JENKINSVILLE – Transparency complaints continue to muddy the waters of the Jenkinsville Water Company. Continuing a dispute that arose during the JWC’s meeting in April, several members of the public contested a murky vote taken by the board last month. “When you vote on items, when you don’t tell us what it is, we as […]
Vickers returns to shore up Chamber
May 10, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Terry Vickers, who retired last October from her post after 20 years as President and CEO of the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce, is back in the saddle, but only long enough, she says, to help get the Chamber up and running after it foundered recently under new leadership. Alarmed after learning last […]
BREAKING – FC Chamber Board votes to become inactive
April 30, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce announced in a press release on Monday that it will become inactive as of June 30, 2018. “After carefully evaluating its feasibility, the Board of Directors unanimously voted to take this action. The primary factors that led to this decision included limited financial support, reduced participation during […]
Council gives Chamber notice
April 26, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – When the new leader of the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce failed to satisfy Council’s concerns last week, during a budget workshop, regarding the Chamber’s plans for the upcoming budget year, Council threatened to reduce the funding it provides for the Chamber from $87,500 to $25,000 unless the Chamber provided a financial roadmap […]
May Vokaty goes from kitchen to farm
April 26, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – The Voice’s Foods Editor, May Vokaty, isn’t just a recipe wizard – she’s also an alpaca farmer. She was first smitten with the idea of owning alpacas while on vacation in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, and then spent a few years researching the logistics. Last October, she finally took the plunge and rented 2½ […]
Trial for JWC, board set for May 7
April 26, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE – Motions relating to pending lawsuits against the Jenkinsville Water Company and some of its officers are scheduled to be heard in a Fairfield County courtroom this week. In all, four motions will be heard on Friday, April 27. A trial date of May 7 has been set in one of the lawsuits, according […]
Green Energy Biofuel donates to Sustainable Carolina
April 26, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Green Energy Biofuel made a second annual donation to the University of South Carolina’s Sustainable Carolina on April 17. The company collects used cooking oil from USC and other organizations and upcycles it into useable biofuel. Green Energy Biofuel, located on Congress Street in Winnsboro, graduated from the University of South Carolina’s Incubator […]
Big Fish Fry
April 26, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Mike Patel, fourth from right, held a grand opening fish fry for his newly opened Mini Mart at 324 S. Congress St. (across from the Voter Registration building.) Helping serve the large crowd of well-wishers, are: (from Left) Ferlen Johnson, Andrew Green, Marvin Jeter, Walter Seibles, Donald Ra Green, Patel, Renee Banks, Shirley […]
2018 Merchants’ Sidewalk Sale
April 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – It was a bright, sunny day for a sidewalk sale in downtown Winnsboro on Saturday. The annual Winnsboro Merchants’ Sidewalk sale was a big success with about 20 vendors lining the shady side of Congress Street and a few on the sunny side. Shoppers picked through clothing, jewelry, accessories, memorabilia, furniture, games, lamps, […]
Timmers named interim director of Chamber
March 15, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce board has named Chris Timmers of Columbia as interim director of the Chamber. He replaces former Chamber Director Terry Vickers who retired from her post in October 2017. Timmers, 70, previously spent four years with the Columbia Chamber of Commerce in membership sales where he set a […]
