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Charleston County Councilwoman Anna Johnson’s August 28 Special Round Table Workshop: Expungements, Probation, Parole and Pardon Services
Charleston County Councilwoman Anna B. Johnson of District 8 will hold her monthly round table discussion on Wednesday, August 28. The meetings normally are held at 12:30 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of every month at the John’s Island Regional Library located at 3531 Maybank Highway on Johns Island. Based on the topics being presented, this workshop will be held from 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m.…
Read MoreLeague Of Women Voters Mark Voting Rights Legislation With Vigilance
By Barney Blakeney August 6 marked the 54th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. For many the monumental civil rights event went unacknowledged. Barbara Zia, Citizen Education coordinator for the Charleston Area League of Women Voters, called the event an important one prompting a Charleston vigil August 6 at the…
Read MoreTecklenburg’s Hungry For Another Four Years As Charleston’s Mayor
By Barney Blakeney Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg says he’s the best choice for mayor in the November 5 municipal elections for a lot of reasons, but primarily because he’s the only candidate with the proven ability to lead the city. Filling that role after former Mayor Joseph Riley’s 40-year tenure seemed daunting, but Tecklenburg feels he’s…
Read MoreVoorhees College alumnus John Dunmyer, III goes from councilman to mayor of Hollywood
Voorhees College alumnus John Dunmyer, III was recently named mayor of Hollywood, S.C. after winning more than half of the votes. Dunmyer served as a councilman for Hollywood from 1997-2019, and is also a veteran of the United States Airborne where he served 20 years. His focus as mayor will be to share a vision…
Read MoreLocal Police Agencies Working To Address Race Bias, Equity
By Barney Blakeney In recent weeks Charleston and North Charleston police departments have continued efforts to address concerns about racial bias and discrimination. Charleston Police Department this month announced the assessment phase of its racial bias audit, and in May North Charleston police announced it will send all its officers through the Racial Equity Institute…
Read MoreBetter Business Campaigns Win Seats For Hollywood Candidates
By Barney Blakeney The Town of Hollywood June 4 elected new municipal leadership with the election of a new mayor and two new town councilmembers. Former councilman John Dunmyer upset two-term Mayor Jacquelyn Heyward. Chardale Murray outpaced all the candidates with 583 votes to lead incumbent Althea Salters and Handy Miles Jr. to seats on…
Read More‘This Fight Against McDonald’s is For the American Dream’: Booker, Buttigieg, O’Rourke Join Striking Charleston McDonald’s Workers, As 2020 Candidates Back Workers’ Bold Demand for Union Rights
McDonald’s workers’ demand for union rights took center stage in South Carolina Saturday as Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg and Beto O’Rourke stood with workers on strike for the right to a union. It was the latest display in a rising chorus in support of union rights at McDonald’s among leading 2020 hopefuls, just weeks after…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Announces New Paper-Based Voting System
The state of South Carolina this week announced the award of a contract for a new statewide voting system. After a lengthy evaluation of numerous proposals, an evaluation panel unanimously selected the Election Systems and Software (ES&S) ExpressVote voting system. The new paper-based system will replace the state’s aging paperless system that has been in…
Read MoreS.C. Legislature: “Stick A Pin In It Til Next Session”
By Barney Blakeney Despite some efforts to make a positive assessment of the 2019 legislative session in South Carolina, at least two local legislators agree very little was accomplished. “It’s true nothing much happened,” said Hollywood Rep. Robert Brown. And Dist. 42 Sen. Marlon Kimpson said not much was achieved beyond raising teacher salaries and…
Read MoreChardale Murray Runs for Town Council of Hollywood
Chardale Murray-Kornickey was born November 29, 1975 in Hollywood, South Carolina. She is the daughter of Lorraine and Charlie Murray, Sr. and the mother of Bryce Murray-Kornickey. The election will be held Tuesday, June 4, 2019. She graduated from Baptist Hill High School in 1994 and attended the University of South Carolina’s Social Work Master’s…
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