Former mayor, two incumbents win Jackson Town Council seats

JACKSON — A familiar face will rejoin the Jackson Town Council in July. Todd Etheredge won a seat on the town council according to unofficial results of the town's April 29 election . "I don't look at it as a demotion, being a council member," Etheredge said.

Etheredge retired in 2023 after serving as the town's mayor for more than 20 years. He served for a couple of years on the town council before winning his first mayoral election in 2002. "A council member has a lot of say with the budget," he added.



"I'll be attending the meetings and getting brought [back] up to speed. I'll be ready to go come July 1." Etheredge received 98 votes (26.

02% of those cast) to win one of three seats determined April 29 according to unofficial results. Jordan Willingham (112 votes, 30.77%) and Rosalyn Cowart Greene (99 votes, 27.

02%) also won reelection. D.P.

Smith (48 votes, 13.19%) was also on the ballot. The results will be certified at 9 a.

m. May 2. After they're sworn in to office in July, Willingham, Greene and Etheredge will be assigned to oversee an area of the town's operations by Mayor Guerney Wiggins Jr .

Jackson — population roughly 1,600 — was likely named after President Andrew Jackson, who may have been born in South Carolina. The town is in southern Aiken County, just west of the Savannah River Site..