WINNSBORO – Gov. Henry McMaster couldn’t make it Monday. But the next time South Carolina’s governor needs to fly into Winnsboro, spiffy new airport infrastructure will be there to greet him. Following a tough stretch on the economic development front, Fairfield County received a welcome lift when it formally unveiled the scope of a recently […]
Blythewood’s Trane plant to hire 700
August 23, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) will be hiring ‘on the spot’ for 70 positions during a job fair it is sponsoring for Trane at Doko Manor, from 1 – 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept 12. Wendy Hamilton, Midlands Business Consultant for SCDEW, said the hiring will be the first […]
Smith outlines new admin building costs
August 23, 2018 By
Winnsboro – Fairfield County isn’t promising that it’s a magic pill. But local leaders do think the plan to repurpose the old Mt. Zion Institute site in Winnsboro into a new county administration building is as innovative as it is necessary. “My biggest concern is if this project doesn’t go forward, there’s something that’s going […]
Fairfield asks feds to exempt Element
August 16, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County leaders want the federal government to waive tariffs impacting Element Electronics, tariffs the TV assembler says will wipe out 126 jobs, essentially shuttering the Winnsboro plant. However, a nonprofit geared toward the manufacturing sector disputes whether tariffs and trade wars are even to blame. By unanimous vote, Fairfield County Council swiftly […]
Council OKs first Mt. Zion vote
August 16, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – With Fairfield County stung by massive job losses and another 120 positions expected to vanish, development of a new $11.4 million county administration building aims to ease some of that pain. Supporters also note tax credits would finance the majority of costs of renovating the Mt. Zion Institute site in Winnsboro, lowering the […]
Local man charged with child porn
August 16, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – On Wednesday, Aug. 15, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of William Edward Johnson, 34, of Columbia, near Lake Carolina on six charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Investigators state Johnson possessed multiple files of child pornography. Johnson was arrested on August 14, 2018. He is charged […]
Blythewood BZA denies Taco Bell variance
August 16, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Plans for a Taco Bell with a drive-thru to come to Blythewood Road were doused Monday evening when the Blythewood Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) denied the company a variance request to enlarge the usable area of the property the fast food restaurant proposed to build on. The applicant, BWL Holdings, LLC, represented […]
Council defunds RWPD and Culp
August 16, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – After failing on Aug. 9, to finalize a vote to defund its Police Department, the Ridgeway Town Council held a special meeting Saturday, Aug. 11, at 10 am to pass the vote. Following executive session at the Aug. 9 meeting, Councilman Dan Martin moved to ‘implement a reduction in force by eliminating funding […]
Hilton’s Home 2 Suites eyes Blythewood site
August 9, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Hilton Hotel’s Home 2 Suites is considering putting down roots in Blythewood. The hotel’s owners are seeking permission from the Town to build a four-story, 88-bed hotel building on a 1.93 acre vacant lot adjacent to the I-77 ramp. But without considerable adjustments to the entrance to the property, the 55,672 square foot […]
FCSD Board approves $2.2M loan
August 9, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County school board members are taking out another line of credit, one of many the district has sought to help pay for building and facilities projects. At its July meeting, the board voted 6-1 to borrow $2.2 million to fund a variety of building and facilities projects. Board member Paul Hartman cast […]
