Office hopeful seeks to capitalize on Oconee connections

A Greenville man hopes his wife’s connections to Oconee County will help him as he seeks votes this year in the state Republican primary for an office that may be one of the most contested this political season. Nelson Faerber is running for South Carolina Secretary of State, a challenge to the incumbent Mark Hammond. An attorney, Faerber’s wife is the former Miss South Carolina Erica Grace Powell, a member of the Powell family of Oconee County