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Superintendent elaborates on career center bond issuance
WINNSBORO — Normally outspoken school board critic Thomas Armstrong voiced support at the April meeting of the Fairfield County School Board not only for the administration but for the board’s decision to raise millage rates to fund a new career center. This change of tone reflected some of the ideals Superintendent J.R. Green spoke of last fall when he mentioned that he might not always make the most popular decision but that he would make...
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Kayra Rice
Miss Wildcat, Miss Wildcat Princess pageants are Friday
WINNSBORO — The Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science Miss Wildcat and Miss Wildcat Princess contestants are gearing up for their annual pageant at 6 p.m. April 26 in the gym at Fairfield Magnet School. They will win the crowd over with their charm, grace, and elegance as they present “A Royal Dream.” The contestants, ages 10-11, will compete in several categories for the crown: introduction, sportswear, formal wear, and questions....
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Jolly Jen is Pet of the Week. Might your home be her forever home?
Jolly Jen is pet of the week
WINNSBORO — Jen is a very smart young girl. She is one year old, spayed and current on all shots. Jen is very lovable. She gets along great with cats, dogs and especially humans. Jen loves to run and play in the yard but prefers to be with a human and will follow you everywhere you go. This girl is a small 25 pound dog, fully grown and perfect for any household. Contact Janice Emerson at the Fairfield Co. Adoption Center 1678 U.S. 321 Busines...
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AllSouth issues scam alert
WINNSBORO — AllSouth Federal Credit Union has become the target of a text messaging scam. With this scam, consumers (members and non-members) might receive an SMS text message claiming to be from AllSouth stating that their account has been restricted or their account access limited. Upon calling the number in the text message, the consumer is prompted to enter their debit/credit card number and/or other personal information such as their...
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Ridgeway to celebrate arts and artists
RIDGEWAY — The Artists’ Reception to kick off the seventh annual Arts on the Ridge Festival in Historic Downtown Ridgeway will be held at 6 p.m. May 3 at the Century House, 170 S. Dogwood Ave. “Everyone is invited to attend our Meet the Artists Reception and Sale,” said Phyllis Gutierrez, chair of the event. The reception will include voting for the Best in Show award as well as the presentation of the Fairfield County Arts Council Friend...
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Chasity Brazell has been selected to attend the Science P.L.U.S. Institute during the summer of 2013.
FES teacher selected for P.L.U.S. institute
WINNSBORO — Chasity Brazell from Fairfield Elementary School has been selected to attend the Science P.L.U.S. Institute during the summer of 2013 at Roper Mountain Science Center. The Institute, funded by a S.C. Education Improvement Act (EIA) grant, gives intensive training in science teaching methods and activities to public school science teachers from throughout the state. The Institute emphasizes the Center’s belief that all students d...
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Connie Mason, left and FMH Dietician Mac Russell, right, welcomed community members to senior connection day.
Large crowd connects with FMH
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — Seniors nurtured old relationships and formed new ones with their area hospital on Wednesday during Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s spring Senior Connection Day. Amenities to help seniors around the event, held on FMH grounds, included golf cart rides. While Bingo was a real hit with the participants, the event was more than fellowship and entertainment. Health screenings and health education displa...
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Pictured from left to right: Bojangles’ South Carolina Marketing Coordinator Tony Birch, Fairfield County District Teacher of the Year Sara Tucker and South Carolina Future Minds Executive Director Trip DuBard.
Local Teacher of the Year benefits from program
COLUMBIA — In April, the Bojangles’ on Garners Ferry Road in Columbia presented hundreds of books to 12 local District Teachers of the Year. The donation event is one of 14 planned for this year and is part of Bojangles’ ongoing partnership with South Carolina Future Minds, which is designed to support teachers across the state who make a positive impact on their students and the future of South Carolina through their commitment to educatio...
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Town budget draft with good tax news
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — A budget draft unveiled in a recent Winnsboro Town Council work session hints at good news ahead for the town with regard to property tax rollback. According to state government, 71 percent of local one cent sales tax revenue must go into property tax rollback. That is good news for property owners in the town of Winnsboro. The local option one cent sales tax applies to all goods purchased in Winn...
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General manager of nuclear plant operations, George Lippard, left, chats with community member Randy Feaster during the open house.
