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Kevin BoozerStaff Writer

WINNSBORO — The office of codes enforcement is working to change the culture in Fairfield County one prop-erty owner at a time. According to Fairfield County Director of Planning and Zoning Ron Stowers, the county will hire two more code enforcement officers to ensure there are enough resources to enforce these ordinances consistently across the board.

“What we want to do is show the res-

idents that there is a method behind the madness to county government. Our intent is not to pick on a person or business but to enforce policy,” said Deputy County Administrator Davis Anderson.

Broken stairs, unkempt foliage, excessive garbage and noxious odors are just a few of the areas the office of codes enforcement continues to address.

Persons with a complaint about

County getting in the zone Two forms of buildings are being addressed: abandoned and dangerous.

Abandoned buildings must be secured, often with plywood covering broken windows and locks placed on doors. Taking that step keeps the location from becoming a crack house or

a sex house, among other things, according to Anderson.Dangerous buildings, on the other hand, need improve-

ments such as repaired front stairs to help ensure safety.Another focal point addresses confined space entry points, meaning areas that a child could wander into and have a hard time extracting him or herself from. Access to those

spaces must be sealed off using walls, locks, and or doors so that the facility is in compliance.

Fines can be appealed, but that appeals process costs $150.

Persons can apply for an extension to clean up property but they must give a satisfactory reason why more time is

needed than the allotted limits.“We want to give our residents and industry owners an

opportunity to clean up the property first. This enforcement is not a method to collect money,” said Fairfield County

Director of Planning and Zoning Ron Stowers.

Davis Anderson | For the HeraldThe county offers need based assistance to remove burned out mobile homes such as this one on 50 Twinleaf Drive. See ZONE | 3

Shamieka B. SimsStaff Writer

The Extraordinary Kings Club which was founded last year by Ervin Mack a teacher and coach at Fairfield Central High School as away to show support for some of his students who needed the extra support of a male role model.

The group which was formed out of the stu-dents in his class con-tinued to work together and takes part in com-munity events such as Relay Life and commu-nity food drives.

As the new school year begun Mack with the support of donors was able to provide school supplies to the young men and helped prepare them for the upcoming year.

The vision of this group of 25, 10th grad-ers has caught the atten-tion of Superintendent J. R. Green who has taken part in mentoring pro-grams before and con-

tinues to volunteer as a mentor.

Green along with oth-ers in attendance at the first mentor information meeting expressed the importance of having male mentors involved in the loves of our young people.

Green said, “Children who are on the right track even benefit from programs such as this. Just having the connec-tion and being apart of a positive partnership makes a difference.”

The group hopes to expand and serve 50 stu-dents this year but is in need of mentors in order to make this happen.

There will be a meet-ing on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the District Office Auditorium if you would like to become a mentor please make plans to attend this meeting.

If you have questions you may contact the dis-trict office at 635-4607.Shamieka B. Sims can be reached at 803-635-4016 ext.15 or by email at sjohnson @heartlandpublications

Club seeks mentors

Shamieka B. Sims | The HeraldJ. R. Green making his first speaking appearance to the Extraordinary Kings club mentoring group.


The annual Rock Around the Clock festival took place in downtown Winnsboro on Friday and Saturday with crowds of nearly 400 on both days.

The festival kicked off on Friday with the annual rocking chair parade at 7 p.m. with most of the entries joining in on the theme and combining rocking chairs in their floats.

The parade has become a great part of the his-tory of the town and away to honor the beloved town clock.

A summary of the history of the longest running clock in the United States as found on the Fairfield County Website is as follows; “South Carolina’s General Assembly authorized Winnsboro’s town fathers to build a market house that ‘shall not be of greater width than 30 feet’ to allow 30 feet of wagon travel on either side. The narrow build-ing was modeled after Independence Hall in Philadelphia and built on the site of a duck pond. A clock was added in 1837, and the building has since been known as the Town Clock. Residents boast the clock is the longest continuously running

clock in the United States.”Following the parade were stump speeches on

the stage in front of the town clock.Most candidates were in attendance and those

who were also took part in the parade.Many used their speech time to introduce them-

selves to the crowd and layout a brief platform.Friday night wrapped up with a street dance and

shagging contest.Saturday morning the festivities began at 10 a.m.

with vendors, games, children’s amusements, and food and craft exhibitors.

This year the chamber added a new booth that most attendees stopped by and that was the food ticket booth.

For the first time at Rock Around the Clock food was purchased by tickets only and this caused things to move a little slowly in food lines, but at the end of the day it seemed to have worked out for the best.

Whether persons came to eat, dance, or shop, Rock Around the Clock had them covered this year.Shamieka B. Sims can be reached at 803-635-4016 ext. 15 or by email at sjohnson @heartlandpublications.com

Town rocks for festival

Photos by Shamieka B. Sims| The HeraldThe Reunion Bande rocked the crowd on Saturday during Rock Around the Clock with classic hits that had the crowd moving in their seats.

Griffins celebrate homecoming

Timothy Wolford|For the HeraldFrom right to left, Kashanna Mozie, Timothy Geiger, Aliyah Miller, Devonta Foster, Dallas Holmes, Jasmine Young, and Tiasa Vanderhall comprise this year’s FCHS homecoming court along with last year’s king and queen Te’Arica McDaniel and Jimmy Walker. A spirited crowd was on hand to cheer on this court and to cheer the Griffins to victory on Friday.

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Members from Rockton Baptist Church greeted visitors as they passed by their tent and offered them free bottled water.

Rock Around the Clock has something to offer everyone and all the fun left JaDarius Robinson with a big smile on his face.

Hundreds turned out for the annual Rock Around the Clock in Downtown Winnboro over the weekend. The Classic car show was a big hit on Saturday with cars from all over South Carolina and parts of North Carolina in attendance.

Dj Papa Charlie kept the crowd moving and informed as to what was happening at the Rock Around the Clock.

Christ Central Ministries in the parade on Friday night Councilman David Brown driving the new elec-tric car with Pastor Jimmy Burroughs on the passenger side.


RIDGEWAY- Palmer Street was buzzing on Friday evening during First Friday in downtown Ridgeway with shoppers and diners alike enjoying the town.

Although the crowd started out small, merchants didn’t allow that deter them.

They gave personal customer service to each person who walked in their doors and offered them a tasty treat ranging from cheese to fresh fruit.

With the holiday season so near, many local shops had deals on gift items, clothing, household items, jewelry, hats and handbags.

After the shopping was done many people went over to The Thomas Company were they were serving up Irish Shepherd’s Pie, which sold out.

Overall this month’s first Friday served as a great time for merchants and shoppers to come together and continue to shop local.Shamieka B. Sims can be reached at 803-635-4016 ext. 15 or by email at [email protected]

First Friday celebrated

Photos by Shamieka B. Sims|The HeraldDenyiah Young finds a new friend during her first shopping trip to Cotton Yard Market in Ridgeway during First Friday.

Jennie Price, left, and Denise Jones, right, from the Cotton Yard Market are enjoying the beautiful outdoors along with dinner during First Friday on Palmer Street in downtown Ridgeway.

a particular property can voice that concern by calling the planning and zoning department at 712-6596.

If the complaint is within town limits, then the complaint will be forwarded to Building I n s p e c t o r / Z o n i n g Administrator Streets, Sanitation and Parks Director Bill Castles and to the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety.

Anderson noted that once an anonymous call-er mentioned his or her name on the phone, then the call becomes public record, so he cautioned residents of that fact.

Some property own-ers may want to resist the county’s role in tell-ing them how to man-age their property, but Anderson uses the fol-lowing example.

“If a home has badly damaged front stairs, then EMS and sheriff ’s deputies cannot reach the occupants inside. That places the persons in there at greater risk of serious injury in a fire and it places the emergency officials at risk because a county employee could attempt to enter a place using shoddy stairs and become injured. In both cases, emergency room costs and liability issues could cost the county

more in the long run, which makes zoning of private property a public issue,” Anderson said.

