WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council voted unanimously Wednesday evening to hire Clay Killian as its Interim Administrator, replacing Laura Johnson whose contract was not renewed last week. Killian is a principal with Parker Poe Consulting and, according to Parker Poe’s website, is retired after four decades serving in local government, including most recently as Aiken […]

BLYTHEWOOD – During town council’s Monday night meeting, it received updates on road construction projects related to the arrival of Scout Motors. The big industrial project will result in road changes impacting all of the major routes through Blythewood, including Interstate 77, Highway 21, and Blythewood Road, as well as numerous roads that these roads […]

Town Increased Total Assets by $4.7M From Previous Fiscal Year BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s audit for the most recent fiscal year revealed no problems, the accounting firm that performed the audit reported to the Blythewood Town Council at Monday night’s council meeting. “Everything was, in all material aspects, reasonable and accurate,” said Will Walls, certified public […]

Just minutes before press time Wednesday night during a special called meeting, Fairfield County Council failed to elect a new administrator. After two tie (failed) votes, one for Matt DeWitt, and the second for Laura Johnson, Johnson will continue to be the interim administrator, and a new search should begin, according to Councilwoman Shirley Greene. […]