BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council members have purchased another parcel of land. During an executive session at a special called meeting Thursday evening, March 7, council members received legal advice regarding contractual terms associated with the potential acquisition of real property. When they returned to the open meeting, they voted unanimously to authorize Town Administrator Carroll […]
Sheriff’s Office adds K-9 unit
March 14, 2024 By
AIRFIELD COUNTY – The arrival of a longtime expert at working with law enforcement’s dogs has led to the launch of a new K-9 program at the Fairfield County Sheriff’s office, with two dog handlers and their K-9 partners now operational and assisting with a variety of tasks. “It’s kind of unusual because we started […]
WDPS Chief Kevin Lawrence resigns
March 7, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Winnsboro Town Administrator Jason Taylor announced Thursday afternoon, March 7, that Winnsboro Department of Public Safety Chief Kevin Lawrence had resigned his post effective March 6. Taylor gave no details as to why Lawrence resigned. Lawrence was hired as Interim chief in September of 2022, after the Town’s former Chief John Seibles retired. […]
Killian begins whittling down County’s $1.4M IRS penalties
March 7, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Clay Killian is a strong, patient man who sees the big picture, according to one of his closest former colleagues. Aiken County Chairman Gary Bunker, who worked with Killian for over a decade, says Fairfield County’s new interim administrator brings a plethora of experience and is adept at seeing the big picture. “There […]
Guest Editorial: Review of Fairfield County Council Workshop
March 7, 2024 By
County Council’s annual workshop was held Feb. 28 at the Midlands Tech Campus in Northeast Columbia. Here are our general perspectives on the meeting. The Good The meeting was held without the interference of a high-priced outside moderator. Interim Administrator Killian proved to be a well-spring of quality experience and reason, including a comment that […]
Get your green on for St. Paddy’s Day in Ridgeway
March 7, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – The Town of Ridgeway will host its first St. Paddy’s Day celebration on from 6 – 9 on Friday, March 15. The town is expected to be awash in Irish music, good food and Irish beer. “We’re going to have a lot of fun things,” said Tina Johnson, a member of the town’s […]
Ribfest set for March 9 in Blythewood
March 7, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The 5th annual Blythewood Doko Ribfest will be back Saturday, March 9 at Doko Meadows Park in Blythewood from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Professional, amateur, and veteran cook teams from both South and North Carolina and Georgia will be offering up about 10,000 pounds of ribs in their quest to win $10,000 […]
Mill Village facing waterline repairs, boil notice advisory
March 6, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The Town of Winnsboro experienced a break in a Mill Village water line on Poplar Street several weeks ago. Repairs of the waterline are set for next week. The area affected by the repairs will extend to all customers on both sides of Columbia Road from 2nd Street all the way to 11th […]
Man found dead Friday night on S. Zion in Winnsboro
March 2, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill has released the name of the individual killed in a hit and run in Winnsboro at about 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 1. Coroner Hill said Brian Kennedy, Sr., age 56, of Winnsboro, was found in an alley off of South Zion St. after being struck by an […]
Admin reports on appeals for $1.4M
February 29, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County is looking into ways to appeal approximately $1.4 million in IRS debt and penalties that came to light in December. On Monday night, interim administrator Clay Killian outlined a series of steps he’s pursuing to try to cancel as much of the IRS debt as possible. In a report to council, […]
