Cherokee Tribune – New Nelson mayor Ray wants to bring end to gov t conflicts

Larry Ray hopes to bring an end to the political turmoil that has sometimes plagued the city of Nelson in his new role as mayor.

Ray, a former Pickens county chief magistrate judge, was sworn into office as the leader of the small Cherokee-Pickens town Monday night after he won the job with 88 votes in an unopposed race Nov. 5.

Now that he’s at the helm, the 67-year-old Nelson native says he wants to play peacekeeper in the conflicts that have often thrust the tiny city of about 1,300 residents into the public eye.

“We’ve had a lot of problems as far as the mayor and city council,” Ray said Friday. “It’s been an ongoing situation, and I’d like to see that come to an end. No more business than we have to transact, that’s just a bad reflection on the city.”

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