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H 4381

Columbus Pressley and Claudie E. Pressley Memorial Road

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Lucas Atkinson and 1 co-sponsor

South Carolina requests SCDOT designate Nesmith Corner Road in Nesmith, Williamsburg County, as 'Columbus Pressley and Claudie E. Pressley Memorial Road' and install signs.

Adopted, returned to House with concurrence
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Bill Summary · H 4381

Summary — H. 4381: "Columbus Pressley and Claudie E. Pressley Memorial Road" (Concurrent Resolution)

Purpose

This concurrent resolution requests that the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) name Nesmith Corner Road in the Nesmith community of Williamsburg County the “Columbus Pressley and Claudie E. Pressley Memorial Road” and erect appropriate signs or markers bearing that name. The measure honors the historical contributions of Columbus Pressley and his son Claudie E. Pressley to the Nesmith community.

Key provisions

  • Requests SCDOT to designate Nesmith Corner Road in Nesmith, Williamsburg County, as:
    • "Columbus Pressley and Claudie E. Pressley Memorial Road"
  • Requests SCDOT to erect appropriate signs or markers at that location containing the designated name.
  • Directs that a copy of the adopted resolution be presented to the Department of Transportation.

Note: As a concurrent resolution, the measure expresses the General Assembly’s request and sentiment; it does not, by itself, change state law or create a statutory requirement forcing SCDOT to act beyond its normal administrative process.

Background on the honorees (as recited in the resolution)

  • Columbus Pressley (b. Feb. 15, 1876 — d. Oct. 1970): local leader who expanded family farmland to over 200 acres, improved roads entering Nesmith, organized shared farming and equipment initiatives, operated a gristmill, helped establish benevolent lodges and early local NAACP activity, and played a role in community services that evolved into local institutions (e.g., Nesmith-Pinckney Funeral Home).
  • Claudie E. Pressley (b. Aug. 25, 1926): Columbus’s son; WWII veteran, vocational teacher, first Black assistant fire chief in Williamsburg County Volunteer Fire Department #6, business owner (grocery), part-owner of Nesmith-Pinckney Funeral Home, farmer, community and church leader; married Mary Mitchell in 1954 and father of eight.

Who is affected / potential impact

  • Directly affected: residents and road users of the Nesmith community (symbolic renaming and updated signage).
  • Administrative: SCDOT is asked to implement signage per its policies; any costs for new signs/markers would be subject to SCDOT procedures and funding (not addressed in the resolution).
  • Broader impact: symbolic recognition of local history and contributions by the Pressley family; no regulatory, tax, or broad fiscal effects are created by the resolution itself.

Procedural status & timeline (selected actions)

  • Introduced (House): April 23, 2025; referred to Invitations and Memorial Resolutions.
  • Committee report (Invitations & Memorial Resolutions): Favorable (April 30, 2025).
  • Adopted by House and sent to Senate: May 1, 2025.
  • Adopted and returned to House with concurrence: May 7, 2025 (status indicated as “Adopted, returned to House with concurrence”).
  • Senate concurrence noted: August 11, 2025.
  • Further legislative readings and scheduling recorded through November 13, 2025 (reads and orders to third reading); final administrative follow‑up depends on SCDOT action to install signage.

Additional note

The file provided also included an unrelated Massachusetts local bill (House No. 4381) concerning the term of the town moderator in Norwood. That text appears to be a separate measure and is not related to this South Carolina concurrent resolution.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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