WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce held a moving sale last Saturday in preparation of their move back to the Town Clock this week. Dillon Pullen, left, helped shoppers Tommy Richardson and Robert and Bobbie Pemberton while Betty Gutschlag, right, visited with Chamber Director Terrie Vickers. Following Saturday’s sale, the Chamber relocated to […]
Alltemp is open for business
July 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce welcomed Alltemp Comfort Services to town last Friday with a ribbon cutting. Winnsboro Mayor Roger Gaddy and Alltemp owner Chris Griffith, center, wielded while co-owner Amy Griffith, left of Gaddy, and other members of the chamber assisted. Holding the ribbon are Chamber Director Terry Vickers, left, and Chamber […]
Chamber Dines Out
June 28, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The 2018-19 Fairfield County Chamber board members were presented at the Chamber’s annual dinner last week. Front row (from left): Crystal Paulk, The Donut Guy; Robbie Martin, Bella & Blue Boutique, Cotton Yard Market and Palmer Street Market, Ridgeway; Lisa Kelly, TruVista Communication; Ronita Marshall, SCANA/V.C. Summer; Back row: Danielle Miller, Fairfield Middle […]
Town of Winnsboro resists tougher animal control laws
June 8, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Winnsboro leaders think Fairfield County is barking up the wrong tree by asking the town to emulate the county’s animal control ordinance. On Monday night, Winnsboro Town Council members resisted the request, saying the county’s law is overly superfluous and restrictive. “I think the ordinance is relatively lengthy and cumbersome and may impose […]
County grants full Chamber funding
May 17, 2018 By
WINNSBORO— In a span of two weeks, the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce went from facing an inactive status to being fully funded. Fairfield County Council voted unanimously Monday night to appropriate $87,507 to the Chamber, satisfying the group’s annual funding request, but with some caveats. The Chamber had to provide the county with a […]
Wings & Wheels delights high flyers
May 17, 2018 By
GREENBRIER – “Wings & Wheels was a big success,” declared Fairfield County Airport Director Denise Bryan. “Our volunteer organizations were great.” Now Bryan is planning to build on her success by reaching out to more transient pilots to participate next year. Transient pilots from the surrounding area, like Tree Top Flyer, Larry Mawer and Jimmy […]
Council wraps up budget requests
May 10, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Council wrapped up its fourth budget workshop recommending several changes in agency allocations as well as a proposal to encourage the county’s elected officials to buy in to a merit based system of salary increase. After considering agency requests and County Administrator Jason Taylor’s budget recommendations over the last six weeks, Council is […]
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 […]
Chamber Board meets secretly; votes to become ‘inactive’
May 3, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The elephant in the room was not mentioned during the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly breakfast on Wednesday. That elephant was the surprise announcement on Monday that the Chamber Board voted for the Chamber to become ‘inactive’ as of June 30, 2018. While Facebook pages lit up with the news, neither the […]
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 […]
