“Fairfield officials guilty of gross mismanagement of public resources” would have been a more appropriate tittle of The Voice’s Sept. 11 headline article. A memo to those Fairfield government officials (current/former) who are giddy about the SLED investigation results: there is no honor, nor any true vindication, in being shielded from prosecution by self-generated mismanagement. In […]

This is in response to recent articles concerning Fairfield County Animal Rescue in Winnsboro. I would like to comment that David Brown and his entire staff and Janice at the Adoption Center have done an outstanding job for Fairfield County and animal rights. Many moons ago the Shelter in Winnsboro was a death sentence for […]

There are basically two types of people: People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded. County Council has rolled out a consultant to do what has been already done not once, but at least twice. And now this new consulting firm will be repeating the same […]

At the Winnsboro Town Council meeting held on Aug. 18, Council passed two spending motions that in my opinion are a waste of town money. Both of these motions were presented and passed unanimously by the three council members who were present. Councilman Miller was not present. The first spending approval has to do with […]

I find the story and the follow up about the death of the mare and her foal both interesting and disturbing, and I believe all those who had these horses in their care should be held responsible. However, I would like to learn more about the owner of these animals, who is the actual party […]

Boy, our government team was in its finest deflection mode on Aug. 10. Two quotes in The Voice from the last County Council meeting clearly highlighted our intra-government obstacles. These quotes reveal a debilitating combination of deflection and abdication of duties. When questioning Council about its failure to establish a Country Water Commission to coordinate […]

On Feb. 14, 2011 County Council passed Ordinance #582. Ordinance #582 is titled “Comprehensive Plan 2021.” The S.C. Code of Laws (1994) requires counties to have a Comprehensive Plan. The Fairfield County Comprehensive Plan was the work product of the consulting firm Vismor and Associates, working in conjunction with the Fairfield County Planning Commission. On […]

An all too familiar scene: A leader makes an obvious mistake, then instead of apologizing, compounds the mistake with embarrassing head fakes and self-righteous rationalizing. Dean Smith offered sage advice for those unapologetic leaders: “What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.” Never were truer words spoken, yet our leaders […]

I am highly frustrated with most of our elected officials because of their inability to get things done. Too many of our leaders are burdening us with their lack of a desire to find any middle ground. Narcissistic grand standing and selfish filibustering are, all too often, the political devices of the weak and the […]

The Hoof and Paw Benevolent Society was recently involved in transporting a malnourished mare and her young colt to a rescue in Greenwood. Both horses had been surrendered by their owner from a pasture in Blair. The horses were in a weakened state and unfortunately did not survive. Hoof and Paw is dedicated in our […]