Government

Bell: Pay raises not politically timed

By Michael Smith
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October 13, 2022

WINNSBORO – Fairfield County leaders are pushing back on criticisms that employee pay raises were strategically timed for political gain in the run-up to the...

Government, Schools

Winnsboro officials honor FMSMS

By Staff
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October 13, 2022

WINNSBORO – During a student assembly on Tuesday in the gymnasium of the Fairfield County Magnet School for Math and Science, the Town of Winnsboro’s...

Government, News

Winnsboro enacts new code enforcement law

By Michael Smith
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October 6, 2022

WINNSBORO – Winnsboro town officials hope revisions to its public nuisance ordinance will speed up compliance and reduce lengthy litigation. On Sept. 20, Winnsboro Town...

Government

Richland moves ahead with mass rezoning

By Barbara Ball
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October 6, 2022

COLUMBIA – The proposed mass rezoning of all the unincorporated area of Richland County continues to take two steps forward and one back. The proposal...

Government

Voter registration, early voting deadlines

By Staff
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October 5, 2022

BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD – Those wishing to vote in the upcoming Nov. 8, 2022 elections will need to be registered – in person – by Friday, Oct....

Community, Government

Combat veterans’ memorial planned for town hall

By Barbara Ball
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September 29, 2022

BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Historical Society president Carolyn Lomas and Jim McLean, also a member of the Society presented information at the town council meeting on...

Government

Bright: New raises, hires are Bell’s ‘Election Miracle’

By Michael Smith
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September 29, 2022

WINNSBORO – When Fairfield County approved the current budget this past spring, Fairfield County administration determined there wasn’t enough money for employee raises or additional...