According to Codes Enforcement Officer Lashonda Holmes, “Codes enforcement is a service that is provided by the Fairfield County Planning, Building, and Zoning Department, in conjunction with the Fairfield County Sheriff ’s Department to ensure compliance with the Fairfield County Public Nuisance Ordinance No. 541which addresses excessive presence of garbage, noxious odors, accumulation of car-casses, dead trees, etc.) and the Fairfield County Zoning Ordinance No. 498.”

Holmes said that Ordinance No. 498 con-tains articles addressing abandoned and danger-ous buildings (Article II), abandoned derelict manufactured homes and mobile homes (Article III), upkeep of lots (Article IV), and abandoned and junk vehicles (Article V).

A citation for non-compliance requires the property owner to appear in court. If some-one is found guilty, a fine of up to $200 can be applied for each day of violation, unless the ordinance instructs oth-erwise. Noncompliance

with abandoned build-ings, manufactured or mobile homes carries

with it a fine of no more than $500, or to impris-onment not to exceed 30 days. Each day of viola-tion counts as a separate offense.

Residents and own-ers have ten days fol-lowing notification to do upkeep on an abandoned lot and have 30 days to fix mobile homes that are in violation.

According to Senior Codes Enforcement Officer Marvin Jeter, if junk cars constitute a code violation, it is the property owner’s responsibility to remove the cars from the prem-ises. Fines of $200/day plus court fees and inter-est can be levied if the owner fails to comply.

County officials noted that right now the litter collection crew picks up

400-500 pounds of trash per day.

Anderson noted that about 70 percent of litter

cases come from people outside of the county. Major hot spot dumping sites include Golf Course Road and Clayton Depot Road among others.

Illegal dumping at recycling centers and in wooded areas is another area the code enforce-ment officers will be on watch for.

County officials said they are willing to help in cases of fire damaged homes where debris removal may be part of a customer’s insurance policy but that person may be unaware that is so. If the debris removal is not part of his or her homeowner’s insurance, and financial hardship proves there is need for removal, the county will supply the homeowner

a container that can be filled with debris and then the county will haul the debris off.

Stowers reiterated that the code enforcement officers will only do what the code allows for them to do. He acknowledged there will be resistance from some people but said that thus far neigh-bors near offending sites have been pleased to see citations served. By making Fairfield County a cleaner, safer place to live, Anderson said that visitors receive a more positive impression of the community which can lead to residential and industrial growth opportunities.

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Obituaries

TOWN OF WINNSBORO - WATER PLANT OPERATORUnder general supervision, responsible for following procedures established to produce safe drinking water within regulations. Performs analysis of water content, maintains records of analysis and treatment. Operates technical equipment including motors, pumps, lab equipment, volt/amp meters, mechanical tools, turbidity meter, etc. Must have high school diploma or equivalent with three years experience in water operation. Must possess the “B” water certifi cation. Must possess a valid South Carolina driver’s license.Will be required to work shift work.Please apply in person or send resume to:

Town of WinnsboroPersonnel Department • 207 North Congress Street

P.O. Box 209 • Winnsboro, SC 29180

“If a home has badly damaged front stairs, then EMS and sheriff’s deputies cannot reach the occupants inside. That places the persons in there at greater risk of serious injury in a fire and it places the emergency officials at risk because a county employee could attempt to enter a place using shoddy stairs and become injured. In both cases, emergency room costs and liability issues could cost the county more in the long run, which makes zoning of private property a public issue.”

— Fairfield County Deputy Administrator Davis Anderson


RIDGEWAY-The Ridgeway town council met briefly on Oct. 1 to discuss repairs to town property and personnel matters regarding town employment.

The council has been awaiting the final bid from contractors to repair the old town hall windows, and during this meeting they were able to review the three bids at once in order to make a discussion.

Mayor Charlene Herring said, “I am concerned that one of the windows will fall out and cause damage to someone.”

This seems to be the consensus of

the council who wants to make sure the windows are repaired before the Pig on the Ridge event which takes place the first weekend in November.

Council agreed based on cost and quality to allow Thomas Oswald General Carpentry and Builders to repair the windows with the understanding that the worst areas must be fixed before the upcoming festival.

The council went into executive ses-sion to discuss the personnel matter on the agenda, and once the session was over they adjourned with no motion on the matter.Shamieka B. Sims can be reached at 803-635-4016 or by email at [email protected].

Council plans repairs

By Kevin BoozerStaff Writer

If Jenkinsville has its way, there may be an event there in 2013 that will rival Rock around the Clock and Pig on the Ridge. Such is the hope of Mayor Gregory Ginyard who mentioned an idea of a fishing tournament or some kind of spring fling activity to include fishing at the Wednesday meeting of Jenkinsville Town Council.

A planning committee was estab-lished at the meeting to see if the town could try and plan something around the waters of Lake Monticello.

Committee members volunteered to serve on the planning body and mem-bers include both persons on town coun-cil and community members.

“Lshan Turner from Ridgeway is a professional fisherman and he is on committee,” Ginyard said. “I’m hoping at some point in 2013 that we can make this happen.”

Turner is a Fairfield native and it is hoped his expertise will help to form the event and make it a success.

No new business was entertained at

the meeting. Town council toured the new Jenkinsville town hall building. Ginyard said that the new building has more of an office feel than the previous building, but was grateful for the previ-ous building that helped get the town government better established.

The new building includes increased parking space and increased space in general that Ginyard hopes will be put to use offering more services to resi-dents than were previously available.

In other business, Ginyard reported the town’s sidewalks project was pro-ceeding more slowly than projected. He hopes that by January a bid can be made on the project.

”We wanted to have a bid in place in October, but Roger Sears with a depart-ment of transportation engineering firm is just now finishing the engineering work,” Ginyard said.

He said the town continues to con-sider grant possibilities for funding but that no specifics were available on grants at this time.

Staff writer Kevin Boozer can be reached at 803-635-4016 or [email protected].

Jenkinsville ponders new festival


WINNSBORO — Two would-be robbers, one of whom was armed with a pis-tol, have been arrested in the town of Winnsboro.

On Sept. 30, Brenton Lamorris Seibles, 18, of Winnsboro Arms, Apartment 3-D, Winnsboro, and Steven Lamar Armstrong, 19, of 61 Cherry Road, Winnsboro, went to Jet-Co and while in the parking lot they were seen placing bandannas over their faces, according to police reports.

When a car entered the lot, the pair allegedly

went behind the store and removed their bandannas.

Both men appeared to be waiting for the car to leave the parking lot before returning from behind the store, according to police.

The police were called and arrived at the store before the men entered.

Seibles was arrested and charged with attempted armed robbery and unlawful carrying of a pistol.

Armstrong was also arrest-ed and charged with attempt-ed armed robbery.Shamieka B. Sims can be reached at 803-635-4016 or by email at [email protected]

Two charged in spoiled robbery

Seibles

Armstrong


WINNSBORO — On Sept. 29, Leonard Earl Mitchell, 20, of 101 First Avenue, Winnsboro, reportedly fired seven shots at a truck on West College Street, striking it twice.

This seems to have been over an incident involving the victim

and Mitchell’s mother, accord-ing to police reports.

The victim or the other two passengers in the truck were not injured during the shoot-ing and Mitchell has been arrested, police said.

Mitchell has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and is being held with-out bail.

Shamieka B. Sims can be reached at 803-635-4016 or by email at [email protected]

West College Street shooter arrested

Mitchell

EDWARD LEROY BROXTON SR

WINNSBORO — Graveside services with masonic rites will be held for Edward Leroy Broxton Sr., age 70, on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Fairfield Memorial Cemetery.

The family will receive visitors from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday evening at Pope Funeral Home.

Mr. Broxton died at his home on Oct. 6, 2012.

He was the son of the late Burke Sessions and Evelyn Haney Broxton and was born in Georgia on Oct. 31, 1941.

Mr. Broxton was a vet-eran of the U.S. Navy and a retired fireman.

He was a past master of Winnsboro Masonic Lodge, No. 11.

