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Randy Kelley shaped up the crepe myrtles with his pruning clippers.
Engraved bricks available for FMH Garden of Remembering
WINNSBORO — Looking for a unique and lasting gift? Engraved bricks to line the sidewalk at Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s Garden of Remembering are available with a $60 donation to FMH Foundation. Donor cards to buy engraved bricks are available in the lobby of the hospital, at First Citizens Bank in Winnsboro and First Citizens Bank and local merchants in Ridgeway. “They make special gifts for occasions such as Mother’s Day, Father’s Day,...
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Vintage aircraft, such as this one, will be on display Saturday at Wings and Wheels.
Winnsboro spinning wheels, spreading wings for festival
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — The Wings and Wheels Festival has moved back to its traditional time of year this year, the Saturday before Mother’s Day. Held at the Fairfield County Airport at 1291 Runway Road in Winnsboro from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the festival is sponsored by the Fairfield County Aeronautics Commission and funded by Fairfield County. This year includes vintage aircraft, Huey and Cobra helicopters, a T-6 Trainer ...
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Displays of artwork, like this, were shown throughout Arts on a Ridge.
Ridgeway embraces Arts on the Ridge
RIDGEWAY — The community turned out Friday and Saturday in Ridgeway to support local artists and artisans at the seventh annual Arts on the Ridge. With a theme of Opening Doors to the Arts, the event included art exhibits, art sales, a children’s art show with awards, musical artists and an artist open forum. In addition to the awards given, Friday included a wine and cheese tasting and an art walk through downtown Ridgeway. Artists had w...
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Tracie Swilley will be the new principal at Fairfield Central High School when the 2013-14 school year begins.
Collaborative leader taking over reins at Fairfield Central
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — Self-imposed high expectations will be at the core of the leadership next fall when Fairfield Central High School’s new principal takes the reins. This is the first head principal job for Tracie Swilley, who will replace current Principal David Corley when the 2013-14 school year begins. Corley moved to a district office position for Fairfield County School District, so his tenure as the head of the...
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Volunteer and amateur genealogy researcher Frankie O'Neal helps these women fill out pedigree charts, an early step in the research process.
Presentation uncovers the past for Council on Aging members
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — The Fairfield County Council on Aging welcomed Frankie O’Neal last week as she gave a genealogy research presentation. The workshop explained how the use www.ancestry.com and www.familysearch.org to find out who people’s ancestors are. O’Neal said that the ancestry.com fee of around $700 a year is currently being paid by the council on aging for members who are interested in using the services. Br...
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Terrific Tank is pet of the week
WINNSBORO — Tank is 9-months-old, current on all shots and has been treated for heartworms. He walks well on a leash, obeys well and is eager to please. This is the second time Fairfield Adoption Center Director Janice Emerson has sent him in for Pet of the Week honors. “Tank has been featured before and to my surprise, this wonderful guy is still here,” Emerson said. “He has been here way too long and all he wants is a home and family of h...
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New 4-H Leadership Club is organizing
WINNSBORO — A new 4-H Teen Leadership Club is being organized for youth ages 13 to 19 who are interested in learning about leadership, community service and citizenship. The club will meet monthly, and is limited to the first 15 registered youth. There is a $10 4-H membership fee. To receive a registration form, contact 4-H agent Angela Jones at 803-635-4722, ext. 112 or angela5@clemson.edu. The registration deadline is May 17. The first ...
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Ashanti Thompson and Dhavni Patel, right, read "Geronimo Stilton" and "Pandora Gets Vain."
Fairfield County students celebrate love of reading
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — “Reading is cool.” “We love to read.” That was the sentiment of children at the Fairfield County School District’s annual Read-In held April 26. As is tradition, the event was held at Fortune Springs Park in the old armory building. Students snuggled up on blankets and a few had out sleeping bags as they relaxed while they read. Fairfield County Librarian Sarah McMaster has been doing the read-in ...
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Students of the week
WINNSBORO — Congratulations to Carson Stuck, Richard Winn Academy’s Student of the Week. Carson, a fifth-grader, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Stuck of Blythewood and the math student of Kerri Martin. Carson is known for his positive attitude, for always being prepared for class, for always completing assignments and for challenging himself to complete increasingly difficult assignments. He is a confident student. He sets high expectations...
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Gerell Lawhorne
Lawhorne is student of the week
RIDGEWAY — The Academic Student of the Week for the School District of Fairfield County is Gerell Lawhorne, a sixth-grade student at Geiger Elementary School. He is an honor roll student and was just recently chosen for the STEM Early College Academy at Fairfield Middle School for next year. Gerell is a member of the Geiger Gents, a leadership club for fifth-graders and sixth-graders, Beta Club, GES Chorus and Safety Patrol. Gerell would like...
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Letter Carriers’ annual food drive is May 11
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — Rural mail carriers will deliver more than letters and packages Saturday thanks to a program aimed at fighting hunger. The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) conducts its 21st annual food drive. Residents are asked to leave non-perishable food items in their mailboxes, or attached to their mailboxes in plastic bags. The carriers will collect these items and donate them to the Fairfield C...
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Prison sentence of ex-cop reduced to 12 years
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — Michael Roseboro, a former Winnsboro police officer, appeared in court Monday with his attorney to appeal a sentence handed down by Judge Brooks Goldsmith in April after he pleaded guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Roseboro’s estranged wife, Kisha Roseboro, spoke to say the sentence was too harsh. Upon hearing her remarks, Goldsmith reduced Michael Roseboro’s sentence by...
