Easley Residents to Vote on Tuesday

On Tuesday Easley residents are heading to the polls to cast their votes for the candidates they feel will best represent their interests for the office of Easley Combined Utilities Commissioner.

The city has five seats up for reelection this year, but after the filing period deadline on September 1 the position of Combined Utilities Commissioner was the only seat to be contested.

This year the office of the Mayor and City Council Wards 1, 3, and 5 were up for reelection along with the utilities commissioner. Incumbents Mayor Larry Bagwell, Ward 1 Councilman Brian Garrison, Ward 3 Councilman Chris Mann, and Ward 5 Councilman Thomas Wright are running unopposed on Tuesday. The incumbents announced their candidacy when the filing period opened in August.

Candidates for Combined Utilities Commissioner are Nick Caldwell, Rusty Jones, and Jerry Ross.

Caldwell is currently a manager for the textile company KM Fabrics in Greenville. Jones is a self employed owner of his family's business Trophies Unlimited in downtown Easley. Ross is now a Realtor with Prudential in Easley but formerly built the company Prime Line Communication, a local telecommunication company that he has since sold.

Candidates recently had the opportunity to discuss their qualifications for the position at Saturday Sessions, a political forum held monthly at Jimmy's Restaurant.

Residents can vote at any of the 10 polling locations listed on the map above. Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday November 8, 2011. Absentee ballots are due at the Pickens County Registration and Elections Commission office by 7 p.m. on Tuesday Nov. 8.

Be sure to look out for election coverage on Tuesday from Patch locations across the state.