WINNSBORO (June 23, 2016) – If you missed it, you missed the event of the season in downtown Winnsboro. About 75 people attended Winnsboro’s first annual Farm-to-Table dinner sponsored and organized by the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce. It was the kick-off event for Fairfield County’s third annual Ag + Art Tour. The evening began at 6 […]
Crash Alters Cross-Country Charity Trek
June 23, 2016 By
MISSOURI (June 23, 2016) – It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime, and for a good cause. But Fate intervened at the last minute, temporarily derailing The Wandering Project. Blythewood resident and Voice photographer Kristy Kimball Massey and her high school pal, Donita Walters, of Kokomo, Ind., had been planning their cross-country bicycle […]
Committee Proposes New County Courthouse
June 23, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (June 23, 2016) – It appears that there is a new plan for what to do about Fairfield County’s beautiful but aging County Courthouse. An ad hoc committee of the Fairfield County Council – consisting of Chairwoman Carolyn Robinson and Council members Kamau Marcharia and Dan W. Ruff – along with county administrator Jason Taylor […]
Mayor: Saving Mt. Zion Would Require County Money
June 23, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (June 23, 2016) – As part of his report to fellow elected officials at Monday night’s Intergovernmental meeting at the Midlands Tech QuickJobs campus, Winnsboro Mayor Roger Gaddy told County Council that if the Mt. Zion Institute property was going to be saved, the County would have to get into the game. Winnsboro retained ownership […]
Former Bengal Delivers on Big Stage
June 22, 2016 By
Beckwith Baffles Gators, Gives Coastal CWS Win OMAHA, Neb. – At this point, nothing the Coastal Carolina baseball team does or accomplishes should surprise anyone. The Chanticleers’ magical season got even more incredible Sunday night as they never trailed against top-seeded Florida on the way to a 2-1 win in the program’s first-ever College World […]
Get Down on the Farm with Ag + Art Tour
June 15, 2016 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY (June 15, 2016) – The rural, fair fields of Fairfield County will be busy with visitors this Saturday and Sunday during the County’s third year participating in the Ag + Art Farm Tours. Terry Vickers, President of the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, said this year’s exhibits are going to top everything tour visitors have […]
Runoff Likely in State Senate Race
June 15, 2016 By
WINNSBORO/BLYTHEWOOD (June 15, 2016) – Voters across South Carolina went to the polls Tuesday for the statewide primaries, and at the end of the day, in one hotly contested local race, nothing was decided. In unofficial results in the Democratic race for the District 17 State Senate seat, incumbent Sen. Creighton Coleman came 92 votes shy […]
Council OK’s Road Repair
June 9, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (June 9, 2016) – During last week’s Fairfield County Council meeting, Interim Administrator Milton Pope requested that Council move repairs to the Great North Road to the top of the road repair priority list. The item had been favorably voted out of committee earlier in the day, he said. The estimated cost of $83,000 would […]
Farm to Table Event Launches Ag + Art Weekend
June 2, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (June 2, 2016) – You’ve heard of ‘dinner on the ground’ after church services, well, get ready for ‘dinner in the street’ to kick off Fairfield County’s Ag + Art Tour, which is part of the nation’s largest free, self-guided farm tour to be held June 18-19. The farm-to-table dinner will be held Thursday, June […]
Wall That Heals Arrives in Blythewood
May 26, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (May 26, 2016) – The Wall that Heals convoy arrived in Blythewood under a giant American flag on Wednesday afternoon with a motorcycle escort after making its way through downtown Winnsboro and Ridgeway earlier in the day. Blythewood town officials will host an opening ceremony on Thursday, May 26, at 1 p.m. As part of […]
