WINNSBORO — Fairfield County is now accepting Accommodations Tax (A-Tax) and Hospitality Tax (H-Tax) grant applications for the 2024/2025 funding cycle. The grant is open to non-profit organizations for expenses directly in support of one of the six purposes of hospitality tax funding under S.C. Code 6-1-730: Tourism-related buildings, including, but not limited to: civic […]
Goldbach, Stubbs wins confirmed by Election Commissions
November 8, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – At 10 a.m. Friday morning, the Fairfield County Election Commission reviewed 24 provisional ballots and one fail safe ballot (that were cast on election day) to determine their validity. The result of that review and determination failed to change the results of Tuesday’s election. Don Goldbach, who had a 10-vote lead over Ann […]
Elkins, Williams, Dennis elected to Richland 2 board
November 7, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Richland 2 voters elected an incumbent and two new at-large school board members from a field of 10 candidates. The district includes all Blythewood schools. Incumbent Lashonda McFadden was not re-elected, and Board Member Lindsay Agostini did not seek re-election. The top three vote getters will be seated. Longtime board member Monica Elkins […]
Goldbach, Bell, Gadson win council seats
November 7, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The results for the Fairfield County Council race are in. With a 71.28% turnout of Fairfield County registered voters, Don Goldbach (Dist. 2) bested Ann Corrao and one-term incumbent Shirley Greene. Carl Bell defeated one-term incumbent Tim Roseborough for the Dist. 4 seat. Oren Gadson won the Dist. 6 seat over candidate Sarah […]
Stubbs wins Dist. 17 seat
November 7, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – With 100% of the counties (Fairfield, Chester, York, and Lancaster) reporting Wednesday morning, Attorney Everett Stubbs has defeated incumbent Mike Fanning for the Senate seat in Dist. 17. According to SCVotes.gov, Stubbs took 27,914 to Fanning’s 27,882 with a margin of 32 votes out of 55,796 votes cast. Fanning received 6,374 in Fairfield […]
Unofficial election results are in
November 5, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The results for Fairfield County Council are in. With a 71.28% turnout of registered voters, Don Goldbach (Dist. 2) bested Ann Corrao and incumbent Shirley Greene. Carl Bell defeated incumbent Tim Roseborough for the Dist. 4 seat. Oren Gadson won the Dist. 6 seat over challenger Sarah Bryant. About 20 provisional votes have […]
Fairfield County, review this information before you vote
October 31, 2024 By
The General Election for federal, state, county, and other local offices will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The early voting period for this election continues through Saturday, Nov. 2. Fairfield County Voter Registration and Elections Office, 315 S Congress Street, Winnsboro will be open during the early voting period from 8:30 a.m. until 6 […]
Fairfield County advertising for admin. position
October 31, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County government has hired Parker Poe Consulting to handle a search for a County Administrator. Letters of Interest and a detailed resume should be submitted via email to Interim County Administrator Clay Killian: [email protected] by Nov. 22, 2024. To access the Job Listing, visit: https://www.fairfieldsc.com/job-openings/county_administrator Killian has served the county as interim […]
Pets, Inc. to open office in Winnsboro
October 24, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The Town of Winnsboro has signed an agreement with Pets, Inc, to provide low cost spay and neuter surgeries for dogs at a facility in Winnsboro. “The former Fairfield County Animal Shelter Director Bob Innis now works for Pets, Inc. and is familiar with the needs of animals in Fairfield County. He contacted […]
Richland County reps to host new $4.5B Penny Tax meeting
October 17, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Almost 13 years after Richland County residents voted in 2012 for a $1.1 billion Transportation Penny Tax to be collected over 22 years, Richland County Council recently voted to ask residents to support a referendum for a second Transportation Penny Tax on Nov. 5, 2024 – this one for $4.5 billion to be […]
