LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. (CN2 NEWS) – A familiar face on CN2 News who always provided the community with important information about Lancaster County- is hanging up his hat as county administrator, but don’t worry he’s not going far.
We told you former County Administrator, Steve Willis was set to retire from the position he has been at for nearly 15 years.
We got a chance to catch up with him and talk about his time in service.
He was born and raised in Lancaster County. He started his career actually in law enforcement after college working as a patrol officer with the Lancaster Police Department., He was also a volunteer firefighter then went to be the deputy fire chief.
Soon, he became the deputy city administrator. Then eventually went to his role as administrator for the county.
Willis says how thankful he is to the council and all of the people he’s been able to work along side through the years.
He says although he’s retiring he’s still working, he’s going back to his roots in law enforcement and is now the Planning and Research Director at the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office.
He says his new task is helping when it comes to the county’s plans for a new detention center and Magistrate court.
