Rural South Carolina county elects its first Black sheriff Follow Us
Question of the Day Circuit Judge Clyburn Pope administers the oath of office to Bamberg County Sheriff Kenny Bamberg, the rural South Carolina county’s first Black sheriff, as his granddaughter Aubree Bamberg holds the Bible on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at the Bamberg County . more >BAMBERG, S.C. (AP) - There’s a new sheriff in town and his name is Kenneth “Kenny” Bamberg.
Bamberg, 57, recently took the oath as Bamberg County’s sheriff.
“We’re going to do what we’re supposed to do: accountability and responsibility. We’re going to enforce the law and be fair, firm and consistent. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from, who your family is, doesn’t matter,” Bamberg said moments after taking office.