Tag: Steven Smith

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Berkeley County Voter Turnout Only 5.16% In Tuesday’s Primary

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 […]

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Officials: Berkeley County Taxpayers Won’t Pay For SLED Investigation

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 […]

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Sheriff Asks SLED To Investigate Allegations Of Ethics Violations Involving 4 Berkeley County Politicians

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 […]

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Political Candidate Accuses Berkeley County GOP Lawmaker Of Bribery

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, […]