Following the Nov. 4 municipal elections, Lee Walls, John Andrews and Henry Carrouth will fill the open seats on the Swepsonville Town Council.
First-time candidate Lee Walls secured 27.47% of the vote, the most out of any candidate for the Swepsonville race. Incumbent John Andrews followed close behind with 26.74% of the vote and former mayor Henry Carrouth received 25.64%.
Andrews and Carrouth said they were both excited to continue projects they had started while on the town council.
“There were some things that we had started on the council and that I really wanted to have an opportunity to be a part of finishing up,” Carrouth said. “The park that we're building here in town, the development of the old Virginia Mills property are two things that I want to see through and spend some more time trying to work on. So obviously, I'm very pleased that the people here in Swepsonville are going to give me another four years to do that.”
Walls said he is excited to be a part of Swepsonville Town Council.
“This is not something that I had six months ago expected,” Walls said. “It's really exciting, and I'm really glad to be a part of something bigger than myself.”