WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced Friday that Williamsburg County Treasurer Margaret Kimber W. Cooper was suspended following being named in a 10-count indictment.
In Cooper’s place will be Pearl R. Brown, who will serve until Cooper is acquitted, convicted, or the indictment is otherwise disposed of, or until a new treasurer is elected and qualified for the role, McMaster said in the announcement.
Brown, who is a resident of Williamsburg County, served as the treasurer for 26 years before retiring in 2011…