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Judge agrees to Mahorsky mental evaluation
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — Public Defender Michael Lifsey received provisional basis to represent defendant Michael Mahorsky in a double murder trial in which Mahorsky is accused of killing both his parents. Lifsey made a formal request to be appointed Mahorsky’s legal council which will be granted by Judge Brooks Goldsmith, provided all the proper paperwork is completed. The 40-year-old Mahorsky is charged with two counts ...
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Architectural historian to speak at annual gathering
WINNSBORO — The Fairfield County Historical Society’s annual bash is set for 6 p.m. May 16 at Honeysuckle Acres Bed and Breakfast Inn in Winnsboro. Architectural historian Wade Fairey of Rock Hill will present an introduction to the Roots and Recall website he has created with fellow historian Rusty Robinson, featuring the cultural heritage of several upcountry South Carolina counties, including Fairfield. In addition, Dr. Virginia Schafe...
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Last chance auditions for ‘Doo Wop Red Riding Hood’ May 7
WINNSBORO — The Pine Tree Players are holding a final night of auditions at 7 p.m. Tuesday for Doo Wop Red Riding Hood, directed by Matthew Swanson. Doo Wop Red Riding Hood is a musical play performed by young people between the ages of 6 and 18. The cast includes eight males and 10 females plus three roles that can be played by a male or female and a chorus. The play is set in 1950s when Hula-Hoops were in high demand and apparently so i...
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County Judicial Center re-opens
WINNSBORO — Business is going on as usual at the Fairfield County Judicial Court building this week. This comes after a rank odor caused the evacuation of that building last Thursday for what was a gas leak. Deputy County Administrator Davis Anderson said that a gas line leak occurred approximately 20 feet below the building. “From there the gas found a channel and was seeping into the county’s building,” he said. The leak was located around ...
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Over 80 youth participated in summer ministry last year at the Mighty Men and Women of God workshop.
Participants needed for annual Mighty Men and Women of God event
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — County Grove Baptist Church is looking for youth from Fairfield, Richland and surrounding communities to participate in its seventh Mighty Men and Women of God Workshop to be held from July 26 through July 28. The first year the event served over 80 youth and organizer Travis Evans hopes for bigger turnout this year. The finale a year ago included a performance by former American Idol Contestant Jef...
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Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office Log
BLYTHEWOOD A 1984 Corvette was reported stolen off of Quality Drive. GREAT FALLS April 28 Prescription medication and money were stolen from a purse off of Camp Welfare Road. RIDGEWAY April 28 Drunta Lemorris Sampson Sr., 34, of 18 Cherry Road, Winnsboro was arrested and charged with criminal domestic violence for an incident occurring on Cherry Hill Drive, Ridgeway. WINNSBORO April 26 Dray Reginald Plair, 33, of 992 Glenn...
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Recipe of week from Fairfield County Cookbook
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — Do you have a “down home,” classic Fairfield County dish for which you are known? If so, Denise Jones of Cotton Yard Market and the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce would love to hear from you. She and the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce are organizing a custom cookbook of recipes from Fairfield County residents and Fairfield County business owners. Recipe forms can be mailed in to the Cham...
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Class action suit filed against VA hospital
COLUMBIA — Fairfield County veterans whose personal information might have been compromised during a recent security breach at the Dorn VA Medical Center have a new advocate working on their behalf. The Mike Kelly Law Group, with offices in Winnsboro, recently joined with Columbia attorney Doug Rosinski in filing a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of two veterans whose personal information was compromised along with that of some 7,500...
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4-H offers training for Health Rocks! program
WINNSBORO — Looking to get involved in promoting a healthy lifestyle? If so 4-H has a training program to help. On May 14 a 4-H Health Rocks! training session will be held for volunteers from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Clemson Institute for Economic and Community Development, 900 Clemson Road. The curriculum and supplies are free. Health Rocks! is a healthy life program based on decision making and appropriate health knowledge with its beg...
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Congressman Mick Mulvaney engages in casual conversation at the town hall meeting.
Mulvaney promotes healthy skepticism of government at meeting
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — A healthy skepticism of the government is a good thing, according to fiscal hawk Congressman Mick Mulvaney who spoke in a town hall meeting Tuesday night at the Fairfield County government complex. After an overview of the fiscal cliff, a payroll tax increase resulting from the Affordable Care Act, gun control and executive orders from President Obama and sequestration, Mulvaney opened the floor for...
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Appeal denied in favor of Fairfield County
WINNSBORO — An appeal motion filed against Fairfield County by David Michael Hollis has been denied. The appeal involved a defamation lawsuit Hollis filed against Fairfield County earlier this spring. That lawsuit was dismissed after a ruling referencing the South Carolina Tort Claims Act. Judge Brooks Goldsmith reviewed the case and determined there was no basis for granting the motion to Hollis. This legal maneuvering has cost Fairfield...
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From left to right: Scott Yarborough, Jannie Davis, LaVonne Martin, Antwone Douglas, Rickie Mozie (Vehicle Maintenance Supervisor), Jennifer Glover (Director), and Clarence Padgett from the Fairfield County Transit Department accept awards for placing in the 2013 Transportation Association Conference of South Carolina Roadeo Competition.
Fairfield County Transit places in competition
WINNSBORO — The Fairfield County Transit Department accepted awards for placing third in the 2013 Transportation Association Conference of S.C. Roadeo Competition held March 2 in Myrtle Beach. The Transportation Association of South Carolina holds a conference annually for the purpose of training new members, showcasing the latest in industry products and services available, and to provide opportunities networking. TASC Conference attende...
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