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Diane Hardy quickly learned that government has great influence over the small business environment when she opened Nothing Bundt Cakes a few years ago.
She was then surprised at how little representation small business owners had during the height of the pandemic when they had to follow local and state mandates.
Hardy now hopes the Mom and Pop Alliance will become the voice of South Carolina small business owners in the Statehouse. We want to advocate for our small businesses down in Columbia to be their voice, said Hardy, director and founder of the organization. And to give them a stronger voice than they have now.
The Greenville County Republican Party is embroiled in a power struggle that will likely be decided during a virtual convention Tuesday night when delegates choose from a slate of candidates vowing to provide fresh leadership and a rival group that has sought to align itself with former President Donald Trump.
The week leading up the convention was marked by allegations of cheating and a shouting match between two women that led to a call to the Greenville County Sheriff s Office. There also was picketing outside the county party headquarters and the current chairman s place of employment.
Friday s announcement that the convention would be held virtually has sparked complaints from both sets of candidates vying to lead South Carolina s largest GOP county party.
The Greenville County deputies who shot at an armed man while attempting to serve arrest warrants on him in Greer have been cleared of wrongdoing through an internal affairs investigation.
All six deputies, four of whom fired gunshots, were in line with Sheriff s Office policy when they fatally shot the man on Feb. 18.
The deputies actions to return fire were justified under our policy, said Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis in the critical incident community briefing shared to YouTube on Sunday.
The State Law Enforcement Division is still conducting its own investigation.
Body camera footage released by the Sheriff s Office on Sunday showed a portion of the events that unfolded outside a mobile home at 11 Gibson Oaks Drive around 5 p.m. Feb. 18.