Conway Mayor Barbara Blain-Bellamy handily defeated challenger Ken Richardson Nov. 7, securing a third term after a race dominated by Richardson’s criticism of the mayor’s proclamation supporting Pride Month.
Barbara Blain-Bellamy’s proclamation, the first ever issued by a Conway mayor for Pride Month, sparked a backlash from local evangelical leaders, some of whom publicly vowed to push for a change in the mayor’s seat. By July, former Horry County Board of Education Chairman Ken Richardson had announced his campaign.
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Whittemore Task Force members heard from Conway city staff about the site’s history, which dates back 70 years. The school was a South Carolina equalization school to educate Black students in Horry County.