NRC issues favorable safety findings for 2012 at V.C. Summer
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer BLAIR — Community members met with SCANA and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials Wednesday night to hear an annual review of the V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant and to receive an annual update on Reactor 2 and Reactor 3 expansion projects. For Reactor 1, Reactor 2 and Reactor 3, NRC inspection findings for 2012 revealed only green issues, the code for very low safety issues. Other colors on the scale include...
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 Last week a few members of the McCrorey Liston Class of 1965 had lunch at the Ocean Seafood Restaurant on Broad River Road in Columbia. They are getting ready for the McCrorey Liston Class Reunion that will be held on May 24-26, 2013. Shown are Cora Mae Lyles Ashford, Connie Ruth Hendrix Morgan, Rebecca T. Evans, Betty Jean Pearson Mitchell, Annie Dell Hart Whitt, Gladys Martin Herndon, Patricia Johnson Thomas and Marie Boyd Roberts. Contact Willie P. Coleman and Shirley Means Greene for more information.
McCrorey Liston Class enjoys fellowship
Last week a few members of the McCrorey Liston Class of 1965 had lunch at the Ocean Seafood Restaurant on Broad River Road in Columbia. They are getting ready for the McCrorey Liston Class Reunion that will be held on May 24-26, 2013. Shown are Cora Mae Lyles Ashford, Connie Ruth Hendrix Morgan, Rebecca T. Evans, Betty Jean Pearson Mitchell, Annie Dell Hart Whitt, Gladys Martin Herndon, Patricia Johnson Thomas and Marie Boyd Roberts. Contact ...
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Les Chapeaux Rouge enjoyed visiting Winnsboro Tuesday, with lunch at the Cornwallis House Tea Room, a tour of the Songbird Manor B&B , ice cream and milkshakes at Abba's Sweet Treats and Gifts Botique, and shopping in Summer Day. Debi Legrand, group leader who grew up in Winnsboro, said that everyone they met was so gracious and welcoming. The group with members from several area counties includes the following ladies, left to right, Carolyn Riser, Anne Coward, Nita Meeks, Rita Billett, Betty Carr, Ann Podell, Betty Moreland, Clara Kelley, Mary Wells, Elaine Tyler, Mittie McLean, Jo Long, Debi LeGrand, and Carole Hunt. Kevin Boozer|The Herald Independent
Red Hat Ladies visit, shop in Winnsboro
Kevin Boozer|The Herald Independent Les Chapeaux Rouge enjoyed visiting Winnsboro on Tuesday, with lunch at the Cornwallis House Tea Room, a tour of the Songbird Manor B&B, ice cream and milkshakes at Abba’s Sweet Treats and Gifts Boutique, and shopping in Summer Day. Debi Legrand, group leader who grew up in Winnsboro, said everyone they met was gracious and welcoming. The group with members from several area counties included, from left t...
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County council approves bond issuance
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — Third and final reading of Ordinance No. 614 passed 4-1 in a called meeting of the Fairfield County Council, giving the county authority to levy bonds for the county’s upcoming $24.06 million bond issuance. The bond issuance applies to an economic stimulation program through 2020 that includes workforce development, industrial sites and county water and sewer infrastructure in the four-phase plan. ...
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Prevention Coordinator Veronica Edmonds and Prevention Specialist Kennedy Robertson show off the t-shirt that 5K run/walk participants will receive April 27. They encourage people to come out and support awareness and mental health.
Behavioral Health Services offers coping tips following Boston bombing attack
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — The nation grieved Monday as explosions rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Known worldwide as a symbol for perseverance, community and sport, this year the race had over 130 runners from the Palmetto State, including one from Ridgeway and several from Blythewood. That means people in Fairfield County might have a friend or family member who experienced terrorism firsthand and they might ...
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Relay for Life Cancelled
WINNSBORO — Relay for Life has been cancelled tonight due to severe weather. Stacey Pearson said that when tornado watches and tornado warnings were issued for the area that the school district cancelled the event. She and Andre Sheppard will work to find a make-up date for the relay, likely some time in May.
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Superintendent J.R. Green recognizes Hannah Delesandro Taylor Martin, Trace Swann, and Raven Tucker for their Patriot's Pen Essays.
