Florence Mayor Frank Willis has decided he’ll appeal a decision handed down Monday by 12th Circuit Judge Michael Nettles, in which Nettles dismissed Willis’ appeal in the Florence mayoral primary election.

Former Florence mayor Rocky Pearce has gathered enough signatures to become a petition candidate in the city’s mayoral election in November.

Twelfth Circuit Judge Michael Nettles has dismissed incumbent Florence Mayor Frank Willis’ appeal in the Florence mayoral primary election, the results of which show Willis trailing Stephen J. Wukela by one vote.

Florence Mayor Frank Willis has appealed an S.C. Democratic Party board’s decision to deny his protest of this month’s primary results, which show him trailing Stephen J. Wukela by one vote.

Marlboro County residents made their voices heard Tuesday with a resounding “no” to the proposed Wallace landfill. The non-binding referendum asked voters to give their opinions on whether they wanted the proposed landfill to come to their county.

Incumbent Ken Kennedy easily held his office in House District 101, while Harry Lee Darby barely kept his seat on Williamsburg County Council.

Incumbent Eloise Rogers defeats challenger Cynthia Legette in a run off in Marion Tuesday.

Darlington Police Capt. Wayne Byrd defeated Darlington County Chief Deputy Sheriff Tom Gainey on Tuesday during the Democratic primary runoff election for the office of Darlington County sheriff.

Florence Mayor Frank Willis has announced he’ll appeal the S.C. Democratic Party’s decision to let stand the primary election results, which showed him losing to challenger Stephen J. Wukela by one vote.

There’s a key primary runoff Tuesday between Wayne Byrd and Tom Gainey. One of those two Democrats will likely be the county’s next sheriff.

The recent mayoral election in Florence serves as a poignant reminder that every vote matters.

In college, I approached my geology professor petitioning that I was a quarter point shy of an “A.”

Some Florence residents didn’t vote in the municipal primaries after voter registration books showed erroneously that they don’t live within city limits.

The S.C. Democratic Party has confirmed it will hold a hearing Saturday regarding Florence Mayor Frank Willis’ protest of last week’s primary.

It’s been one week since citizens in Florence headed to the polls for the primary elections. But now, some are saying they weren’t allowed to vote in the city primaries, like the mayor’s race, despite the fact that they live in the city limits.