RIDGE SPRING, S.C. (WJBF) — Nearly the entire town government in Ridge Spring has walked away. Police officers, town hall staff, even the public works director — all gone.

Seven of Ridge Spring’s ten employees resigned after the recent mayoral election. That includes the police chief, town clerk, and public works director — leaving just two public works employees and one part-time officer.

“We’ve had a lot going on and there’s still a lot goes on in this little town,” Former Police Chief Ridge Spring Gerry Grenier said.

The former chief says he tried to leave the department in order before resigning. “I had spoke to the one part-timer that was gonna stay on about coming back full-time and that we would swap positions that he could possibly come back on full-time and maybe even be the ch

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