Mr. Broxton is sur-vived by two daugh-

ters, Angela B. Riepe and Catherine Pauline Broxton, both of the home; one brother, David Broxton; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Mr. Broxton was predeceased by a son, Edward L. Broxton Jr. and a grandson, Michael Edward Riepe.

Pope Funeral Home is serving the Broxton fam-ily.


RIDGEWAY — Fairfield County sheriff ’s deputies made an arrest in the case of man who fired a gun into a vehicle in Ridgeway.

Lamarcus La Clarence Anderson, 29, of 205 W. Calhoun St., Winnsboro, was arrested and charged with discharging a firearm into a dwelling or vehicle.

He also was charged with being in possession of a firearm and ammuni-tion despite his being previously con-victed of a violent felony.

On Sept. 29 a caller told deputies

that a passenger in a silver Hyundai fired twice at their vehicle as they trav-eled south on U.S. Highway 21.

The vehicle was stopped in Ridgeway and the suspect was arrested.

A handgun was observed on the sus-pect as he was being arrested.

The suspect attempted to flee on foot, according to police reports. Officers responded by firing a Taser at the suspect.

Anderson was arrested and transport-ed to the Fairfield County Detention Center.Staff writer Kevin Boozer can be reached at 635-4016 or [email protected].

Suspect arrested for shooting vehicle

BLYTHEWOOD — Jay Kornder of Blythewood has earned a Bachelor of Science in industri-al engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

Kornder was among approximate-ly 850 undergraduate and gradu-ate students who received degrees during Georgia Tech’s 243rd com-mencement exercises.

The Georgia Institute of

Technology is one of the nation’s leading research universities, pro-viding a focused, technologically based education to more than 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

Georgia Tech has many nationally recognized programs and is ranked in the nation’s top 10 public uni-versities by U.S. News and World Report.

Kornder graduates Georgia Tech

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As a teenager in Pennsylvania, I deliv-ered The Morning Call and The Evening Chronicle to custom-ers in a suburb of Allentown.

On rainy days, I’d try to make sure the paper stayed dry inside the screen door.

Now, I get The State and the New York Times delivered to my driveway in plastic bags, though the Times delivery is erratic. I can, of course, also read the Times on my iPhone, iPad and desk top com-puter.

As disseminators of news, we still deliver. True, some choose to call us “content provid-ers,” as though news were an anachronistic four-letter word.

There is no question that the industry has gone through a seismic transformation, though an industry built on the transitory nature of events should hardly be static itself.

A recent Reynolds Journalism Institute survey, reported here last month, shows pub-lishers across the coun-try are largely optimis-tic about the business, including its paper-and ink editions.

Most noteworthy, publishers of papers with smaller circula-tion are the most posi-tive.

They are, like many of you, serving com-munities that are best reached through the local newspaper.

Whether daily, weekly or something in between, it’s the newspaper that deliv-ers what’s happening at city hall, on Main Street and on the local ball fields.

Local television can’t match that; radio is nearly nonexistent, alas. Broadcast media are best at weather and traffic, though you might keep pace with Twitter and a swift, interactive web site.

The challenge, how-ever, is to ensure that the jobs in those small-er or mid-sized mar-kets are meaningful

and rewarding.At a time when a

teenager may have more Facebook “friends” than a small town paper has read-

ers, how are we competing to hire better jour-nalists to tell more compel-ling stories?

What will make them stay once they’ve got a handle on your commu-nity?

Part of my job as dean of a commu-

nications college is to assure prospective students—not to men-tion their parents—that journalism is still a viable profession. I wouldn’t say that if I did not believe it.

The appeal should lie in the dynamic of the profession as it is now practiced across media.

I tell those students they certainly don’t want yesterday’s job, probably don’t want today’s job, and I can’t quite tell them what the job they really want will look like when they graduate in four years.

But it should not be diminished by the fact the delivery system is changed.

Editors and news directors still tell me “content is king.”

Year after year, though, we have bright-eyed 18-year-olds who want to be journalists. Yes, print journalists, though we are, frankly, deleting the distinc-tions across media.

Our faculty has sig-nificantly revised our curriculum for all dis-ciplines to strengthen writing for a variety of media and maxi-mize flexibility, yet allow students to find a focus.

We’ve got to deliver so you’ll continue to deliver.

Charles Bierbauer is dean of the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies at the University of South

Carolina. As a jour-nalist, he worked as a television, radio, wire service, web and news-paper rep

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There’s an exces-sive amount of gloom and doom being spread around these days when the talk turns to the future of newspapers. In fact, the mere mention of the future of newspapers suggests that there might not be one. There is no question that the newspa-per business has been dis-rupted. And yet, what the doomsayers fail to see is that newspapers are well on their way to ensuring that a bright future lies ahead.

It has been painful to bring costs in line with revenue and recast the product to reflect the realities of the new media world. But one thing that has not changed is our historic mission of informing and enlighten-ing, agitating and enter-taining, protecting and defending the public’s right to know.

Without question, the newspaper of tomorrow will not be the newspa-

per of yesterday or even the newspaper of today. Change and innovation are pointing us toward a very different future, one that cements our unique role in the communities we serve.

Just a few years ago, we were a print business with digital on the side. Today, we are bringing together print, web and mobile, and opening the possibilities for even greater a d v a n c e m e n t s that now may be only dreams in a young inno-vator’s mind.

Our digital prod-ucts are growing fast, and our websites have taken the market lead. Indeed, newspapers are the Internet, or at least a vital and sought-after part of it. Aggregators such as Google News rely on newspaper journalism as their primary source for content. Search

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N e w s p a p e r s reach more than 100 million adults – nearly 6 in 10 of the U.S. adult Internet popula-tion – during a typical month. Consumers age

25 and above still are the core audience for our print product, but news-papers also reach nearly 60 percent of the critical 18-to-34 demographic in print and online during an average week.

In an era where anyone can say anything and call it news, it is newspaper content that consistently gets it right and keeps it in context. And a critical part of the industry evo-

lution is the recognition that if you want to sepa-rate the serious from the sludge, it might cost you a little money.

Newspapers have prov-en they can function in print, on websites, in dig-ital partnerships and as part of the social media scene. But they also can do what no one else can do. We are at the heart of our communities. We generate the information and track the local devel-opments that are vital for an informed, engaged citizenry. We offer clarity and perspective, and we provide content that our readers can trust.

Getting to the point we are at now has not been easy. Genuine change is never easy. But we are far closer to our future than our past, and that future is bright.

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WINNSBORO — At a Sept. 10 Fairfield County Council meet-ing, Chairman David Ferguson relayed con-cerns a constituent had voiced to him with regard to the number of deputy sheriff’s serving the county.

The constituent from the Greenbrier area said her property had been broken into sev-eral times and implied the number of officers patrolling was not suf-ficient.

Chief Fairfield County Deputy Sheriff Keith Lewis said that while all departments in the state would like to have more resources at their disposal that Fairfield County actually has a high number of sheriff’s deputies patrolling for its population base due to the tax base from the V.C. Summer nuclear station.

According to Chérie Avery, director of finance with the South Carolina Sheriff ’s Association, in 2010-11 Fairfield County had 44 deputies on patrol for its 23,956 residents.

When comparing 2010 census data for population, Abbeville County with 25,417 residents was patrolled by just 29 deputies. Jasper County, with 24,777 residents was patrolled by 33 depu-ties. Edgefield County,

with 26,985 residents was patrolled by 31 dep-uties. Barnwell County with 22,621 residents was patrolled by 24 deputies.

Clarendon County with 34,971 residents was patrolled by 52 deputies. Neighboring Newberry County had 47 deputies on patrol but that county’s popu-lation is 37,508. Those extra three deputies are being supported by a population base that is 13,552 people greater than Fairfield. Only 31 deputies patrolled the 28,961 residents of Union County.

Other contiguous counties to Fairfield include Chester with a 33,140 population and 48 deputies, Lancaster with 76,652 resi-dents and 94 deputies, Kershaw with 61,697 residents and 63 depu-ties and Richland with 384,504 people and 528 deputies on patrol.

