A little about our town
Blackville is located in Barnwell County, along the SC Heritage
Corridor. Visitors may enjoy the Region 3 Discovery Center, with
hands-on features highlighting the region's connection to the railroad
and agricultural industries and giving a historical background on
Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg, and Aiken Counties.
Driving through the rural town will take you past corn fields, pastures,
and barns. Right off the main road you will find an artesian well, God's
Acre Healing Springs, where locals and tourists stop to fill their water
bottles. Blackville is also home to a small Mennonite community. One of
the Mennonite families runs Miller's Bread Basket, a popular restaurant
on Blackville's Main Street.
For a more detailed history of the town please read here.
Staff
Mayor Jackie T. Holman
Councilmember M. Ann Pernell, Mayor Prom Tempore
Councilmember Kelvin Isaac
Councilmember Harry Felder, III
Councilmember Patricia Brown
Councilmember Rubert Reed, Jr.
Town Attorney Miles Loadholt
Councilmember Dan Ligon
Clerk/Treasurer Harriett McKnight
Water Clerk Sandy Smalls
Administrative Assistant Inell W. Waring
Public Works Director Edward Rockwell
Water Dept. Supervisor Earthel Walker
Wastewater Plant Operator Marty Schumpert
Police Chief John Holston
Municipal Judge J.W. Gantt
Police Clerk Beverly G. Woods
Victims Advocate Shirley Taylor
Fire Chief Charles Epps
Planning Commission Ethel Faust, Chairperson
Board of Zoning Appeals Lillian Harrison, Chairperson