Marion’s Rodney Berry is the city’s new mayor after contender Nancy Harrelson conceded the race Tuesday night and Betsy Atkinson upset Ronald Davis to claim the City Council District 3 seat.

Voters in the City of Marion chose Rodney Berry as the new mayor and Betsy Atkinson upset Ronald Davis to take away his City Council District 3 seat.

Rodney Berry, Marion County’s economic development director and two-time candidate for Marion mayor, has declared himself a write-in candidate in April 14’s mayoral election in the city of Marion.

Six-term incumbent Mayor of the City of Marion will face opposition in April’s election. To vote in the election, city residents must be registered by March 14.

From Barack Obama to Pam Lee in Mullins, the 2008 election made history. Thursday night Lee was sworn in at Mullins City Hall as the city’s first female mayor.

The City of Nichols will swear in its new council and Mayor on Jan. 5, 2009, in City Hall.

A Mullins businesswoman will become the town’s next Mayor. According to the Mullins City Clerk, new council members and the new mayor will sworn in at 6 p.m. on Nov. 13, just before the council meeting.

Voting in Marion County was brisk; turnout was high ... Now, the votes are being counted… Mullins and Nichols have new mayors.

Voting in Marion County was brisk; turnout was high ... Now, the votes are being counted… Mullins and Nichols have new mayors.

The Francis Marion University Department of Political Science and Geography will present “Beyond November 4: Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Next President” at 4 p.m. Thursday in Lowrimore Auditorium on the FMU campus.

People interviewed during a swing through Marion are divided between Barack Obama and John McCain for president, while bemoaning the country and county’s dire economic status.

What’s expected to be a record voter turnout is likely to be slowed even more in South Carolina by three constitutional amendment questions on the ballot.