Lewis acknowledged that his deputies faced challenges in covering a county Fairfield’s size and population density.

Fairfield County is 686.28 square miles, and according to 2010 census data has 34.9 persons per square mile.

Newberry County, by contrast, is just 630.04 square miles with 59.5 persons per square mile.

Lewis said that with regard to break-ins, the rate of break-ins is about average as the rest of the state; however he

estimated that 99 per-cent of break-ins done in Fairfield County are carried out by persons from outside the coun-ty. Local petty larceny cases occur but due to the contiguous location with Richland County, a lot of thieves like to hit around the county lines because there are less police on the county line than on the center.

He acknowledged that his force is doing its best to rotate personnel around and compensate for that demographic trend, particularly with regard to copper theft and air condi-tioner thefts. 27 units were stolen within the months of August and September and he esti-mated thieves earn $22 of money from scrap for the $4,000 of property they destroy.

Another challenge is that the majority of domestic violence cases and fights occur near the center of the county.

Lewis acknowledged the difficulty in filling third shift positions and finding certified employees for the rate of pay Fairfield can pro-vide.

“Five years ago we were in line with start-ing pay and salary but now the county requires either a secondary degree or certification of a deputy,” he said. “In Fairfield, the start-ing salary is $26,000 compared to $34,000 in Richland, $33,000 in

Kershaw and $29,000 in Chester.”

He said that the Fairfield County Sheriff’s deputies work in four 12-hour shifts with five deputies per shift. There are five deputies out on a given day. Five more deputies are required for civil process functions such as courthouse security or serving civil judg-ments.

Serving the judg-ments requires a great deal of time and resourc-es devoted to research and locating persons who owe money, with Lewis estimating that 206 papers are served per month.

At present he esti-mated a 60-80 paper backlog on judgments, something Ferguson said county council would like to look into. Some counties have paralegals on staff to help officers with judg-ment paperwork, and Lewis noted that offi-cers work on judgments when they are not serv-ing general sessions court, etc. but that the papers are being worked on constantly.

“I probably would be upset if I knew I had papers on a desk for six months and I want Mr. (Phil) Hinely to work with Sheriff (Herman) Young, Deputy Lewis and others to start work-ing on that, because this is a black eye to the county,” Ferguson said.

Between general

sessions court, family court and other forms of court, Lewis said court functions are held nearly every week in Fairfield County.

Four deputies are narcotics officers who deal with approximately 13,000 cases per year, according to Lewis.

Five deputies are investigators and two are community officers. There is one training officer and are four school resource offi-cers with the sheriff’s department. Five senior

staff officers round out the force, including Young, Lewis, and three captains.

Lewis thanked coun-ty council for all the resources and support it provides the depart-ment and thanked those willing to take up the call of service to make Fairfield a safe place to work, play and live.Staff writer Kevin Boozer can be reached at 803-635-4016 or [email protected].


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BLAIR — Around 50 peo-ple gathered at McCrorey Liston School of Technology on Thursday to converse with Fairfield County Superintendent of Schools J.R. Green. This was the first of four town hall style meetings Green will hold this school year. From meet-ings such as this one, Green hopes to build a movement to change the culture of the school system in Fairfield County.

“It is in everyone’s inter-est that our school system thrives. You can either be part of the problem or part of the solution and there is a part for everyone to play,” he said.

Collaboration, trust, com-petence and respect are the core values Green empha-sizes. Yet the former high school principal realizes that his vision cannot make the transformative differ-ence if others in the commu-nity, pastors, family mem-bers, parents, grandparents, deacons, school board mem-bers, and district staff do not come together and work for the common good.

Signage at the school, class sizes and curriculum changes were among the issues on residents’ minds as they conversed with the superintendent.

When questioned about the size of first grade class at McCrorey Liston, Green replied, “We will look at the numbers. The staff was established before I came on board.”

Green said that staffing for 2012-13 will be based on a new formula but that he will leave it up to the principal of each school to determine how best the use staff members.

Deborah Woodard had questions relating to possi-ble curriculum changes. She wondered about the way any changes would be evaluated and when.

Green said that the curric-ulum constantly undergoes evaluation.

With regard to innovative programs, “We don’t expect results overnight. It can take 2-3 years in some instances

for the full effect to happen,” he said.

Green said they are con-sidering changes across the board, particularly in math-ematics.

“I like to evaluate curricu-lum, teaching and learning because that is where the rubber hits the road,” he said. As an assistant super-intendent in Chesterfield County he presided over curriculum and instruction, so those areas are passions of his.

Are students learning and are students performing better are questions Green addressed. If not, Green said he would change course and try something else but to keep doing things as they always had been done would ensure the same results that always had been achieved.

Block scheduling was another hot topic.

Parent Marilyn G. Griffin asked why the schools had changed from a 4 by 4 block system where courses were offered every semester to a seven period per day block system. Green said that there were advantages to each system. A 4 by 4 sys-tem could make a greater number of courses available to students but the seven period day provides more variety in course content each day instead of having just four courses per semes-ter. He personally favors one

of them over another but said he would leave it up to the principal of the high school to determine which suited best in this district.

He assured Griffin that a very effective advanced placement program can be done on a seven period or a 4 by 4 format.

Green also said he had met on several occasions with the advanced placement cal-culus class to receive stu-dent feedback and that he personally encouraged and then required students to stick out the course even though they said it was hard. Noting that they will benefit from such rigor, he credited

Principal David Corley for the course, saying without Corley’s efforts Fairfield Central High likely would not have been offering the course this year.

“Advanced placement courses are supposed to be difficult. But if you run from a challenge then you will never have a successful AP program,” Green said. “The students need someone to hold their feet to the fire because (we) know they can do it.”

Innovation like an early bird study program has been put in place for the calculus students in hopes that suc-cess will breed success.

Green talked at length about a problem vexing edu-cators - how to best catch up students who fall behind during elementary school years prior to grade three.

“Lots of times a child will ‘drop out’ in elementary school long before reaching high school,” Green said. By that he means the child will check out and become averse to learning as he or she falls further behind in basic skill areas such as reading.

Green said he did elemen-tary school observation once with a boy who did not know the letter r while the child

Parents chat at town hall meeting

Photos by Kevin Boozer | The HeraldSuperintendent J.R. Green, left, addresses community members at the town hall style meeting.

Parent Marilyn G. Griffin discusses coursework and Superintendent J.R. Green’s philosophy on educating students.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 13

• The Third Annual Stop the Violence Walk will be held at 8 a.m. Oct.13. Everyone is asked to meet at the Department of Social Services Office park-ing lot in Winnsboro and the walk will end at the Fairfield County Courthouse.

MONDAY, OCT. 15•Fairfield County

GOP will be host-ing a lunch with U.S. Senator Jim Demint in Winnsboro Monday, Oct. 15 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Honeysuckle Acres Bed and Breakfast located at 70 Honeysuckle Lane, Winnsboro. The public is invited to have lunch with U.S. Senator Jim Demint. Cost of the lunch will be $10. Seating is lim-ited so tickets should be purchased online http : / /fcgopdemint .eventbrite.com/# now or by contacting chair-man Kevin Thomas @[email protected] to purchase tickets. Be sure to pur-chase tickets or RSVP by Friday, Oct. 12.

U P C O M I N G EVENTS

• The 4-H

Environmental Club is partnering with S.C. Department of Natural Resources to make

duck boxes to promote conservation practices in the county. The plan is to sell the boxes or get people to sponsor boxes to go up in areas around the county. Local DNR officers are coming 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 16 to teach the club members about conservation and how to build the boxes. 4-H invites persons inter-ested in building duck boxes to call Allison Coleman at 803-635-4722 Ext 112 or email her at [email protected] for more infor-mation.

•In support of the Avon Foundation for Women there will be a fundraiser event at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19 in the Fairfield Memorial Hospital Conference room spon-sored by local Avon team members. The event will include a silent auction, kissing wall, product demon-strations, refreshments and much more. This is a free event that is open to the public and co-sponsored by Ebenezer A.M.E Church of 1108 W Peach Road, Winnsboro. For more information contact Shamieka B. Johnson Sims 718-7565 or by email [email protected].

