BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–At Monday’s Berkeley County Republican Party meeting, Tim Callanan announced he will be stepping down as the party’s chairman. His resignation goes into effect September 28th, 2016. First Vice Chair Rep. Samuel Rivers Jr. will serve as acting chairman. While no official reason was given for Callanan’s resignation, Rivers told WCBD-TV that allegations of miscommunication and tension within the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–While there are more than 113,000 registered voters in Berkeley County, only 5.16% cast their ballots in Tuesday’s primary. That equates to just 5,836 voters who showed up at the polls. Despite a SLED investigation concerning allegations of ethics violations, Berkeley County Councilman Ken Gunn and State Rep. Samuel Rivers Jr. still came out on top. Gunn received 69.42% of the votes in […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–At Monday night’s council meeting, county leaders were set to take up an item on the agenda aimed at providing legal representation for employees and elected officials “under investigation for actions taken in the course of their employment with Berkeley County.” The measure comes five days after Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis asked SLED to investigate allegations of ethics violations involving Representative […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On Thursday morning, Chief Deputy Mike Cochran confirmed that Sheriff Duane Lewis met with Elaine Barnett, a candidate for Berkeley County Council; Stephen Smith, a candidate for the S.C. House of Representatives; and Donald Bailey, a concerned citizen and resident of Berkeley County. The meeting, Cochran stated, regarded allegations of possible ethics violations against Representative Samuel Rivers, member […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The nastiness more often than not associated with Berkeley County politics is rearing its ugly head once again. On June 4th, Steven Smith, a candidate for S.C. House District 15, released text messages via social media allegedly from his opponent, Samuel Rivers Jr. to Elaine Barnett, a republican candidate for Berkeley County Council District 3 which represents Pimlico, Spring Grove Plantation, […]
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