New Norway, SC Mayor Sneaks Into Town Hall, Changes Locks

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By: Associated Press | WSAV News 3
Published: January 04, 2012

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NORWAY, S.C. --

The new mayor of Norway, South Carolina, says he climbed into City Hall through a back window on New Year's Day because he hadn't been given the key yet.

He promptly had the locks changed and removed the old mayor's name from the town's bank accounts.

The old mayor called Orangeburg County sheriff's deputies, asking that James Preacher be charged with burglary.

Preacher was elected mayor in November, beating incumbent Cindy Williams. She had planned to turn over the office to Preacher on January 9th, which was the first scheduled Town Council meeting of the year.

Preacher says town rules allow a new mayor to take over January 1st.