The Fruit of Culinary Knowledge

Apple season is here again, so it’s time to round up the kids and take a day trip to the apple orchard and bring home lots of apples and even more memories. If, after you’ve finished “Instagramming” all those adorable orchard pics and making quarts of applesauce as well as the ubiquitous apple crisp for […]

Having Fun & Raising Funds –

Winnsboro’s Susan Taylor and The Twang Bombers entertained on the patio overlooking the fields.  The Fairfield community arrived early at The Farm in Ridgeway in boots and jeans, enjoyed barbecue, blue grass music and a variety of craft beer and opened their wallets throughout the evening – all for the good cause of supporting their local hospital.

Great Cake is Good Chemistry

In the simplest terms, baking is nothing more than a chemical reaction between ingredients that produce a very pleasing end result. As with most chemical reactions, any variation on the recipe will result in disaster; or worse, no cake. When I came across several recipes that seemed to “break” all the rules of baking that […]

Fancy Twist on Classic Mac ‘n Cheese

Thank you Thomas Jefferson for your amazing contributions to these United States of America. You gave us the dumbwaiters, the hideaway bed, the pedometer, the revolving bookstand, the Declaration of Independence (eternal thanks and admiration for this little gem) and last but not least, macaroni and cheese. Rumor has it that Jefferson actually served macaroni […]

Green proposes building patio homes for teachers

WINNSBORO – A proposal by Superintendent Dr. J.R. Green that the Fairfield County School District construct patio homes and rent them out to teachers received mixed reactions at the July 19 regular school board meeting. “I’ve been working on an initiative for the last several months that would develop some housing for current and prospective […]

NOTICE OF SALE: CASE NO. 14-CP-20-302

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 14-CP-20-302 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vs- Timothy M. White, Defendant(s) NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. vs. Timothy M. White, I, Carol Ann Tolen, as […]

Lady Eagles Bounced from Tourney

SUMTER – Richard Winn Academy’s varsity volleyball season came to a close last Saturday as the Lady Eagles battled to capture the Class-A SCISA Lower State title and advance to the State Championship game, only to fall short and be defeated by region rival Anderson Christian at the Sumter Civic Center. The Lady Eagles went […]

Let the Festivities Begin –

Ridgeway’s Judy Miller, owner of Just Around the Corner, welcomes visitors to Sunday’s annual Christmas parade in her typical festive fashion.

Reward Offered for Break-In Suspects

BLYTHEWOOD – A local business man is offering a reward for information leading to the conviction of those who have been using his car lot as their own personal catalytic converter vending machine. Mickey Dinkins, owner of Mickey D’s Car Lot at 11019 Wilson Blvd., made the offer after his lot was broken into between […]

SLED: No Criminal Violation in County Porn Probe

Coleman: Emails Did Not Meet ‘Obscenity’ Threshold WINNSBORO – A final report issued by the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has closed the case against former Fairfield County Administrator Phil Hinely, who was accused last summer of disseminating pornographic images from his county computer. Sixth Circuit Solicitor Doug Barfield, who has been weighing SLED’s […]

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