WINNSBORO – About 75 residents attended the second Winnsboro town government town hall type meeting to talk about ways to revitalize the town by harnessing new opportunities and new funding coming Winnsboro’s way. Mayor John McMeekin, Mayor Pro Tem Demetrius Chatman, Town Manager Jason Taylor and Representative Annie McDaniel drove the discussion and fielded citizen’s […]
Winnsboro Town audit reveals $900K shortfall
February 23, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Winnsboro Town Council received its audit report during council meeting, Monday night with news of a budget shortfall of $900,000. CPA Bill Hancock pointed out that, in past years, council has voted to cover budget shortfalls with a transfer of monies from the utility fund. “In the past, there has been a sizeable […]
Town of Winnsboro honors Judge Dewese with posthumous proclamation
December 8, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – The Town of Winnsboro honored Judge John “Deacon Johnny” Dewese with a posthumous proclamation presented to his daughter at the Winnsboro town council meeting on Tuesday. A lifelong resident of Fairfield County, Dewese graduated from Benedict College 1973 with a Business Administration Degree and from Winthrop University in 1987 with a Masters in […]
Winnsboro employees to receive $2K bonuses
November 23, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – After giving employees unprecedented large bonuses last year, three of the five members of the Winnsboro town council voted to continue the trend. At the Nov. 1, 2022, town council meeting, the Town’s finance director, Kathy Belton, requested council make an allocation of $63,723.49 for 2022 employee bonuses – $2,000 each for 77 […]
Winnsboro upgrades animal ordinance
November 17, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Winnsboro Town Council unanimously repealed Tuesday evening its animal control ordinance and replaced it with an ordinance that mirrors the Fairfield County animal control ordinance. This new ordinance, among other things, prohibits animal fighting, keeping of wild animals, interfering with animal control officers, and an anti-tethering (no chaining of dogs or other animals) […]
Taylor named town manager after resigning from County
April 15, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – After two votes four days apart, the Winnsboro town council got it right – hiring Fairfield County Administrator Jason Taylor as its new town manager effective July 5, 2021. The announcement of Taylor’s hiring was emailed to The Voice on April 9 after the first vote which occurred just a few hours after […]
McMeekin wins big in hard fought Winnsboro mayor’s race
April 8, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – On a warm, sunny election day in Winnsboro, Town Councilman John McMeekin, with 469 votes, decisively won the mayoral election over Nocola Hemphill who received 265 votes. McMeekin took 63.90 percent of the vote. Hemphill took 36.10 percent. McMeekin carried four of the town’s five precincts. In the town council race, District 2 […]
McMeekin wins big in Winnsboro mayor’s race
April 6, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – On a warm, sunny election day in Winnsboro, Town Councilman John McMeekin, with 469 votes, decisively won the mayoral election over Nocola Hemphill who received 265 votes. McMeekin took 63.90 percent of the vote. Hemphill took 36.10 percent. McMeekin carried four of the town’s five precincts. In the town council race, District 2 […]
Winnsboro mayoral candidates speak out on issues
April 1, 2021 By
Nocola Hemphill, 44 What started out as an Idea, has blossomed into something real. Throughout our journey to make Winnsboro a place of prosperity and tradition, I had the opportunity to speak directly to you, the people. With no surprise we concluded that the issues that you are so passionate about are also the issues […]
Vote April 6 for Winnsboro mayor, council
April 1, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Of the 2,231 registered voters in the Town of Winnsboro, 111 have already voted in person for mayor and two town council members. Voter Registration Deputy Director Jackie Beaver estimates her office has received less than 50 mailed-in votes as of Wednesday, March 31. Voting day is Tuesday, April 6, from 7 a.m. […]
