FAIRFIELD COUNTY – In rural Fairfield County, where ambulances can take 15 minutes or more to arrive, one church is taking steps to make sure help for its community starts sooner. Last month, Ronnie Armstrong, chairman of the deacon board at Red Hill Baptist Church in Blackjack, organized a hands-on heart attack and CPR training […]
Bond denied for man who beat teen
July 12, 2018 By
JENKINSVILLE – A Jenkinsville man was charged with assault & battery 3rd degree, assault & battery 2nd degree, burglary, violation of court order of protection (two charges), domestic violence 3rd degree after allegedly using a set of brass knuckles to beat a 15-year old male in the face and assaulting the teen’s mother and grandfather […]
Boots & Badges set for Saturday
May 23, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – “It’s a competition that saves lives,” said Cpl. BeeBee Harris, with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Department. Boots & Badges is a chance to vote for the one of three Fairfield County emergency responder departments – Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Fire & Rescue or Law Enforcement. To vote, one needs to donate blood. The […]
Fly high at Wings & Wheels
May 10, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Would you like to fly in a fixed wing airplane right over your own back yard? If you live within 3 to 5 nautical miles of the Fairfield County Airport….you can do just that this coming Saturday, May 12 at the 14th Annual Wings & Wheels Air Festival, from 10 am to 3 […]
County OKs increased pay for EMS
March 1, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – After asking his fellow councilmen to defer a vote on salary increases for the County’s Emergency Services employees last month, Councilman Neil Robinson was quick to reverse course when the item came up on Monday night’s Council agenda. As Emergency Services Director Mike Tanner began a repeat of his appeal last month for […]
Tanner: County at risk as more EMS employees exit
February 22, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County was facing a critical personnel shortage in its emergency services department a year and a half ago, with paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMT’s) chasing better pay in neighboring counties. But a salary increase passed by Fairfield County Council in November, 2016 stopped the bleeding – that is, until Richland County […]
