WINNSBORO—Fairfield County’s plans to replace a wood chipper with an incinerator is leaving some area residents feeling burned. On Monday night, the Fairfield County Council voted unanimously to postpone final reading of an ordinance to rezone 11 acres of county-owned property off Old Airport Road that would allow for the installation of an incinerator. County […]
College Money
June 20, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council recognized Grier Hensley as the recipient of the South Carolina Association of Counties 2019 Board of Directors Scholarship during their Monday night meeting on June 10. Hensley was the 2019 Valedictorian at Richard Winn, 2019 class president and she was crowned Miss Richard Winn Academy her senior year.
Council reconsiders, passes budget
June 13, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – It took a little longer than expected, but Fairfield County managed to pass its 2019-2020 operating budget Monday night. Separately, council members also approved a series of new taxes and fees largely aimed at boosting tourism related revenue. The council voted 5-0 to approve final reading of the $45.2 million budget. Council members […]
County, school district fund tuition ‘promise’
May 30, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County’s school superintendent says a newly funded program will allow Fairfield County students to attend Midlands Technical College at no cost. Critics, however, say the money would be better spent elsewhere. Last month, the Fairfield County Board of Trustees voted 6-1 to approve second reading of the district’s $45.2 million budget for […]
County Council budget fails; Trapp claims racial bias
May 30, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County doesn’t have a budget. In a 3-3 vote Tuesday night, the proposed $45.2 million budget failed to garner enough support to pass third reading, with one council member claiming the budget was racially biased against African-Americans. Council members supporting the budget were Bertha Goins, Clarence Gilbert and Chairman Neil Robinson. Douglas […]
County unveils ‘new’ market building
May 23, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – The opening of the newly renovated market building in downtown Winnsboro on Saturday was grand. Inside, it featured more than 40 vendors for shopping and a near-capacity crowd ready to buy. It was the place to be from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Located at 117 E. Washington St., behind the clock, the […]
Budget tweaks divide Council
May 16, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – In a series of votes Monday night, council members struck down budget amendments that would have added $900,000 in recreation improvements, $100,000 for vehicle replacement and a $1.2 million economic development office. Council members also balked at a proposal to fund individual discretionary spending accounts following public outcry. As one council member suggested, […]
Council finalizing $45.2M budget
May 9, 2019 By
Some Council Members Want $35K Discretionary Fund WINNSBORO – Employee pay, infrastructure and vehicle replacement are some of the more costly initiatives in Fairfield County’s proposed $45.2 million budget. But it is the comparatively smaller line items that are generating debate. Both Councilmen Moses Bell and Mikel Trapp support allocating $35,000 for discretionary funds. Each […]
Part 2: Retreat focused on changing image
May 2, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – During Fairfield County Council’s retreat last month, County Administrator Jason Taylor and his staff – Community Planner Chris Clausen, Economic Development Director Ty Davenport and Deputy Administrator Davis Anderson – guided council members through what Taylor called “thoughts, ideas and discussions of where we want to take the county and how we want […]
Retreat focused on changing image
April 25, 2019 By
LAKE WATEREE – During Fairfield County Council’s first retreat in more than four years, County Administrator Jason Taylor led the meeting with a staff review of 39 or so projects the county initiated or mostly wrapped up over the last couple of years – Mt. Zion, Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Providence ER facility, the mega site, […]
