WINNSBORO – During public comment time at the April 10 county council meeting, Kathy Faulk, president of Hoof and Paw SC, asked council to consider doing more for the animals in Fairfield County. As an example of how a county can improve the lives of its animals, Faulk pointed to the City of Aiken’s animal […]
State releases almost $5M to county; audit lingers
May 4, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – As the county rolled from April into the fifth month of its overdue audit, the SC Comptroller’s Office was withholding $4,870,188.11 of the county’s state funding. Section 4-9-150 of the state code mandates that if a county’s audited financial statements are late, the state must withhold its state funds pending receipt of the […]
RVHS stabbing victim sues R2
May 4, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Parents of a 16-year-old Richland County student stabbed five times inside Ridge View High School say the attack was preventable, according to a recently filed lawsuit. On April 27, the unnamed parents sued the Richland Two school district and the suspect’s mother over an April 25 attack at the school. A Richland Two […]
Winnsboro Water, Joint Water Authority receive $20M in grants
April 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – The S.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) announced Monday that it awarded grants for $10 million each to the Town of Winnsboro and the Fairfield Joint Water and Sewer System (FJWSS). The Town’s $10 million will go toward upgrading and expanding its water system. The FJWSS’s $10 million will be used to construct an […]
BW Town Council passes first vote to rezone 290 more acres for Scout
April 27, 2023 By
Ruble, Pugh plan more talks with Ashley Oaks neighbors concerning rail noise abatement BLYTHEWOOD – In a 4-1 vote Monday night, the Blythewood Council gave first-reading approval of the rezoning for a 290-acre parcel slated to become part of the Scout Motors industrial development. A rail yard is proposed for the property to support the […]
County Council denies Kelly Mill rezoning
April 27, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood’s county council representative Derrek Pugh, who represents the area and voted against the rezoning, and Jessica Mackey (Dist. 9) held a town hall meeting in February for residents to address their concerns about the rezoning with Steelman. Pugh said he wanted residents to know what is coming their way, to give them […]
Fairfield County Council blasts complaints
April 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council members are pushing back against criticisms that little progress is being made on routine fiscal, administrative and other county matters. Specifically, residents have railed against the council over thin agendas, tardy audits, lack of transparency, not working toward filling the vacant County Administrator post and failure to move forward in […]
Shooting suspects arrested; drugs, guns seized
April 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Three adults and one juvenile have been arrested for a shooting-related incident that occurred in the South Winnsboro area of Fairfield County. On Monday, April 24, 2023, Fairfield County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a shooting incident that occurred near the intersection of Fagan and Doty Roads where a vehicle was struck by gunfire. […]
RVHS student fight leads to stabbing
April 26, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After a fight outside a Ridge View High School classroom late Tuesday morning, two 16-year–old male students were injured and a 17-year-old male student was later arrested and charged with attempted murder, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. It was reported late Tuesday that 17-year-old will be tried as an adult. The […]
Residents ask Fairfield County Council to do more
April 20, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council is looking into making a change to its animal control ordinance, though some residents are asking leaders to do more. On April 10, council members unanimously passed first reading of a vaguely phrased ordinance to “amend and restate” the existing animal control ordinance last adopted nearly five years ago. The […]
