WINNSBORO – Because of severe overcrowding and weeks of unrelenting heat, the heretofore no-kill Fairfield County Animal Shelter may have to start euthanizing animals, says Bob Innes, the shelter’s director. The overcrowding has reached an intolerable point in the last six weeks due to a sudden drop in the number of pets being adopted and […]
Ag + Art tour set for June 18 & 19
June 16, 2022 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Ten Fairfield County farms and markets will participate in South Carolina’s Ag + Art Tour this weekend, with free, self-guided tours of farms and markets that feature local artisans at every stop. During the tour, visitors will be able to see first-hand where their food comes from, watch artists in action and […]
Seven drive-by shootings put Winnsboro leaders on edge
June 16, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Amid surging gun violence across the nation, including recent mass shootings in Buffalo, Tulsa, and Uvalde, Texas, the town of Winnsboro is grappling with a series of drive-by shootings of its own. Since April 21, there have been seven documented shooting incidents, one as recent as early Monday morning, according to reports filed […]
Pauley calls out Whitaker for charging group lunch to county
June 16, 2022 By
Council awards $50K to settle former employee claim WINNSBORO – Heated exchanges made it even hotter inside Fairfield County Council chambers Monday night. As council members fanned themselves in the 85 degree room, questions over county spending reached a boiling point during Malik Whitaker’s county administrator report. It started when Councilman Doug Pauley asked Whitaker […]
BW farms, artisans featured on annual Ag + Art tour
June 16, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Three Blythewood farms offering their own produce and featuring a number of artisans participated in an 11-county Ag + Art Tour last weekend, opening their front gates to hundreds of visitors Saturday and Sunday. Visitors loaded up their cars with farm produced eggs, fresh flowers and vegetables, artwork and took fun photos of […]
Fairfield Comprehensive Plan survey results are in
June 9, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Poor road conditions, few shopping options and pervasive litter are among the list of grievances Fairfield County residents noted in a recent Comprehensive Plan community survey, distributed by the county. Wasteful government spending also came up often, with residents frequently blaming the current county council majority for these and other deficiencies. “I’ve never […]
Blythewood PC votes against rezoning for U-Haul
June 9, 2022 By
Gordge: Rezoning Would Make Most Housing, Commercial & Leisure No Longer Available BLYTHEWOOD – After Blythewood Planning Commissioners expressed gratitude to the U-Haul company on Community Road for its graciousness and goodwill over the years to allow Buck and Kristi Coggins to use, at no charge, several acres of U-Haul’s land for the Coggins’ twice […]
County rejects R2 request for 18.4 mills
June 9, 2022 By
Pugh: County Needs to Re-evaluate How We Spend Money COLUMBIA – Richland County Council passed third and final reading of its FY 2022-23 budget Tuesday night, excluding Richland School District Two’s request for an 18.4 millage increase. It was the second year the council has passed a no-millage-increase budget. The vote to pass the budget […]
Fairfield group builds 100th ramp for the disabled
June 9, 2022 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – They finished their most recent project on Friday – a wheelchair ramp to help a woman who is both an amputee and dialysis patient, to give her access in and out of her home and to medical appointments. It was also a milestone for the local men’s group called Bridge Builders for […]
First seniors graduate from Midlands STEM Institute
June 9, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Midlands STEM Institute celebrated a big milestone last week with an event that’s been a decade in the making: the graduation of its first senior class. Fairfield County’s first public charter school, Midlands STEM, saw six students graduate – a 100 percent graduation rate for its first class. Executive Director and Principal Cynthia […]
