HANAHAN, S.C.—Longtime Hanahan mayor Minnie Blackwell is running unopposed in the upcoming November 4th General Election. Her name will be the only one on the ballot for mayor. Write-in candidates, however, will be allowed. After the upcoming election, Blackwell’s term will expire in November 2018. Blackwell was first elected to city council in 1995 before being elected as mayor in […]
Republican Governor Nikki Haley holds a 10-point lead over Democratic challenger S.C. Sen. Vincent Sheheen in the November elections, according to the latest Winthrop Poll released Wednesday, Oct. 1. Haley leads Sheheen by a 43.6-33.6 margin among likely South Carolina voters. Petition candidate Tom Ervin, a self-funded attorney and former judge, has a slight effect on the race with 3.9% […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—After endorsing Moncks Corner Mayor Bill Peagler for the county supervisor position, there was wide speculation that Jerry Beckley would likely join Peagler in some capacity on the county level. However, Beckley says that will not be happening. On Friday, he says he informed the supervisor-elect via e-mail that he has decided not to join his administration at […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Monday night council members tackled two issues: the stench from GenEarth that continues to plague many Moncks Corner homeowners and a website, SaveMoncksCorner.com, that has taken social media by storm. To address the odor from GenEarth, Councilman Jack Schurlknight proposed a resolution authorizing Berkeley Co. Water and Sanitation to seek DHEC’s assistance in obtaining a “corrective action plan” […]
The South Carolina State Election Commission, along with Americans across the nation, will be celebrating National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) on Tuesday, September 23, 2014. This is a nationwide effort to register voters before the upcoming election in November. This year’s theme is Celebrating Democracy in America, encouraging individuals to exercise one of our most basic rights in America: the […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.—Tuesday night Moncks Corner town council unanimously approved its $6.6 million budget for 2015—an increase of about $795,000 over the current year. The new budget passed on second reading after a series of budget workshops and hearings with the public. The town’s newest budget includes the hiring of one police officer for approximately $55,689. The Moncks Corner Police […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Mayson, a seventh grade student at Marrington Middle School, has shown an interest in politics since she was a toddler. Last May Mayson Merritt, 12, asked her grandmother if she could start a Republican kids’ club in Berkeley County. During the 2012 presidential campaign, she met almost all of the Republican Primary candidates while taking pictures at their […]
Republican Congressman Mark Sanford confirmed Friday via social media that he and his Argentine fiancée of nearly two years, Maria Belen Chapur, have broken up. The former South Carolina governor stated that the drama currently unfolding between him and his ex-wife, Jenny Sanford, put a heavy strain on his relationship with Chapur. “No relationship can stand forever this tension of […]
First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe has announced that the Richland County Grand Jury indicted Robert W. Harrell, Jr., Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, today on nine charges. The nine indictments are for two counts of Misconduct in Office (statutory and common law), six counts of Using Campaign Funds for Personal Use, and one count of False Reporting […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—This Tuesday, city leaders will consider raising property taxes for the first time in 34 years. Mayor Michael Heitzler and other city leaders say the money is needed to pay the salaries of twelve new firefighters. Recently, Councilman Jerry Tekac appeared on The Bryan Crabtree Show where he stated that there’s no way to avoid the tax hike. […]
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