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Oct 08 2018

Officers will be in schools, with or without McMaster

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 8, 2018
Press Contact: Brad Warthen, 803-315-1886
brad@jamessmith.com

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Henry McMaster has a new ad out that we find puzzling: He’s proposing to put police officers in all the schools in South Carolina.

That’s a fine idea, which is why James Smith and other lawmakers have already made sure that will happen.

The state of South Carolina already has a plan in place to have those officers in every public school by 2020. Just last month, they were added to 38 additional schools. And this will keep happening until the goal is achieved. As governor, James Smith will work with lawmakers to make sure we keep to the timetable.

In other words, it’s going to happen, with or without Henry McMaster.

South Carolina will also add mental health counselors to the schools by 2022 – because armed officers aren’t the only safeguard that can help prevent violence in our schools.

But if James Smith is elected governor and Mandy Powers Norrell becomes lieutenant governor, they will do so much more for our schools.

“There’s one thing that’s essential to our children’s education, and that’s good teachers,” said Smith. “I would address the teacher shortage by raising their pay above the Southeastern average and starting initiatives to improve recruitment, performance and retention.”

“We need our children to be safe at school,” said Norrell. “But we also need them to learn while they are there.”

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Written by Brad Warthen · Categorized: Events

Aug 27 2018

Tailgating before the Gamecocks’ first football game

The next governor of South Carolina, Rep. James Smith, will be campaigning among Gamecock fans who are tailgating before the game with Coastal Carolina (the game starts at noon).

WHAT: Tailgating before USC-Coastal Carolina Football game

WHO: Rep. James Smith

WHERE: outside Williams-Brice Stadium

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, September 1, 2018

Written by Brad Warthen · Categorized: Campaign, Election, Events

Aug 27 2018

Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce’s Bog and Stump event

Georgetown County voters have an opportunity to hear firsthand from the candidates vying for their vote in the South Carolina general election in November. The Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce’s biennial Bog and Stump event, presented by the Coastal Carolinas Association of REALTORS ®, is set for Wednesday, Aug. 29 in Georgetown.

This nonpartisan political rally and chicken bog dinner welcomes all local, state and federal candidates who will appear on the ballot in Georgetown to share their platform with area residents. Each candidate will have three minutes to give a campaign stump speech and an opportunity to interact with the crowd.

The speaking starts at 5:30, and the next lieutenant governor of South Carolina, Mandy Powers Norrell, is the second speaker.

WHAT: Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce’s Bog and Stump event

WHO: Rep. Mandy Powers Norrell

WHERE: Howard Center, 1610 Hawkins St., Georgetown, SC

WHEN: 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 28, 2018

Written by Brad Warthen · Categorized: Campaign, Election, Events

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