At the Thursday, May 9, regular meeting of Summerville Town Council, its members voted 4-3 to adopt a hate intimidation ordinance, which has created considerable resistance from some community members.
Summerville will vote again in May on the adoption of a hate crime law that would make it the tenth S.C. city to make actionable bigotry a criminal matter.
While standing outside of Summerville Presbyterian Church on Election Day, Russ Touchberry, candidate for Summerville mayor, was cautiously optimistic about his chance of winning.
The City of Charleston is deciding its next mayor Tuesday night.On the ballot running are candidates William Cogswell, Mika Gadsden,Debra Gammons, Clay Middle