Members of the Building Officials Association of SC elected their 2018 – 2019 board of directors. They are President Patrick Brown, Town of Edisto Beach; President-elect J. Shawn Brashear, Florence County; First Vice President Chris Stover, City of Greenville; Second Vice President Ruthie Helms, City of Greer; Past President Buddy Skinner, City of Greenville. Directors are Tink Barnes, City of Clinton; Ward Braswell, City of Newberry; Rebecca Finch, Dorchester County; Barry Holcombe, Anderson County; Kecia Lara, Richland County; Curt Whaley, Florence County; and Rollie Reynolds, Kershaw County.
The Government Finance Officers Association(opens in a new tab) elected City of Rock Hill(opens in a new tab) Deputy City Manager Steven Gibson(opens in a new tab) as its president. This national organization of more than 19,000 government finance officers promotes "excellence in state and local government financial management."
The City of York(opens in a new tab) was named a finalist in the America's Main Streets contest(opens in a new tab). The contest promotes "the importance and strong economic benefits of these Main Streets and the small businesses that help them thrive."