COLUMBIA – In the Richland County’s Dist. 22 State Senate race, Richland County Councilman Overture Walker took the win with 2,851 votes (53.64 percent) over S.C. House Representative Ivory Thigpen who garnered 2,464 votes (46.36 percent). The two were contending for the State Senate seat being vacated by Mia McLeod who is not seeking re-election. […]
Funding of Sheriff’s Office, Animal Shelter top public concerns for budget
June 20, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Council is expected to pass third and final reading of the FY 2024-25 budget during its regular meeting Monday night, June 24. After council voted at the June 10 meeting to approve the first eight of 10 motions to amend the budget, the issue of pay raises for the Sheriff’s office […]
Final vote on FY 2024-25 budget set for June 24
June 20, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A proposed 30 percent pay increase for council members is out and $500 for each Blythewood Town employee for gym membership or child care is in, according to the latest proposals council and the mayor have made for the Town’s FY2024-25 budget. Council is expected to take its second and final vote on […]
RW awards $10K to Chamber for tourism
June 20, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – After approving its FY 2024-25 budget of $627,411, at its regular June 13 Ridgeway town council meeting, councilmembers unanimously approved awarding $10,000 of its Hospitality Tax revenue to the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce. Chamber president Dillon Pullen came before council requesting the funds, saying it would be used to promote tourism in […]
Fairfield’s budget deferred; vote reset for June 24
June 13, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield leaders backed off approving final reading of the 2024-2025 budget in the face of push back from the community and one council member over concerns about adequate pay for Sheriff’s deputies. Fairfield residents peppered council members with complaints over the budget, saying it failed to adequately compensate sheriff deputies. Chief Deputy Brad […]
Public hearing for RW’s proposed budget is June 27
June 13, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – The Town of Ridgeway will hold a public hearing on its FY 2024-25 municipal budget on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 6 p.m., in the Ridgeway Town Hall. The Town’s projected revenue and expenditures for its FY 2024-25 budget is $970,200, a 23.4 percent increase over the current budget’s revenue and expenditures of […]
Public hearing for Blythewood’s budget is set for June 24
June 13, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Town of Blythewood will hold a public hearing on its FY 2024-25 municipal budget on Monday, June 24, 2024, at 6 p.m., at the Doko Manor. The Town’s projected revenue for its FY 2024-25 budget is $7,601,856, a 10.85 percent decrease from its current fiscal year’s $8,527,854 budget. The Town’s projected expenditures […]
Blythewood ‘Mayor for a Day’ gets limo treatment
June 13, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A seven-year-old Lake Carolina second grader, Gaius Bethea, spent the better part of Friday, June. 7, reigning over Blythewood as mayor. That good fortune befell the mini mayor when his parents, Gary and Shayla Bethea of Crickentree were the highest bidder at a school auction. As part of the annual Lake Carolina Elementary […]
Thigpen, Walker in runoff for SC Senate Dist. 22 seat
June 12, 2024 By
Runoff Winner will face Gary Votour in General Election COLUMBIA – In a tight race to replace state Sen. Mia Mcleod in Northeast Richland County’s Dist. 22, which includes Blythewood, two of the three contenders for the seat will be in a runoff. McLeod did not seek re-election. House Rep. for Dist. 79 Ivory Thigpen, […]
Lack of transparency overshadows Fairfield County’s FY2024-25 budget
June 6, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Transparency concerning the county’s FY2024-25 budget has been a bone of contention since April when the budget process began. “I don’t think we’re ready to pass a budget right now,” Randy Bright said when addressing council during a public hearing for the budget that was held in the afternoon at a special called […]
