The long-awaited ceremony for the widening of Highway 78 project between Bamberg and Denmark, with a portion of the highway here-after to be named the Thomas N. Rhoad Highway, was held Tuesday morning on the steps of the Bamberg County Courthouse with many local and state officials on hand.

District 90 Representative Bakari Sellers presented former Representative Rhoad with a proclamation proclaiming a portion of Highway-78, the Thomas N. Rhoad Highway. Shortly after Sellers made his presentation to Rep. Rhoad, Bamberg County Councilman Chris Wilson, a member of the LSCOG’s Transportation Advisory Committee, read a Proclamation designating May 11, 2010 as Thomas N. Rhoad Day in Bamberg County.

Representative Thomas Rhoad, who served 24 years in the Legislature of South Carolina and two years on Bamberg County Council said that his eyes, hearing, heart, mind and appetite were all good, but he just had a problem walking. “This project goes way back. This project is a God send, good for everyone, I’ve been so fortunate,” former Rep. Rhoad said.

Source: The Advertizer-Herald

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