RIDGEWAY – After approving its FY 2024-25 budget of $627,411, at its regular June 13 Ridgeway town council meeting, councilmembers unanimously approved awarding $10,000 of its Hospitality Tax revenue to the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce. Chamber president Dillon Pullen came before council requesting the funds, saying it would be used to promote tourism in […]
Fairfield’s budget deferred; vote reset for June 24
June 13, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield leaders backed off approving final reading of the 2024-2025 budget in the face of push back from the community and one council member over concerns about adequate pay for Sheriff’s deputies. Fairfield residents peppered council members with complaints over the budget, saying it failed to adequately compensate sheriff deputies. Chief Deputy Brad […]
Public hearing for RW’s proposed budget is June 27
June 13, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – The Town of Ridgeway will hold a public hearing on its FY 2024-25 municipal budget on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 6 p.m., in the Ridgeway Town Hall. The Town’s projected revenue and expenditures for its FY 2024-25 budget is $970,200, a 23.4 percent increase over the current budget’s revenue and expenditures of […]
Public hearing for Blythewood’s budget is set for June 24
June 13, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Town of Blythewood will hold a public hearing on its FY 2024-25 municipal budget on Monday, June 24, 2024, at 6 p.m., at the Doko Manor. The Town’s projected revenue for its FY 2024-25 budget is $7,601,856, a 10.85 percent decrease from its current fiscal year’s $8,527,854 budget. The Town’s projected expenditures […]
Blythewood ‘Mayor for a Day’ gets limo treatment
June 13, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A seven-year-old Lake Carolina second grader, Gaius Bethea, spent the better part of Friday, June. 7, reigning over Blythewood as mayor. That good fortune befell the mini mayor when his parents, Gary and Shayla Bethea of Crickentree were the highest bidder at a school auction. As part of the annual Lake Carolina Elementary […]
Thigpen, Walker in runoff for SC Senate Dist. 22 seat
June 12, 2024 By
Runoff Winner will face Gary Votour in General Election COLUMBIA – In a tight race to replace state Sen. Mia Mcleod in Northeast Richland County’s Dist. 22, which includes Blythewood, two of the three contenders for the seat will be in a runoff. McLeod did not seek re-election. House Rep. for Dist. 79 Ivory Thigpen, […]
Lack of transparency overshadows Fairfield County’s FY2024-25 budget
June 6, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Transparency concerning the county’s FY2024-25 budget has been a bone of contention since April when the budget process began. “I don’t think we’re ready to pass a budget right now,” Randy Bright said when addressing council during a public hearing for the budget that was held in the afternoon at a special called […]
SC expands property tax exemption for disabled vets
June 6, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – South Carolina disabled veterans applying for a property tax exemption on real estate are now granted the exemption for the full year in which they became disabled, if they owned the property that entire year. This change is effective immediately and retroactive to 2022. Surviving spouses of disabled veterans can receive the same […]
Clauson named Winnsboro’s interim town manager
May 30, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Following an executive session on May 21, the Winnsboro Town Council members voted unanimously to name the Town’s assistant manager, Chris Clauson, as interim town manager. Clauson accepted the position almost a month after former Town Manager Jason Taylor announced he would be leaving the Town of Winnsboro to take the position of […]
Downtown improvements pick up steam
May 23, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – During Monday night’s regular town council meeting, council voted unanimously to pass Resolution 2024-5, the Taking of Blighted Downtown Property located at 115 North Congress Street. That property, previously occupied by a hair salon, has been vacant for years, according to Town Manager Jason Taylor. “The building in question is next to the […]
