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Rodney Berry’s Vision for Senate District 30
2 days ago 0 commentsRepublican candidate Rodney Berry will square off against five-term incumbent Democrat Kent Willians in tomorrow’s election for SC Senate District 30.
Berry brings a unique set of qualifications and experience to the race which could help pull District 30 up from its current economic problems. He is a past mayor of Marion, a former Administrator of Dillon County government, has 10 years of experience working with Congress and is currently a contractor for economic development for Dillon County.
“For the past 20 years the two main counties in this Senate District have ranked in the top 5 poorest counties in South Carolina,” Berry said. “We can’t keep accepting losing and finishing at the bottom.”
Berry was a principal negotiator in the economic development initiative that resulted in the Dillon Inland Port which has provided over 2,000 new jobs to date. He plans to use his experience in economic development initiatives to benefit the entirety of District 30.
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The RIDE IV Ballot Question – Do You Want Road Improvements or Not?
3 days ago 0 commentsThe decision by voters on Tuesday on whether to approve the RIDE IV referendum for road improvements in Horry County may be the most important decision they make on the general election ballot.
Unlike the politicians for whom they decide to cast a ballot, politicians who will pass with time, the roads, which will be built if the referendum is approved, will serve not only the present generation of voters but also future generations. Or Not!
Horry County Council chose to ask voters to approve a 25-year, one-cent sales tax to raise approximately $6.6 billion for road improvements and additions. It is currently estimated that Horry County is deficient to the tune of approximately $4.5 billion in road improvements needed to service today’s needs and population. Approval of the 25-year referendum will allow the county to issue bonds, funded by future revenues, to speed up construction of needed improvements. Former RIDE projects were funded on a pay as you go basis.
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Considerations for SC Senate District 30 Voters
1 week ago 0 commentsThe most competitive race in this year’s general election for the South Carolina Senate is taking place in Senate District 30, which includes Marion and Dillon counties and parts of Florence, Darlington and Horry counties. Five term incumbent Democratic senator Kent Williams is being challenged by Republican Rodney Berry.
What makes the race so competitive is Berry is not the normal type of challenger attempting to gain name recognition in the district. Before filing for office, Berry already possessed name recognition in the district at least equal to the incumbent Williams.
A graduate of Dillon High School, Berry was Captain and MVP of the Wildcats football team. He went on to graduate from Presbyterian College where he also starred on the football field serving two years as captain of the team and being named an All Decade linebacker for the 1990’s.
Berry served four years in the United States Marine Corps including being named as Parris Island Top Recruit and Company Honor Man. After his service to the country, Rodney entered the newspaper business founding the Dillon County Shopper, Marion County Penny Saver and his most successful venture of all “She Magazine”.
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HIC Poplar Church Rezoning Request Raises Questions
1 month ago Comments are DisabledHorry County Council will consider second reading of a rezoning request combining two parcels off Hwy 701 at its regular meeting tomorrow. The rezoning request brings several questions.
One of the parcels, owned by HIC Poplar Church LLC, contains 93.75 acres, which are filed with the Horry County Registry of Deeds as a “Special Warranty Deed” including 12 “Permitted Exceptions”.
According to S. C. Secretary of State records, Poplar Church LLC was created January 12, 2024. The purchase of the property from Timbervest Partners III South Carolina LLC was completed January 23, 2024, according to the Special Warranty Deed.
Timbervest Partners originally purchased the property as one of 59 distinct parcels from Burroughs and Chapin in January 2013, all included in a 193 page Special Warranty Deed document.
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Mica’s Law, Funding Issues and the Rankin Campaign for Reelection
5 months ago Comments are DisabledA proposed Mica’s Law and the need for it were the topic of conversation by Attorney Regina Ward as a guest on the TALK 94.5 Liz Calloway Show today.
References were made to Ward’s press conference last week bringing light to much needed action by the General Assembly to pass coercive control legislation to close a gap in current domestic abuse law.
The latest form of the legislation was filed in the SC Senate in December 2021. It died in the Senate Judiciary Committee chaired by Horry County Sen. Luke Rankin.
Calloway said the show reached out to both Rankin and his opponent in tomorrow’s Republican Primary for Senate District 33, Autry Benton. According to Calloway, Rankin referred the show to a statement he made after the press conference in which he called that event a political stunt. Benton said he would take Mica’s Law legislation and run with it, if elected.
Other News
- Rodney Berry’s Vision for Senate District 30 November 4, 2024
- The RIDE IV Ballot Question – Do You Want Road Improvements or Not? November 3, 2024
- Considerations for SC Senate District 30 Voters October 30, 2024
- HIC Poplar Church Rezoning Request Raises Questions September 30, 2024
- Mica’s Law, Funding Issues and the Rankin Campaign for Reelection June 10, 2024
- The Mica’s Law Press Conference Was Not a Political Stunt June 9, 2024
- The Contradictions and Dead Ends in the Rankin Campaign June 8, 2024
- Rankin Claims Victimhood From Mica’s Law Press Conference June 7, 2024
- Does Luke Rankin Really Have Your Back? June 6, 2024
- Tina Hardee Seeks to Improve Services if Elected as Next Auditor June 5, 2024
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