WINNSBORO – Fire stations throughout Fairfield County presented their volunteer firefighter of the year awards during Fairfield County Council’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on May 4. Awardees pictured with Deputy Director Greg Gerber are, from left, Lewis Loftin, Blackstock; Brandon Edwards, Lebanon; Ned Gwin, Dutchman Creek; Melissa Adams, Ridgeway; Willie Bell, Southeastern; Gerber; Larry Robinson, Blair; Charles Lee, Mitford; Sammie Castles, Greenbrier; Caleb LeGrand, Community; Tavaris Brown, Rescue Squad. Adams was also named Firefighter of the Year for the entire county. James Feaster, Feasterville, and Tommy Sawyer, Jenkinsville, not pictured, were also Volunteer Firefighters of the Year.