• The Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for The Town of Winnsboro’s New Annex Building, locat-ed at 610 Moultrie Street will be at 3 p.m. on Oct. 21.

• Calling all descendants of Charlie and Sarah Chatman. There will be a pre-family reunion on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. held at Pine Island in Irmo. Please contact Alisa Johnson-Rice 718-7516 or Sheila Cohen-Cook 201-9263 for more information.

CHURCH CALENDAR

SUNDAY, Oct. 14

• Fairfield Baptist Church at state Highway 213, Winnsboro is celebrat-ing homecoming at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14. Dr. Richard Crapps will bring the morning worship and a cover dish meal will follow.

• Bethel Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church at 101 North Zion Street will celebrate the Kirkin o’ The Tartan service at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14. The Kirkin o’ The Tartan service celebrates the church’s Scottish heritage in family and faith. Dr. Jim Barker will preside over the worship and Mr. Brian McKeown, ARP Synod Historian, will speak. All of this includes a pipe and drum corps and Scottish organ music.

U P C O M I N G EVENTS

• S a l e m P r e s b y t e r i a n Church located at 276 state Highway 215 N is holding its 200th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, Oct. 21. A covered dish lunch will follow the worship service. Persons are asked to bring recipes to be included in the Salem Cookbook.

• Victory Temple Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ at 370 Golf Course Road is holding special singing and anointed preach-ing nightly at 7 p.m. on Oct. 18-20 and at6 p.m. on Oct. 21. An 11 a.m. gathering also will take place Oct. 21. Persons

delivering messages include Evangelist Wayne Parker, Wil Hobgood (Thursday), Kenny Clark (Friday) and the Ladd fam-ily (Saturday). From Friday-Sunday a special guest will be Pure N Heart from Crossville, Tenn. For more infor-mation, call Pastor Rick at 803-718-8389 or the church offices at 803-815-0119.

• First Church of the Nazarene at 650 Ninth Street is holding a bake sale/caserole sale from 10 a.m.-3p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27. Hot dogs, crafts, kids’ games, entertainment and a silent acution are part of the event.

• Rev. Dr. James D. Stokes, II, pastor of Bethlehem AME Church, along with the members are inviting all to come out for their annual Homecoming/Church Anniversary at 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 28. Bishop Theotis White will be the preacher of the hour, along with his church Zion Hopewell Baptist of Gilbert. Bethlehem AME is located in the smallstown commu-nity.

O N G O I N G EVENTS

• Golden Rock Fellowship Church hosts Pray on Healing and Deliverance, each Wednesday at noon. The Rev. James Adamson is pastor. Join us for Sunday Worship at 8 a.m., Bible Study Fridays at 6:30 p.m. and Intercessory Prayer

9-11, on the first and third Saturday. Call 803-438-0648 for more information.

• Victory Temple Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ is locat-ed at 370 Golf Course Road in Winnsboro. Hear a powerful Word preached with an atmosphere of anoint-ed praise and worship. Sundays at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

• Noon Day Prayer is held each day at the Mt. Seir Baptist Church, 136 Rimer Pond Road, Blythewood, at noon. For more information call Australia Rush 803-754-7446.

• Greater Faith Temple Church, 456 Cherry Road, weekly services Bible study 7 p.m. every Wednesday, Sunday School 10:45 a.m. and Sunday wor-ship at noon.

• Mt. Moriah Baptist Church on Highway 215 South in Jenkinsville holds Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Sunday wor-ship at 11 a.m. for more information please call 803-345-0203.

• Bethlehem AME Church at 3276 Smallstown Road holds Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship

at 10:30 a.m.• Prayers for

Fairfield County, a body of believers com-ing together in the name of Jesus Christ, invites everyone to pray for Fairfield County and its citi-zens. Meetings are monthly. To become involved or for more information, call 803-338-8026, or email [email protected].

•Faith Christian Ministries at 227 Golf Course Road will have pastor Dr. E. Sutton and Bishop R.L. Ponder will be con-ducting services at 4 p.m. every second and fourth Sunday.

• The Victory Temple Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ at 370 Golf Course Road, Winnsboro is led by Pastor Rick Murphy. They hold Sunday school at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. and Sunday eve-ning worship at 6 p.m. On Thursday they have a prayer and praise rally at 7 p.m. Please call (803) 718-8389 for more information.


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Mariah is a sweet Siamese mix cat. She is cur-rent on all shots and has been spayed.

Mariah is looking for a family to love.She gets along great with the other cats at the

cat cottage and has a great personality.Come out and visit the cat cottage to meet

Mariah and all her friends.Visitors often are amazed at the variety of cats

and kittens to choose from.The Fairfield County Adoption Center is located

behind the Midlands Tech School, 1678 U.S. Highway 321 Business N.

Persons are welcome to stop by and visit 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and spend some time with the animals.

The facility also needs donations of dog food and kitten food.

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Meet Mariah, this week’s Pet of the Week

Janice Emerson|For the HeraldMariah would like a cuddle up in a forever home.

The Academic Student of the Week for The School District of Fairfield County is Chakita Able, a sixth grade student at Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science.

Despite her shy demeanor, Chakita has proven to have great leadership abilities.

She has perfect attendance and excellent grades.Chakita also made Exemplary in every area on the

PASS 2012 assessment, which consisted of ELA, math, social studies, and writing.

She is a member of the Beta Club and a historian officer.

Her favorite quote is, “You must be the change you want to see in the world,” by Mahatma Gandhi.

She is the daughter of Moses and Mozell Able.

Jackie Wallace | For the HeraldChakita Able, a sixth grade student at Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science, was honored as Student of the Week.

Able named Student of the Week

The Academic Student of the Week for The School District of Fairfield County is Jada Young, a seventh grade student at Fairfield Middle School.

Jada was chosen for this honor based on grades, extracurricular activities, attendance and disci-pline.

She represents the school well and demonstrates leadership qualities in the classroom as well as in her extracurricular activities.

She is a student leader among her peers.Jade plays volleyball and enjoys dance.She is a member of the Junior Beta Club and the

Girl Scouts of America.She is also a member of Blackjack Baptist Church

in Winnsboro, where she sings in the choir.

Young awarded Student of the Week

Jackie Wallace | For the HeraldMiddle school student Jada Young was chosen as Student of the Week.

County Council District 2

Vernon PylantAge: 73Marital Status:

Married to Shirley Bundrick Pylant for 50 years

Education: High School Graduate with two years Technical train-ing

Current Employment: Duke Energy- Aquatic Weed and Mosquito Control

1. Briefly discuss your background and qualifications for the office you are seeking.

Born and raised in Winnsboro. Graduated from Mount Zion High School. Military service - four years with honorable discharge

Retired from AT&T after 30 years of service and 20 years manage-ment experience

2. Why are you running for County Council?

I want to make Fairfield County a better place to live and work. I moved back to Fairfield County 12 years ago to find high taxes and high unem-ployment. We are los-ing population. Our best and brightest are leaving Fairfield because there are no jobs here.

3. What would you do to foster economic development in the county?

Reduce taxes, person-al and business taxes, to make Fairfield more attractive for business and to provide job oppor-tunities to our residents.

4. How would you improve the situation in the county?

School improvement will make Fairfield more attractive to business and future residents from other areas of the state and country. The schools need parents to get up and get involved in their children’s development. This is about the chil-dren’s future.

5. What are the big-gest issues facing the county, in your opinion?

Education and water should be our top pri-orities. Education to train our students and prepare them for the future. We have good facilities, teachers, and administra-tors. Water is absolutely necessary for growth or to attract new industry. Without new industry, we have no jobs for our citi-zens. Without jobs, our young people are going to leave us. It is all connect-ed. Without water, we have no jobs. No jobs, our educated go elsewhere to seek employment and live out their lives.

