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Newly sworn-in mayor Jerome Rice introduces new health initiative in unity walk honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Spartanburg Mayor Jerome Rice announces new health initiatives, hopes to bring unity
The time capsule contents were revealed before the razing of the former city hall to make way for a city-county government complex opening in 2026
Spartanburg City Council members Rob Rain District 2, left, and Mayor Jerome Rice greet each other after the event. Baseball: A Spartanburg tradition for nearly a century Professional baseball has ...
Henderson-Myers served on Spartanburg City Council from 2015 to 2017. [2]In May 2017, Harold Mitchell Jr. vacated his State House seat.Henderson-Myers defeated Angela Geter and Jerome Rice Jr. in the August Democratic Primary, and County Councilman Monier Abusaft in the primary runoff.
The current mayor, Jerome Rice, was elected in 2021. Spartanburg operates under a city manager form of government in which the mayor and six city council members have equal votes. Council members represent districts within the city and the mayor is elected at large.
The first African-American mayors were elected during Reconstruction in the Southern United States beginning about 1867. African Americans in the South were also elected to many local offices, such as sheriff and Justice of the Peace, and state offices such as legislatures as well as a smaller number of federal offices.
Mayor Jerome Rice writes that the city is celebrating Juneteenth with joy, but also sees that more work needs to be done to end racial inequities. Mayor Jerome Rice: Spartanburg celebrates ...
Virgil Alexander Wood (April 6, 1931 – December 28, 2024) was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. Ordained as a minister in his late teens, Wood served various churches in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Virginia for over 50 years.