Exodus Drive in the Plantersville community will soon be known as Johnny Morant Highway. 

The Georgetown County Transportation Committee voted Aug. 11 to approve funding for new street signs, following the S.C. Department of Transportation’s approval of the name change. The change was requested by S.C. House Reps. Carl Anderson and Lee Hewitt, and approved by the General Assembly.

The late Mr. Morant served Georgetown County with distinction for 25 years, including a decade as chairman of County Council, before retiring at the end of 2018. A respected and devoted community leader, he was admired for his quiet, steady guidance and unshakable calm in every situation.

Mr. Morant, a lifelong resident of Plantersville, passed away in 2020 at the age of 69. Alongside his brother Louis, he was a partner in the Georgetown law firm of Morant and Morant, LLC. He was a graduate of Savannah State University and the University of Illinois College of Law, and a proud member of Mt. Carmel United Baptist Church and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

A dedication for the renamed highway is planned for late December.