School board considers budget, hears uniform presentations
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — Two school uniform proposals, first reading of the 2013-14 budget and student recognitions highlighted the April meeting of the Fairfield County School Board on Tuesday night. The board approved the first reading of a $34,334,464 proposed budget per Superintendent J.R. Green’s recommendation. Green’s certified staff recommendations, administrative staff recommendations and the administrative and c...
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Stacy Pearson has worked this year as chairperson for the Fairfield County Relay for Life.
Relay for Life tonight, rain or shine
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — Don’t let showers in the forecast keep you from gathering Friday at 7 p.m. at Fairfield Central High School for the Relay for Life. Event chair Stacey Pearson said that if it rains the event will move indoors to the FCHS gym. Organizers said they kept the entertainment options simple this year so they could move things indoors if needed. The event includes a deejay, performances by FMS and FCHS da...
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Edna Raab and Senator Creighton Coleman, right, converse on Hemophilia Advocacy Day.
Hemophilia advocacy fuels Winnsboro woman
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — For Edna Rabb, a skinned knee or even a small cut on her son as he grew up required a bit more attention than a Band-Aid and a kiss on a boo boo. Instead, those minor wounds took longer to stop bleeding and required extra pressure to be applied in the case of her son, now 25, who was diagnosed with hemophilia at age 5. Minor injuries such as those did not pose a threat to her son’s life, but there w...
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School board approves Green’s recommendations
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — The Fairfield County School Board met Thursday in a called meeting to discuss contract renewals for district employees. Superintendent J.R. Green recommended an assistant principal for the soon-to-be-vacant principal position at Fairfield Central High School. Principal David Corley is being moved into a position at the School District Office. Green’s recommendation is an eight-year educator curren...
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Angela Jones is the new face of 4-H in Fairfield County.
Fairfield County 4-H welcomes youth agent
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — The face of Fairfield County 4-H has changed. Angela Jones started work March 21 as the 4-H Youth and Development Agent for Fairfield County and although the face has changed, the organization’s mission remains the same. One goal Jones has is increased partnership between 4-H and the Fairfield County School District. She believes there is a tremendous need in Fairfield County for youth development...
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Katelyn Adams enjoys watching these plants grow in horticulture class.
Horticulture class at Career Center shares bounty
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — Looking for fresh produce or for tomato plants or fresh flowers? Look no further than the Fairfield County Career Center’s greenhouse. On April 8, students and their teacher Earnest Manning held an open house to showcase the plants they have nursed since January. The student-led entrepreneurial activity is part of the horticulture class. This group of around six students began with seedlings they ...
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Mildred McCants, center, cuts the ribbon to open the refurnished Farmer's Home Furniture Store.
Farmer’s Furniture re-opens
Kevin Boozer Staff Writer WINNSBORO — Familiar faces, helpful staff, renovated show rooms and expanded inventory were on display Thursday as Farmer’s Home Furniture Company held a grand re-opening ceremony. The Winnsboro store is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The establishment, located a 457 U.S. 321 Business South, featured a remodeled electronics area with expanded inventory. Th...
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Best friends Charlie Bonds, Berry Bonds and Wyatt Raley enjoy this seesaw ride on a warm Tuesday during their Spring Break. Many children and their parents came out to Fortune Springs Park in Winnsboro to enjoy the pretty weather while the children were out of school. Kevin Boozer|The Herald Independent
Fun in the Sun; Students enjoyed Spring Break in Fortune Springs Park
Best friends Charlie Bonds, Berry Bonds and Wyatt Raley enjoy this seesaw ride on a warm Tuesday during their Spring Break. Many children and their parents came out to Fortune Springs Park in Winnsboro to enjoy the pretty weather while the children were out of school. Photos by Kevin Boozer|The Herald Independent Michael Sanders, left, and Be’Aoni Copeland, right, have fun building sand castles. Left: Mia Jackson, left, and Jacobi Ander...
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Oak looks to put roots down in a forever home. Might it be yours?
Outstanding Oak is Pet of the Week
WINNSBORO — Oak is a sweet 1-year-old cat who is neutered and current on all shots. He has been at the shelter for a while and all he wants is a home and family of his own. Contact Janice Emerson at the Fairfield County Adoption Center, 1678 U.S. 321 Business North in Winnsboro at 803-815-0805 for more information. She reminds the public of the county’s $55 spay/neuter program. The center currently needs leashes and collars, cat and dog beds ...
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