WINNSBORO – Incorrectly maintained ledgers requiring nearly $96 million in adjustments more than tripled the amount of time originally projected to complete the county’s annual audit, now six months late. The bulk of that $96 million consisted of Dominion settlement funds, unreconciled transactions, and assorted banking records. For future audits, auditors recommended additional training for […]
Pickleball takes hold in Fairfield County
June 29, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Pickleball first arrived in Fairfield County around 2019, says Fairfield County Parks and Recreation Director Lucas Vance. Since then, he says, it has taken off as the fastest-growing sport in the community, gaining popularity among people of all ages. “Scrambling to find court space, we resurfaced the tennis courts, repainted the surface, and […]
Family Fun Day & movie set for July 1 in Winnsboro
June 29, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce will host a Family Fun Day, ending with an outdoor movie on July 1 in front of the Fairfield County Government Complex, at 250 N. Walnut St. in Winnsboro. The event will last from 4 – 8 p.m. with a screening of Top Gun: Maverick following at […]
Richland County moving towards paving dirt roads
June 22, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – For years, folks in rural Richland County who chose to live on dirt roads have continued to enjoy that lifestyle so long as 25 percent of the people who live on the road object to the road being paved, according to Chapter 21 of the County’s Dirt Road Paving Ordinance 043-14. Last month, […]
Fairfield WWTP options report sparks call for third party review
June 22, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – The long awaited Technical Analysis of Options report for the Fairfield Joint Water and Sewer System’s (FJWSS) wastewater treatment system was finally presented in public Tuesday evening during a meeting of the FJWSS’s technical committee. The report, compiled by the FJWSS’s contract engineer, Bill Bingham, owner of American Engineering, was intended to provide […]
Blythewood fireworks set for July 1
June 22, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Town of Blythewood will host its annual “Rockin’ Red, White, & Blue” Independence Day Celebration on July 1, at Doko Meadows Park, located at 171 Langford Road. The event will last from 4 – 10 p.m. with live music from the Voltage Brothers band, food trucks and vendors, games, prizes, and a […]
Fairfield’s first Juneteenth parade ends in big celebration
June 22, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – It was the first Juneteenth parade in Fairfield County and the biggest parade downtown Winnsboro has seen in years. With over a hundred entries, the parade entertained as it floated up Congress Street featuring organizations, elected officials, dancing girls, beauty queens, the Jamal Temple go-carts, a band, car clubs music and colorful balloons […]
R2 board announces 3 superintendent finalists
June 21, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – Following a nationwide search, the Richland Two Board of Trustees has narrowed the pool of applicants for the position of Richland Two Superintendent to three finalists: Dr. Nia Campbell, Chief Academic Officer for the Aurora Public Schools in Aurora, Colorado; Dr. Benjamin Henry, Regional Superintendent of the Polk County Schools in Polk County, […]
Winnsboro man drowns in Lake Wateree
June 20, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro man drowned in Lake Wateree on Sunday, June 18, around 3:15 pm, according to the Fairfield County Coroner’s Office. Coroner officials responded to the scene of the drowning that occurred in Ridgeway. According to Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill, 37-year-old Johnny Mack Simmons, of Winnsboro, was swimming in the lake with […]
Blythewood refuses to reveal MPA lawsuit costs
June 15, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With a growing number of lawsuits flying between the Town of Blythewood, Mayor Bryan Franklin and MPA strategies, the cost for those lawsuits is also most likely growing exponentially, but no one – not even the councilmen, so they say – knows what those costs are, because the Town and Mayor Franklin refuse […]
