WINNSBORO – The 2023 winners of the GET FIT! Weight Loss Challenge at the Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department are, from left: Barbara Riley, Deloris Gilbert and team captain Carolyn Richmond. Not pictured is Delaura Wadlington
Free internet available for eligible Fairfield residents
May 4, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Plugged In is a new, free program from Columbia Urban League in partnership with Fairfield County School District and Viasat. The program provides eligible households in Fairfield County with three years of high-speed satellite internet, a laptop, and online resources supporting education, health, career development and more, all at no cost. Households with […]
Sidewalk Shoppin’
May 4, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Three-year-old fashionista Hazel Wilkes helped her mom sell some cute outfits from her mom’s Facebook store, Bows & Bowties, during the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce’s recent Sidewalk Sale-A-Bration. Their ‘shop’ was located in front of Jerrica Beam’s To Be Stitched boutique on Congress Street in downtown Winnsboro.
Lobby/Drive-thru Open
May 4, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The lobby and drive-thru window of the newly constructed Fairfield Electric Coop office in Winnsboro is now open. Located at 3129 US Highway 321 N, the 5,000 square facility is expected to be completed soon. Office hours for the lobby and drive-thru are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Happy Birthday!
May 4, 2023 By
Carrie Belton Able celebrated her 90th birthday on April 12 with her family at the Retreat Restaurant on Lake Wateree in Ridgeway. Mrs. Able is shown here enjoying her birthday flowers. Gardening is one of her favorite activities. She also enjoys going to the gym and spending time with her family and her dog Lucky. […]
Inaugural Bradley Oates Memorial Turkey Contest nets big profit
April 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – “All I can say is Bradley sure would’ve been proud,” read the post on the Bradley Oates Memorial Turkey Contest’s Facebook page following Saturday’s inaugural event. The turkey contest awarded prizes to the three biggest birds, scored via the National Wild Turkey Federation scoring guidelines. The first place $1,000 prize went to Conrad […]
Farmers Market Soft Opening
April 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – The Saturday soft opening of the Fairfield Farmer’s Market featured vendors selling home-grown and hand-made items in the Farmer’s Market building at 117 E. Washington Street in downtown Winnsboro. The grand opening will be Saturday, May 13, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Start your weekend off with an early morning stop at the […]
Blair Family Day
April 27, 2023 By
BLAIR – The annual Blair Coalition of Churches Family Day parade wound through the countryside from Gethsemane Church to the ball field on Saturday.
Local high schoolers soar during Aviation Week
April 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Three local high school seniors experienced flight from behind the yoke on Monday, April 24, as part of Fairfield County’s celebration of South Carolina Aviation Week, April 23-29. The high school students, Lily Hawkins (Richard Winn Academy), Smyra Thomas (Fairfield Central High School), and Austin Clark, (Midlands S.T.E.M. Institute) were recruited to participate […]
Refreshing Addition
April 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – The Winnsboro Rotary Club, along with the Lions Club, Fairfield Forward Alliance and the Town of Winnsboro, hosted an informal dedication on Tuesday, April 25, of a water fountain that has been installed on the walking trail of the Mt. Zion Park in Winnsboro. “This collaborative effort between these organizations is intended to […]