6. What do you fell is the most important aspect of this position?

Water-See previous paragraph

7. What will your number one priority be, if elected?

Water is the one com-modity we don’t have enough of it can be the driver for improving over-all living in our county. We have been in drought conditions for sometime, then we sold what we didn’t have enough of to begin with. We need a reliable source of water.

8. What is your favor-ite book and why?

Last of the Breed by Louis L’Amour. This book is about the trials and tribulations of a native

American. He became a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force and was shot down over Siberia dur-ing peace time, escaped prison, and found his way back to America. To me, this story epitomizes the American spirit. It is what made this country great.

Carolyn B. RobinsonAge: 66Marital Status:

MarriedEducation: S.C.

Association of Counties, Institute of Government, Levels I and II

S.C. Economic Development School

N.C.-S.C. Economic Development School

Midlands Technical College: Paralegal Associates Degree;

Winnsboro High School honor graduate

Current Employment: Paralegal in the law offic-es of Coleman, Tolen and Swearingen


Previous service in this position has been 1995-2004; and 2008 to date. For twenty years I worked for Senator John A. Martin, during which time I served as Administrative Assistant to the Rules Committee of the South Carolina State Senate. Presently I am employed by Senator Creighton B. Coleman and assist with real estate closings and probate mat-ters.


I began assisting citi-zens of this county in the 70’s by helping direct them to the appropri-ate person or office to obtain answers to their problems. Through the years I have been able to establish relationships in the county and in the state which provide infor-mation and assistance in meeting the needs and challenges of our citizens. Also, from the knowledge I have obtained through my years of service, I feel I am a better deci-sion maker when issues come our way. It is all about making Fairfield County a better place to live, work and play. It is such a joy to me to serve the citizens of Fairfield County in this capacity.

3. What would you do to foster economic development in the county?

An economic devel-opment study was per-formed two years ago with input from Fairfield County business lead-ers and citizens. I will continue working toward having the Council study this report and seeing if many of the recommenda-tions in the study can be implemented in order to ‘grow’ this county. Also, it is important to contin-ue having a good working relationship with the enti-ties who can introduce and recruit companies to our county so we can meet the needs of the labor force in Fairfield County. We need to con-tinue positioning the county to attract more companies when the economy stabilizes.


As there may be many situations in the county, I approach all of them the

same- I do my homework on each issue so I under-stand the full impact, see what possible solutions are available and then vote in a manner which is best for our citizens.

5. What are the big-gest issues facing the county, in your opinion?

One issue facing all cit-izens of the county at this time is that of water, our most necessary resource. Because of the droughts we have faced, the water table has been drastically lowered, thus diminish-ing our water supply. I have attended several meetings called by the water providers, and at this time we are discuss-ing possible solutions. Adequate services and amenities need to be pro-vided to better serve all citizens in the outlying areas of the county, name-ly: health services, recre-ation, fire protection, and police protection, just to name a few.

6. What do you feel is the most important aspect of this position?

Being readily available to serve all areas of my district as it covers an extended area from Lake Wateree, to Ridgeway, to Winnsboro, to Lebanon.

7. What will be your number one priority be, if you are elected?

I will continue to look out for the welfare of the county based on the issue at hand. For example: economic development, lack of water, protect-ing the environment by recycling, improving roads, ensuring constitu-ent safety, protecting and utilizing funds received from the new reactors at V.C. Summer, all for a bet-ter quality of life.

8. What is your favor-ite book and why?

I could not pick just one book, so I chose my favorite genre of books. The genre of books I enjoy is historical fic-tion/mystery. One learns from history the accom-plishments and mistakes which have been made by our forefathers and trusts we can have successes while learning from their mistakes. While reading mysteries I attempt to put the clues together in order to solve the mys-tery. I think I enjoy mys-teries because it mimics what I do daily at work with real estate closings-putting together puzzle pieces. I especially enjoy reading Eugenia Price’s “St. Simons” series and Sue Grafton’s “Alphabet” series.

County Council District 4

Kamau MarchariaAge: 67Marital Status: SingleEducation: Three-

and-a-half-years of col-lege courses– Mercer Community College, Glassboro State Teachers College, Greenwood Technical College, Orangeburg Community College and Thomas Edison State College.

Current Employment: I’m retired from my posi-tion of Rural Organizing Director for Grassroots Leadership. I do consult-ing work with non-profit community and philan-thropic organizations and serve on the Fairfield County Council.

1. Briefly discuss your background and

qualifications for the office you are seeking. I am currently serving my fourth term on the Fairfield County Council and I have only missed three County Council meetings in all that time. I have been involved in community issues my entire adult life.

2. Why are you running for County Council? I know of no better way to help my community than to be able to participate direct-ly in decision-making on issues that directly affect people’s everyday lives.

3. What would you do to foster economic development in the county? First, there must be a willingness to cooperate between County Council and the School Board. I feel there is a move to control the school system by politi-cal and economic pow-ers – not a strategic plan for education. I want to play a role in creating more cooperation. The county’s recent invest-ment in the Fairfield County Commerce Park and investment in the Midlands Technical College Training Center could help us create liv-ing wage jobs. Schools must get with the pro-gram to prepare our young people for careers. How many youth have graduated instead of just getting certificate? What structural resources are in place to support pre-graduation and post-grad-uation? Are we tracking the outcomes?


Stop giving tax breaks to companies that don’t hire workers from Fairfield County and work toward cooperation of the local companies, the school district and county government on both education and our aging water system.

5. What are the big-gest issues facing the county, in your opin-ion? Water, education, and living wage jobs.

Our local water sys-tems are aging and need repair and expansion. We currently have water shortages and there is conflict among the agen-cies and people involved. There are five different water companies/organi-zations – and there is lack of coordination among them. We need put money into a plan that serves the whole county – and we need to start upgrading our water/waste infra-structure before we have a crisis. If we don’t have adequate water, we can’t bring in companies that need water for manufac-turing either.

The lack of living wage employment in the coun-ty for county residents holds our county back. We don’t prepare our stu-dents for jobs or higher education, we don’t push the employers locally to build training oppor-tunities into their work places, We don’t spend tax dollars to seriously support young people to move into a decent job. We need a real pro-gram to locally that links schools, families, employ-ers, social services and families – to figure out what employers need, what young people need and put systems in place to make this happen.

6. What do you feel is the most important aspect of this position?

I think the most impor-tant thing that I can do is listen to all the peo-ple who live in Fairfield County and look for solu-tions that benefit the whole community – not just a part of it.

7. What will your number one priority be, if you are elected?

Water, jobs and educa-tion are so linked togeth-er that it’s impossible to separate them. For our county to advance we

need jobs and to have good jobs we need to have water available and an education system in place that supports young people in access-ing employment.

8. What is your favor-ite book and why? – I have two.

The Tarzan Series by Edgar Rice Burroughs – 29 books. I didn’t really learn to read until I was a young adult. When I began to improve my reading skills as an young adult these books helped me understand how books can engage the imagination and help people learn about the world.

I’ve Got the Light of Freedom by Charles M. Payne. He documents the history of struggle for freedom for all in the United States of America through the lens of the decades of the fight for civil rights in Mississippi.

Mary W. BrownAge: OmittedMarital Status:

OmittedEducation: High

school graduate from McCrorey-Liston High School

Current Employment: Co-Pastor of Straight Way Faith and Deliverance Ministries


Was born and reared in

Western Fairfield County. Attended and gradu-ated from McCrorey-Liston High School, Blair, SC; received two years of Business Law and Accounting studies from Mansfield Business College. My work expe-rience includes operat-ing as cashier/patient account representative for three-and-a-half-years at Fairfield Memorial Hospital; Secretary of the Community Development Program for the Town of Winnsboro for 2 years; performed as proposal, grant, and contract writ-er for Williams Services in Columbia. General Manager of the Palmetto Post Newspaper Company in Columbia, New Loan Set-up Supervisor for Security Federal Bank in Columbia, currently serving as a co-pastor of Straight Way Faith and Deliverance Ministries of Winnsboro, and assisting Brown’s Plumbing and Construction Company (a family owned busi-ness) writing proposals, contracts, billing, and tax preparations.


