WINNSBORO – Brad Hoffman and Valarie Clowney (holding shirt) dropped by the Ridgeway Tow Council meeting last week to promote the 2019 Ag + Art tour that will take place in Fairfield County June 15-16. Standing behind them are, from left, Ridgeway Town Councilmen Don Prioleau, Dan Martin, Mayor Heath Cookendorfer and Councilman Rufus Jones. To […]
Martin: RW deputy schedule works well
April 4, 2019 By
RIDGEWAY – An opponent from the get-go of Council’s decision to contract with the Fairfield County Sheriff for law enforcement in Ridgeway, Councilwoman Angela Harrison asked for an update on the new arrangement during last week’s Town Council meeting. “I’d like to see a monthly schedule [of Deputy Sheriffs’ work assignments. When we met in […]
Ridgeway plans new downtown restrooms
January 24, 2019 By
RIDGEWAY – The town of Ridgeway began advertising for bids this week for the construction of four public restrooms downtown behind the old town hall building, putting into motion a plan that has been two years in the making. The plans approved Thursday night during a special called meeting will allow for two restrooms each […]
Ridgeway Council to look at land snafu
January 17, 2019 By
RIDGEWAY – The Ridgeway Town Council hopes to conduct interviews with a potential new attorney next month who may represent the town in ongoing legal battles over an ill-handled land acquirement contract last year. In November, the council learned that it was required to continue paying $320 annually for the right-of-way use attached to cotton […]
RW book funding voted down
December 20, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – The Ridgeway Town Council denied a request last week to approve $1,000 from the general fund to publish a book about the heritage and history of the town. Former mayor Charlene Herring appeared before Council Dec. 13 to request they follow through on a 2017 vote to fund the book’s publishing costs. Herring […]
Ridgeway council deals with losses
November 15, 2018 By
Sidewalks reduced from 1.7 miles to 3,375 feet RIDGEWAY – Ridgeway Town Council gave the official green light Thursday night to a $500,000 sidewalk construction project that started out as 1.7 miles (8069 linear feet) of sidewalk throughout the town and ended up as only 3,375 linear feet of sidewalk along the north side of […]
Ridgeway must now pay for access to Cotton Yard
November 15, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – The town council of Ridgeway learned last week that it must pay a lease fee to access the town’s own Cotton Yard it purchased earlier this year, essentially making its purchase and control over the property a hollow accomplishment. According to information presented during the town council meeting on Nov. 8, the town […]
Harrison’s criticism of council mailings backfires
September 27, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – During last week’s town council meeting, which amounted to little more than ‘he-said she-said,’ Councilwoman Angela Harrison, who had not attended the last three town council meetings, complained that someone had made public a letter of complaint written to town hall by Dr. Roberta Howard, Assistant Principal of Geiger Elementary School. Harrison said […]
Martin: email complaints, praises mostly bogus
September 27, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – A rancorous Ridgeway Town Council meeting last week was marked by repeated interruptions from Councilwoman Angela Harrison who spent the better part of the meeting chastising other council members for perceived slights, including not sending her every communication that emanated from each council member while she was on an extended summer vacation [July […]
Martin: Sheriff’s contract saves Ridgeway $70K a year
August 16, 2018 By
RIDGEWAY – After voting on Aug. 9 to contract with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s office for law enforcement services for the Town of Ridgeway and on Aug. 11 to defund the Ridgeway Police Department, Town Councilman Dan Martin reported that the change would save the Town approximately $70,000 annually. “The fact is, we spent $108K […]
