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 […]
Early voting underway in Fairfield County
June 2, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Early voting for the primaries began Tuesday and will continue until 5 p.m., June 10. For this two week period, polls will be open for in-person voting without an excuse as was required in the past. Polls will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. weekdays during this two weeks, but will […]
Needlepoint kneelers memorialize soldier
June 2, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Last Sunday morning, when churches across town were remembering those who gave their all for their country, Rt. Rev. Daniel P. Richards, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina, dedicated five needlepoint kneelers beneath the altar rail in the William Porcher DuBose Chapel at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Winnsboro. The […]
Richland County PC holding workshop for mass rezoning
June 2, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – The remapping restart process for the mass rezoning of all the unincorporated areas of Richland County is on the agenda to be discussed at the Monday, June 6 meeting of the Richland County Planning Commission. Immediately following the meeting a workshop is scheduled to discuss the Land Development Code remapping restart, with three […]
Fairfield Council members spend while cutting back departments
June 2, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Three Fairfield County Council members traveled to a seaside resort last summer to learn more about county government. They registered for a few classes and stayed extra nights. These expenses and others highlight an apparent pattern of frequent travel, double billing and other fiscal abuses found during a review of council member reimbursements. […]
Will Governor McMaster remove R2 board members?
June 2, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – With the recent passage of a state law enabling the governor of South Carolina to remove school board members for misconduct in office, some parents in Richland School District Two are asking if the law will be applied here and, if so, to what extent. According to the governor’s office, that question is […]
