Representative Wendell Gilliard started the annual 'Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Picture Awards" in 1998 as a way to celebrate local community members whose accomplishments embody the values ...

Rep. Wendell Gilliard, a Democrat from Charleston County, praised Smith's visionary leadership. "When I came in 2013 when he first started, he's a visionary," Gilliard said. "He has open ears and ...