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SC H4945

SC H4945
Linda Ketron, 2025 Frances Mims-Paul Talmadge Literary Advocacy


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Introduced
01/15/2026
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
01/15/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
01/15/2026

Introduced Session

126th General Assembly

Bill Summary

Recognize And Honor Linda Ketron, Founder Of Class Publishing And The Moveable Feast Literary Luncheon Program In Georgetown County, And To Congratulate Her Upon Receiving The 2025 Frances Mims-paul Talmadge Literary Advocacy Award.

AI Summary

This resolution, passed by the South Carolina House of Representatives, recognizes and honors Linda Ketron for her significant contributions to literary arts in South Carolina, specifically acknowledging her founding of CLASS Publishing and the Moveable Feast literary luncheon program in Georgetown County. It also congratulates her on receiving the 2025 Frances Mims-Paul Talmadge Literary Advocacy Award, an honor given biennially by the South Carolina Academy of Authors (SCAA) to those who have demonstrated long-term service to literature in the state. The award itself is named in honor of the late Frances Mims and Paul Talmadge, who established the SCAA in 1986. The resolution highlights Ketron's extensive work, including her role as founder/director of CLASS (Community Learning About Special Subjects) for over twenty-five years, her leadership at CLASS Publishing which has released seventy-three books, and her establishment of the Moveable Feast program in 1998, which has connected thousands of writers with readers. It also touches upon her other community initiatives, such as the Waccamaw Neck Bikeway and her long-standing involvement with the Friends of Waccamaw Library (FOWL).

Sponsors (124)

Lee Hewitt (R)* Terry Alexander (D),  Carl Anderson (D),  Lucas Atkinson (D),  William Bailey (R),  Nathan Ballentine (R),  Justin Bamberg (D),  Bruce Bannister (R),  Heather Bauer (D),  Thomas Beach (R),  Beth Bernstein (D),  Phillip Bowers (R),  Jeff Bradley (R),  Gary Brewer (R),  Case Brittain (R),  Mike Burns (R),  Joe Bustos (R),  Paula Calhoon (R),  Micah Caskey (R),  Don Chapman (R),  Bill Chumley (R),  Bill Clyburn (D),  Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D),  Neal Collins (R),  Brandon Cox (R),  Heather Crawford (R),  April Cromer (R),  Sylleste Davis (R),  Chandra Dillard (D),  Adam Duncan (R),  Sarita Edgerton (R),  Shannon Erickson (R),  Greg Ford (R),  Cal Forrest (R),  Stephen Frank (R),  Craig Gagnon (R),  Kambrell Garvin (D),  Gil Gatch (R),  Daniel Gibson (R),  Doug Gilliam (R),  Wendell Gilliard (D),  Thomas Lee Gilreath (R),  Jerry Govan (D),  Hamilton Grant (D),  Val Guest (R),  Brandon Guffey (R),  Patrick Haddon (R),  Bill Hager (R),  Kevin Hardee (R),  Robert Harris (R),  Chris Hart (D),  Tom Hartnett (R),  Charles Hartz (R),  Jackie Hayes (D),  Rosalyn Henderson-Myers (D),  Bill Herbkersman (R),  Davey Hiott (R),  Bill Hixon (R),  Harriet Holman (R),  Lonnie Hosey (D),  Leon Howard (D),  William Huff (R),  Jeff Johnson (R),  Jermaine Johnson (D),  Wendell Jones (D),  Jay Jordan (R),  Jay Kilmartin (R),  John King (D),  Roger Kirby (D),  Kathy Landing (R),  John Lastinger (R),  Brian Lawson (R),  Randy Ligon (R),  Steven Long (R),  Phillip Lowe (R),  Jason Luck (D),  Josiah Magnuson (R),  David Martin (R),  Ryan McCabe (R),  John McCravy (R),  Annie McDaniel (D),  Tim McGinnis (R),  Cody Mitchell (R),  Dianne Mitchell (R),  Scott Montgomery (R),  J.A. Moore (D),  Travis Moore (R),  Timothy Morgan (R),  Dennis Moss (R),  Mike Neese (R),  Brandon Newton (R),  Weston Newton (R),  Melissa Oremus (R),  Jordan Pace (R),  Fawn Pedalino (R),  Tommy Pope (R),  Luke Rankin (R),  Robert Reese (D),  Michael Rivers (D),  Robby Robbins (R),  Seth Rose (D),  Todd Rutherford (D),  Blake Sanders (R),  Carla Schuessler (R),  Keishan Scott (D),  Heath Sessions (R),  Mark Smith (R),  Murrell Smith (R),  Tiffany Spann-Wilder (D),  Leon Stavrinakis (D),  Bill Taylor (R),  James Teeple (R),  Jackie Terribile (R),  David Vaughan (R),  Courtney Waters (D),  David Weeks (D),  Spencer Wetmore (D),  Joe White (R),  Bill Whitmire (R),  Paul Wickensimer (R),  Robert Williams (D),  Mark Willis (R),  Chris Wooten (R),  Richie Yow (R), 

Last Action

Introduced and adopted (on 01/15/2026)

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