpayers of Fairfield County by raising the millage rate 35 mills to pay for it. When is the taxpayers’ millage rate going to be reduced 35 mills for what the school system received? Now without any concrete and intelligent plans, […]

How can Fairfield School Superintendent J.R. Green decide to use taxpayer money to build patio homes for school teachers? How does he get this authority? It’s easy for him to throw money around when it does not come out of his pocket. Sadly, the population of this county is on the decrease. Many people choose […]

As Chief Nursing Officer at Fairfield Memorial Hospital, I am excited to share with the community a new program at Fairfield Memorial as part of our “Commitment to Excellence.” We recently instituted a new program to measure patient satisfaction. The Emergency Room has a tablet, much like an iPad, that is given to each patient […]

It has been said you can gauge the brightness of a community’s soul by the courage of its heroes who courageously confront evil. Today, Fairfield’s soul shines brightly thanks to the heroes who helped to ensure some measure of justice in our most recent animal cruelty case (re: “A Horrible Thing,” July 14). We all owe […]

It has been seven months since I and three other ladies found a horrific sight while horseback riding at Carolina Adventure World. When I stumbled upon a severely mangled puppy, my mind was racing, wondering what had happened to this poor creature. Never in a million years would I have guessed that he had been […]

I am Mark Palmer of York, and I am running as a Republican for the S.C. Senate seat in District 17. I am the candidate who will oppose Mike Fanning in November. I was born in South Carolina and am a graduate of Winthrop College. I have been married to Holly Palmer for 20 years […]