WINNSBORO – Fairfield County is shooing any notion that it’s trying to coax the Town of Winnsboro into adopting the tougher animal control laws that the County is considering. But that’s the perception Winnsboro Town Council expressed during its June 5 meeting. Mayor Roger Gaddy called the county’s proposed ordinance “cumbersome,” and he and other […]
Citizens open up to Winnsboro Town Council
May 24, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Winnsboro’s Town Council’s meeting agenda was light last week, but all the chairs in the room were filled, and many of those sitting in the chairs had something to say to Council. Winnsboro resident Jenyfer Conaway kicked things off by introducing herself as a “damn yankee” who works in Charlotte. She said she […]
Winnsboro Town Council OKs water for BW senior center
February 8, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – A 64-room senior living facility proposed for downtown Blythewood crossed a major hurdle Monday night when the Town of Winnsboro voted unanimously to approve a Water Capacity Availability and Willingness to Serve Letter for The Pendergraph Companies. The letter approves 11,520 gallons per day (GPD) for the facility. The facility, to be named […]
Winnsboro Town Council plans Fortune Springs pool repairs
January 18, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Town Council voted Tuesday evening to move forward with discussions with the County about a collaborative effort to remodel/repair the Fortune Springs swimming pool so it will be ready for summer swimmers. Town Manager Don Wood announced that the Town had received a bid from Genco Pools & Spa to remodel/repair the pool […]
Mt. Zion rehab hits potential snag
December 28, 2017 By
WINNSBORO – On Nov. 21, Winnsboro Town Council voted to accept a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Fairfield County and 1st & Main Development of Durham, N.C., regarding the revitalization of the Mt. Zion property. The MOU was proposed by Councilman Billy Smith last summer, but before it could be voted on, Council was distracted […]
Winnsboro Town Council OK’s Voting Districts
July 27, 2012 By
Winnsboro Town Council approved the second reading July 17 of an ordinance to approve and put into place a redistricted voting map for the single-member district inside the Town limits. The redistricting aligns Winnsboro’s voting districts with Federal Census data collected in 2010. The ordinance is the next step in a process that began May […]
Mayor: Winnsboro Determined to Form County Water Authority
July 13, 2012 By
The Mayor of Winnsboro had some strong words at the close of Monday night’s meeting of key county and neighboring players, who gathered at the Winnsboro Woman’s Club to consider the first steps toward forming a county-wide water authority, words that spelled out the hard facts regarding the future of water supply in Fairfield County. […]
Winnsboro Town Council OKs Budget, Tables Municipal Court Contract
June 22, 2012 By
Winnsboro Town Council voted 5-0 to adopt their 2012-2013 budget Tuesday night and put on hold an ordinance that would put County magistrate judges into municipal courtrooms. The Council voted on a first reading of the ordinance, which would allow the Town to enter into a contract with Fairfield County for County magistrate judges to […]
