After two years of contentious debate, voters in Indian Land soundly rejected a ballot referendum Tuesday that would have incorporated most of the Panhandle.
The vote was 1,853 in favor and 9,086 against incorporation, which would have created a town of about 50 square miles with 25,000-plus residents.
The “No” vote was 83 percent and the “Yes” vote was 17 percent, a more than 4-to-1 margin.