Municipal Association board endorses removal of the confederate flag

The board of the Municipal Association of SC today endorsed removing the confederate flag from the grounds of the State House.

“It is time to put the issue of the Confederate flag to rest,” said Anderson Mayor Terence Roberts, president of the Municipal Association. “South Carolina can heal only by building community. The City of Charleston is courageously proving this can be done. Let’s join together as individuals and as South Carolinians to help our state heal from this tragedy.”

President, Mayor Terence Roberts of Anderson

First Vice President, Mayor Alys Lawson of Conway

Second Vice President, Mayor Bill Young of Walterboro

Third Vice President, Mayor Elise Partin of Cayce

Past President, Mayor Joe McElveen, Jr. of Sumter

Mayor Welborn Adams of Greenwood

Mayor Dick Cronin of Isle of Palms

City Administrator Ed Driggers of Greer

Councilmember Sandra Gantt of Pendleton

Mayor Charlene Herring of Ridgeway

Mayor Dwayne Howell of Turbeville

Councilmember Joe Lee of Port Royal

Councilmember Sheryl Patrick of Santee

Mayor Jack Scoville of Georgetown

Mayor Harold Thompson of Union

Councilmember Octavia Williams-Blake of Florence

Mayor Gerald Wright of Denmark