On Thursday, at the age of 91, former Mount Pleasant Mayore John Joseph Dodds, Jr. died. Dodds was mayor from 1976 to 1984 and put much emphasis on managing the growth of the expanding town.
The Post and Courier has a nice feature on the man; read it here.
If you're not in the mood for written words, NBC News 2 has a video feature.
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