Springdale Mayor Michael Bishop

Todd Cockrell, Michael Bishop win in Tuesday’s Primaries, Russell Ott wins Dist. 26 Democratic Primary, while GOP’s Chris Smith and Jason Guerry will go to a run-off – See more results

Todd Cockrell won the Republican Primary for the Lexington County Council Dist. 4 County seat, Tuesday. He defeated Doug Leonard with 51% of the vote to 49%. That Lexington County Council Seat has been held by Deb Summers for years. She did not run in 2024. There will be a run-off to determine the Republican […]

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Springdale Mayor Michael Bishop honors pledge to only serve 2 terms

Springdale Mayor Michael Bishop issued his final Mayor’s Message late last week. In his email to constituents Biship said: “I made a promise when I ran that I would only do 2 terms and I’m honoring that promise. Bishop was first elected in 2012 and served two four-year terms. “I’m pleased to turn over this […]

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Ground broken in Springdale for Lexington 2’s new performing arts center

By Dawn Kujawa – Lexington Two Communications – Lexington Two was joined by a host of district and school officials, local political and business leaders, and citizens Tuesday for a groundbreaking ceremony for the new performing arts center. Lexington Two’s district office will also move into the facility, so that the space to be continuously […]

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Juston Ricard elected mayor of Springdale, replaces Michael Bishop who did not run

Juston Ricard was elected mayor of the Town of Springdale, Tuesday. Ricard received at 362 votes to 157 votes for Viki Sox Fecas.Incumbent Mayor Michael Bishop did not run for reelection after serving two four-year terms. When Bishop was elected he said he would only serve a maximum of eight years.

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Almost 200 new homes planned for Springdale

The Town of Springdale is growing by 189 new homes, said Springdale Mayor Michael Bishop. The new community will be named Roof’s Pond. The builders in Roof’s Pond will be Stanley Martin Homes (that used to be Essex Homes) and Great Southern Homes. The property where the new houses are going is across from Plantation […]

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