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Cherokee County Residents Vote To Continue The One Cent Sales Tax For Education

15 Jul 2014
Joey Weaver
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2014 Election Results, Cherokee County Board of Education, One Cent Sales Tax For Education
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Cherokee County voters have voted to continue the One Cent Sales Tax for Education – a total of 1,582 citizens voted in favor of the tax while 1,244 voted No.

The issue has been a source of often heated debate over the past several months especially. Superintendent Mitchell Guice had proposed that the tax be instituted in perpetuity however the renewal will be for a period of two years.

Following the Election Results Superintendent Guice had these comments –

http://www.weisradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/guice.mp3

photoIn the race for Place #5 on the Cherokee County Board Of Education it was Brian Jennings winning the runoff by a margin of 1,252 voted to Rhett Walkers 1,040 votes.

Jennings offered his comments following the results –

http://www.weisradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/brian.mp3

His opponent Rhett Walker had this to say –

http://www.weisradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rhett.mp3

Brian Jennings will now face Lanny Starr in the November election.

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2 Comments
  1. Judy Bone July 17, 2014 at 10:46 pm

    Who in there right mind would vote to pay an extra penny for sales tax??? Only in Cherokee County. People are crazy!!!

  2. Lee Nickles July 16, 2014 at 6:59 pm

    If you are registered to vote and did not take the time to vote, you have no complaints. It is your right to vote.

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