Which is more important: to have the last word or to have the truth spoken? I expressed the facts and the truth regarding (Interim County Administrator Milton) Pope’s county comparisons report. Fairfield county should be renamed “Taxafield.” I stated that of all the 46 counties our per capita expenditures exceed all others. We employee the greatest […]
Law & Order
September 23, 2014 By
It’s time to bring integrity to the face of leadership in law enforcement. Too many times sheriffs from our state and their departments have been in the news and accused of so many different unlawful activities. They are innocent until proven guilty, but the citizens of those counties are also victims by association. People have […]
Called by Name
September 19, 2014 By
I have attended Fairfield County Council meetings consistently for the past 18 months. I have had to refrain from telling the facts, leave before becoming visibly upset, or saying something that I would perhaps regret. I have only addressed County Council once, and it was in a peaceful way. During Council’s Sept. 8 meeting, Councilwoman […]
Wag the Dog
September 19, 2014 By
I truly appreciate several of the sincere illuminations articulated by some members of Fairfield County Council during their comment session at last Monday’s meeting (Sept. 8). The aforementioned comments provided helpful insight into their view of Council’s role in governing. We are now able to better understand some of Councils’ mystifying actions. The most enlightening […]
Ramblin’ Rec
September 19, 2014 By
For all the mysteries and perplexities in which the mechanics of Fairfield County’s $24.06 million bond issue have been shrouded – some, if not all, of which may hopefully be vanquished forever into the Realm of Misunderstanding by the close of Council’s Monday night meeting – one thing that has been abundantly clear from the […]
Manners, Please
August 22, 2014 By
I have held on to these comments for over two months, but cannot let them go. I am writing to express my profound disappointment in the families and friends of the Fairfield Central High School graduating class of 2014. The crowd as a whole was disrespectful toward graduates who were not family or close friends. […]
Kumbaya
August 22, 2014 By
Fairfield County is about to be rich. Filthy, stinking, greasy rich. Regardless of the arguments for or against nuclear energy, in five years or so, when the first of two new reactors is expected to come on line in Jenkinsville, Fairfield will be the John D. Rockefeller of S.C. counties. But it is going to […]
Big Shoes to Fill
August 15, 2014 By
This is to serve as a note of thanks to Sheriff Herman Young for his many years of selfless and dedicated service to the people of Fairfield County. He is a respected leader here in our community, as well as across our state’s law enforcement community. Transcending all social and economic lines, he ably served […]
We Need More Like Him
August 8, 2014 By
A godly man was buried in the town of Winnsboro this past week. Anyone who had the pleasure of knowing Mr. J.B. Hegler could safely say that he has gone on to receive his reward and inherit the kingdom prepared for believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. He touched the lives of perhaps thousands of […]
A Better Spot
August 1, 2014 By
The Interim County Administrator failed to mention that the County Council had previously been presented a letter dated Oct. 8, 2013 from the Wateree Home Owners Association (WHOA), which provided data on moving the Ridgeway EMS station nearer to the lake. Three miles down Old Windmill Road to the corner of River Road, to be […]
