Price set to retire from Fairfield Parks and Rec

WINNSBORO – Last week, Fairfield County Parks and Recreation Director Russell Price announced that he will officially retire on April 2.  Price, who has worked for Fairfield County for over 30 years, has served as the Director of Fairfield County Parks and Recreation since 2017. Price’s stint in the county began in 1991 when he […]

Lightning struck twice in Drawdy Park

WINNSBORO – July 19, 1993.  Winnsboro resident, Dee Mattox recalled that day 25 years ago when lightning struck twice in the same place. “I remember it vividly,” Mattox recalled, “even the smell of burnt flesh.  My family and I were attending an All Star Little League game at Drawdy Park being played between Winnsboro and […]

Going Up

WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Recreation Director Russell Price and Deputy Fire Director Greg Gerber were lifted to the top of the Town Clock by a ladder truck to meet Greenbrier Fire Chief Sammie Castles, who gave a $300 donation from the Fairfield County fire chiefs to the Recreation Department. Price, pictured right with Castles, will […]

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