I am pursuing the office of County Council as the representative of District 4 to fulfill the need for a dedicated council person who will help establish a more compilable council/citizen relationship mak-ing known all available assistance, promoting a fair and equitable distri-bution of services, and enhancing community growth and development through involvement and dedication.

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BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun

BEETLE BAILEY Mort Walker

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE Chris Browne

HI & LOIS Brian and Greg Walker

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Tuesday, OcTOber 9, 2012 ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt

Today’s Answers

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012:

This year opportunities come out of left field. Matters involving someone at a distance, travel or education appear to be very fortunate. You might want to schedule a trip or two this year. If you are single, you could meet someone very intense who draws you in. The com-pulsive quality of this relationship might scare many an easygoing Libra, yet most of you will explore the possibilities. If you are attached, you will experience a lot of positive moments despite the fact that your relationship has weathered some hard times in the past. You are like two magnets when you’re together. Stay open with each other, and you will stay out of trouble! LEO makes a great friend.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHHH Your fiery ways might ignite

others into action if you are not careful. You also could provoke a great deal of brainstorming and unexpected ideas. Follow through on your chosen path, and remember that you are the director. Straighten out a misunderstanding before it becomes a problem. Tonight: A little fun never hurts.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Your sense of humor allows

others to relax around you. As people start to open up, you’ll gain helpful insights. Avoid a misunderstanding by clarifying facts and information. Being generous is a wonderful characteristic, and it will emerge today — just honor your budget. Tonight: Hang in there.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Initiate a conversation by

helping the other party feel more comfort-able. You might regret some of your prior judgments. Don’t live in the past; instead, update your thoughts for the present. A friend surprises you, and you will respond instinctively. Remain direct with a fam-ily member or loved one. Tonight: Chat away.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Sometimes you might over-

whelm people with everything that you do and seem capable of handling. Give someone the space to grow, as he or she needs to deal with a personal issue. Do some price comparison for the right Halloween costume or decora-tion. Tonight: Head home, but buy a little something for a friend on the way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Get past a bad mood. A child

or a lively conversation will help you to do just that. The unexpected has become routine, and yet somehow it still manages to surprise you. Look at today’s events, for example. Verify that you are on the same page as others. Tonight: Zero in on

what you want.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Defer to a more upbeat per-

son. You might feel sluggish when deal-ing with an issue that you want to keep hush-hush. You could become irritated as well. Someone could act in a surprising way, just to get your attention. A friend-ship helps clear the air. Tonight: Take some private time.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Listen to news carefully. You

can be quite intellectual and detached at times. When you get into this mode, you tend to gather a lot of information and discuss your feelings more easily. You’ll finally see how a misunderstanding occurred. Clear up your side of the issue ASAP. Tonight: Where the crowds are.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)HHH You don’t mind being compli-

mented and admired, but the other side of the coin is that you must perform at 110 percent on a regular basis. Pull yourself out of a semi-tired state, and choose to be present. You could be surprised by what you hear. Be kind to a friend, even if doing so messes you up. Tonight: Burn the candle at both ends.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH What you come up with in your

mind could be the best-case scenario. Distance yourself and see if the potential exists to have this idea happen. If so, take the necessary steps. An intervention could occur through an unexpected twist. Others might become confused as a result. Clarify what is happening. Tonight: Help your mind relax.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH The unexpected occurs, and

you could act on your frustration. Perhaps you feel as if there is no other way. Convinced that you have the answer, you might decide to take action. Unfortunately, many people will be confused. You’ll have to reverse a misunderstanding quickly. Tonight: A cozy dinner and a chat.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You feel a strong sense of

dedication to your friends, and they to you. Your ability to identify with others falls short with one person. Your words could have an unexpected effect. Try restating your idea in a simpler, less com-plicated manner. Tonight: Sort through invitations.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Maintain a steady pace. News

could be slow to arrive, if it comes at all. If you need some information, seek it out. Do not stand on ceremony. Your instincts will kick in; learn to follow them. Remain open, rather than allow someone to won-der what you’re thinking. Tonight: Get some extra R and R.

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gest issues facing the county, in your opin-ion?

A lack of industry; limited employment and business opportu-nities; minimal youth programs and recre-ational activities; inad-equate job training; and the absent of com-mitted community and parental involvement.

6. What do you feel is the most important aspect of this posi-tion? Omitted

7. What will your number one priority be, if you are elected? Omitted

8. What is your favorite book and why?

My favorite book is the Bible because it is filled with instructions, directions,

teaching, wisdom, knowledge, grace, mercy, forgiveness and love and through its knowledge our person-al power as a human becomes enhanced.County Council District 6

Mary Lynn KinleyAge: 69M A R I T A L

STATUS: WidowEDUCATION: two

year secretarial science (Univ. Of S.C.)

C U R R E N T E M P L O Y M E N T : Fairfield Memorial Hospital (PR Director)

1. Briefly discuss your background and qualifications for the office you are seek-ing. I have served the residents of District 6 in Fairfield County for the past sixteen

years as their council

representative. This is a strong qualification for me to run for my fifth term representing District 6. The county’s business is not some-thing that you learn quickly; it takes years to understand the pro-cesses and guidelines. My experience will allow the citizens in my district to have bet-ter access to someone with this knowledge. Through the years I have had employment that has been much involved with work-ing with people. I am a people person and enjoy serving my con-stituents.

2. Why are you running for County Council? I am running for County Council because I truly enjoy helping the folk in my district with various c o n c e r n s / p ro b l e m s they have. It has been rewarding learning about our county in

such a way that I can improve our county and serve people. I like being involved on this level with county gov-ernment.

3. What would you do to foster economic development in the county? Our Council has fostered economic development in many ways in Fairfield County. We realized the lack of training for our unemployed and under-employed citizens; this is why we diligently worked toward bring-ing the Midlands Tech Quick Job Training Center to our county. We have upgraded our local airport to the point that businesses and industries can fly their products in and out without going out of town. Because of the economy these days, they cannot afford to stock parts, supplies, etc. so they depend on bringing them in as quickly and efficiently as possible. With the downturn of the econo-my, many counties are hurting for jobs. We are and will continue to foster economic development.

4. How would you improve the situation in the county? I will continue to prepare our county for more economic develop-ment so that when the economy turns around, we will be ready to accommodate busi-nesses and industries. We have been told by the State Department

o f Economic Development that we need to have a prod-uct (spec building) ready; companies will not wait a year or two for you to build a spec building! This building will be completed in November of this year. We are in the process of building our second spec building because we sold the first one to Elite.

5. What are the big-gest issues facing the county, in your opinion? I believe that providing water for our county is of the utmost importance to Fairfield County and this is the biggest issue facing us now. We have to have water for our everyday living needs, for our businesses and indus-

tries, for our farmers, and for our animals. We must all come together and find a res-olution to this problem because it affects our entire county.

6.What do you feel is the most important aspect of this posi-tion? I believe the most important aspect of serving on County Council is dedication. There is so much that you have to learn, there are many meetings that you must attend so that you can make good decisions for the entire county and you have to have the county’s well being in your heart.

7. What will your number one priority be, if you are elect-ed? My number pri-ority has always been

and will continue to be do the right thing! If it is the right thing for the county and it will be beneficial to the county, then that is the way to go. You must keep personal agendas out of your decisions!

8. What is your favorite book and why? My favorite book is God’s book…..the Bible. Where would I be without my faith in God. I have always depended on the road map that God provides in the Bible for my life. This life is not easy and I am grateful for what God has done for me. As the old country song says….you have to stand for something or you will fall for every-thing.

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child beside him started school with a 400-word vocabulary. That child was behind double time and trying to keep up, according to Green.

To help children like that, Green is implementing a kindergarten inter-vention program including a sum-mer school component for kinder-garten students because if students can catch up by grade three, he said research shows that they will experi-ence greater academic success. He challenged parents and family mem-bers to find summer activities to stimulate a child’s brain to help pre-vent summer learning loss, though Green stopped short of telling par-ents how to rear their children in their own homes.

