WINNSBORO – The issue of the county’s proposed wastewater treatment plant was not on Monday night’s agenda, but it was a topic of conversation during the second public comment session and again during council time Gary Coats, who lives near Cedar Creek in Richland County, and Ruchelle Gee, a resident of the Center Creek Community, […]
Council nixes Ridgeway library purchase
January 30, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council voted Monday night (4-3) against purchasing the building that houses the Ridgeway library. That vote came after County Administrator Jason Taylor advised council that the two-year lease on the Ridgeway library is coming to a close in June, and that the county must either move forward and purchase the building […]
WIOA offers free career training in Fairfield
January 30, 2020 By
Robinson: Our Goal is to Prepare Them for The Workplace WINNSBORO – The first time Diana Robinson heard about WIOA – the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act – she was in search of a job, having found herself out of work following a layoff at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant in 2017. She was hired […]
New hope for Brelynn
January 30, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Eight months after receiving a bone marrow transplant to treat a life-threatening immune disorder, 6-year-old Brelynn Seeger of Blythewood is showing hopeful signs of improvement, her mother says – but she still has a lot of healing ahead. The community has been cheering for Brelynn’s recovery ever since her deteriorating health made the […]
Zion Hill community meeting set for Jan. 30
January 23, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – The Zion Hill and Fortune Springs communities are invited to a community meeting at 7 p.m., on Thursday, Jan. 30 to learn more about a $487,568 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fairfield County has been awarded to implement projects designated in the Zion Hill/Fortune Springs Park Neighborhood Revitalization. The plan was completed in […]
Breaking Ground
January 23, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Richland Two officials held a groundbreaking ceremony at Muller Road Middle School on Tuesday for a new permanent facility for the Center for Knowledge North (CFK North). The center has been housed in portables and a few classrooms in Muller Road Middle School since 2013. The project is funded with $9.8 million from […]
Cedar Creek residents push back against proposed wastewater discharge site
January 23, 2020 By
CEDAR CREEK – About a hundred residents of the northeast section of Blythewood 29016 and the southern part of Fairfield County, many of whom live along Cedar Creek, met in the Cedar Creek Community Center Sunday afternoon to discuss a wastewater treatment plant Fairfield County Council has proposed to locate on a 50-acre property on […]
District’s surplus rises to $4.2M
January 23, 2020 By
FCSD Leads State with $25,022 Per Pupil WINNSBORO – As the Fairfield County School District’s multi-million dollar surplus grew by millions more, student achievement has not kept up. In 2019, the district netted a windfall of nearly $4.2 million, causing its fund balance to swell from nearly $10.5 million to more than $14.7 million, according […]
Support Lions’ pancake supper Feb. 3
January 23, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – The Winnsboro Lions club has a long record of devoted community service to Fairfield County citizens, and that dedication will be on display in full force on Monday, Feb. 3 when club members begin flipping pancakes during their annual Ran Foster Pancake Supper. It will be held at the Fairfield Elementary School on […]
Armentrout wins $300 U-Pick-‘Em cash prize
January 16, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – While several readers picked 13 bowl winners, Armentrout and Bill Breedin, also of Blythewood, correctly picked 14 of the 16 college bowl winners. Armentrout won the tie-breaker by nailing the total points scored during the National Championship game – 67. He said it was his first time to enter. Armentrout said the $300 […]