He also reassured a mother in the audience that his office encourages positive parent-teacher interaction and praise on behalf of students in addition to notes being sent home for poor behavior.

“Students here are well-behaved overall. I believe in a simple philoso-phy that you have to change behavior from the inside out, not the outside in,” Green said.

Changing a student’s mindset can make that child want to do what the teacher or administrator desires him

or her to do.Green’s goal is to unite community

leaders, mentors and educators in programs such as the Extraordinary

Kings mentoring program that will help a student to see a future for himself or herself and to value the benefits that are being offered in the

public school system.He will hold more town hall style

meetings throughout the county with the next one scheduled for Jan. 9.

The crowd was attentive at the town hall style meeting and asked many questions.

Sports • Tuesday, October 9, 2012

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Missy TaylorContributing Writer

The Richard Winn Academy football team traveled to Ehrhardt to take on the Confederates of Andrew Jackson Academy Friday night.

On the Eagle’s first offensive play, quarterback Austin Knox ran for a 52-yard touchdown. The two-point con-version from Mason Gibbons to Reid Johnson put the Eagles up 8-0.

The next few possessions were defen-sive struggles that resulted in turnovers on downs for both teams. Eventually, Knox broke another long run for Richard Winn, this one a 60-yard touch-down scamper.

Sidney Edenfield carried the ball in for the two-point conversion, giving the Eagles a 16-0 lead. The next series, RWA’s defense caused Andrew Jackson to turn the ball over on downs.

Richard Winn gained favorable field position at the 45 yard line and slowly marched the ball down the field with one first down after another. Finally, Logan Gibbons got the ball and scored the third Eagles’ touchdown with a seven-yard run.

John Coleman got the ball and punched it in for the two-point conver-sion.

The Confederates attacked the field with full force, but the RWA defense forced the Confederates, once again, to turn the ball over on downs.

Andrew Jackson trailed 24-0 before breaking into the scoring column. The Confederates scored on a 12-yard touch-down pass and connected for the two-point conversion, cutting the lead to 24-8.

Richard Winn mounted one more scoring drive before halftime. With 1:25

left in the half, the Eagles marched the ball down the field and gave it to Sidney Edenfield who took it to the house.

The point after attempt was no good and the score with only seconds left in the half was 30-8.

Andrew Jackson came out just before the half ready to play and threw a long pass, however Coleman picked it off and ran it back to Andrew Jackson’s 30-yard line as time expired on the first half of play.

The second half began with a drive capped by Knox’s 28-yard touchdown run. The two-point conversion was no good, but the Eagles still held onto a commanding lead with the score 36-8.

Andrew Jackson got possession of the ball on the 30-yard line and the Eagles’ defense soon made the Confederates cough up the ball on Richard Winn Academy’s own 20-yard line.

After the turnover Johnson saw his number called and he ran for a 30-yard

touchdown. The point after was good and the Eagles’ began to soar with a score of 43-8.

The Confederates had a long night as the fumble of the ensuing kickoff sug-gested.

By that point the Eagles had opened up such a big lead, that they eased up on the Confederates, getting younger players for game experience, instead of running up the score. The final score in this road game was Richard Winn 43 and Andrew Jackson Academy 8.

The Eagles of Richard Winn Academy will play at home on Friday against the Patriots of Wardlaw Academy. Senior football players will be honored at this game.

Team leaders Friday night included:Knox with nine carries for 22 yards

and three touchdowns.Sidney Edenfield with eight carries

for 55 yards, one touchdown and one two-point conversion.

Johnson with a 30-yard touchdown.Logan Gibbons with an eight-yard

touchdownMason Gibbons passing to Reid

Johnson for a two-point conversion and kicking another PAT.

Coleman who rushed for a two-point conversion

Corey Davis led in passing, complet-ing two of three for 38 yards. Austin Knox completed one pass for eight yards.

Leading receivers included Reid Johnson with two receptions for 38 yards and Mason Gibbons with one reception for eight yards.

Leading tacklers included:Coleman with nine tackles, one assist,

and a 63-yard interception return.Johnson made seven tackles including

three for negative 27 yardsLogan Gibbons had 10 tackles, includ-

ing three for negative 14 yards. Gibbons had two assists and forced one fumble.

Edenfield had seven tackles and five assists.

Alex Scott had five tackles and 10 assists

Corey Davis recorded five tackles, one assist, a fumble recovery and a pass broken up.

Eagles soar past Confederates

Photos by Missy Taylor | For the HeraldThe Andrew Jackson player is taken down by a host of Eagle defenders.

Quarterback Corey Davis readies his offensive team.

If sports are first nature to you, then the Herald-Independent wants your help.

We are seeking sports enthusiasts to help write contributing sports stories and take photographs for the area high schools. The high schools are Richard Winn Academy and Fairfield Central High School.

Whether you are a football fanatic, volleyball or soccer admirer, or if you are into baseball or some other sport, please contact the Herald-Independent at 635-4016 and ask for Kevin Boozer or Shamieka Sims.

We currently have photographers lined up for high school home football games, but we could use help with photographs of other sports.

We also welcome any contributing photographs and stories about any of the area games for the high schools, middle schools and elementary age children.

So, if you are a proud parent who wants to feature your child and his or her friends, submit away.

You may also email the Herald’s reporters at [email protected].

Calling all sports enthusiasts

The Lady Griffins of Fairfield Central set, served and spiked their way back into the winner’s column on Thursday with a road victory over Eau Claire High.

The Griffins swept the Lady Shamrocks, winning the first game 25-21. They won the next two games of the match, 25-22 and 27-25, respectively.

The Lady Griffins next play W. J. Keenan at home at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.

Shamrocks’ luck runs out against Lady Griffins

The confines of home were kind to the Fairfield Central Griffins Friday night during their home-coming contest against Eau Claire High.

The Shamrocks had nothing but bad luck in this one, coming up on the short end of a 54-0 score.

Senior Damien Bell was the workhorse for the Griffins, gaining 136 yards on just 16 carries.

Larry G. Bell also punched the ball in twice for rushing touch-downs.

He was joined in rushing touch-downs by quarterback DeAndre Belton and running back Myles Pearson with one each.

Belton also hooked up for two passing touchdowns, one to Keith Workman, and the other as a seven-yard reception with Daniel Maple.

This young Griffins team had over 300 yards rushing and over 400 yards of total offense on the night against the over matched Shamrocks.

All phases of the game went well for the Griffins in this one and

several players turned in stellar defensive performances.

Kevin Bannister led the defense with eight tackles, including five assists and a fumble recovery.

Raheim McDaniel finished the night with three sacks and Antonio Lewis also recorded a sack for the Griffins.

Those players have continued to let their play on the field aug-

ment their leadership skills, a key to the young team’s success this season..

Through week seven of the season the top tacklers on the team are Larry G. Bell with 40, McDaniel with 38 and Bannister with 27.

Vonte Foster has been a ball hawk, picking off five passes and breaking up another and fellow

defensive back Compton Walker is not far off that pace with three interceptions. McDaniel has been a beast, recording 12.5 sacks, 10 tackles for a loss, 10 assists and three passes broken up.

Early in the season coach Demetrius Davis said the defense could carry his unit while the young players learned the offense and gained game experience.

“We were able (thankfully) to capitalize on some early turnovers and put the game away early,” said

Davis.The team’s 5-2 record attests

to his staff being able to get the most out of these players thus far in the year.

There is little time to celebrate the big victory, though.

The Griffins have a big region game on the road against Keenan High Red Raiders (4-3) on Friday.

The Red Raiders are looking to rebound after a 55-12 defeat by the Columbia Capitals in their most recent action.

Griffins come home to a new victory

Photos by Timothy Wolford|For the HeraldDaruis Harris fires out into a defender as he run blocks for Damien Bell.

Running back Damien Bell bulls through a defender.

Fairfield Central defenders swarm to the ball as Larry G. Bell prepares to take a swipe at the ball carrier.

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