South Carolina S 1125: Tyrone A. Burroughs Road

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2025-2026 Bill 1125 Text of Previous Version (May. 04, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 1125

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Committee Report

April 30, 2026

S. 1125

Introduced 
by Senator Sabb 

S. Printed 4/30/26--H. [SEC 
5/4/2026 11:22 AM]

Read the first time April 29, 2026

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The committee on House Invitations 
and Memorial Resolutions

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S. 
1125) to request the Department of Transportation name the portion of Santee 
Road in Williamsburg County from June Branch Creek to its intersection with Charleston 
Road, etc., respectfully

Report:

That they have duly and carefully considered 
the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

DENNIS MOSS for Committee.

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A concurrent RESOLUTION

To request the Department of Transportation name the 
portion of Santee Road in Williamsburg County from June Branch Creek to its 
intersection with Charleston Road "Tyrone A. Burroughs Road" and erect 
appropriate signs or markers at this location containing these words.

Whereas, born in the 
small Town of Lane in Williamsburg County, Tyrone A. Burroughs didn't let his 
small-town roots stymie his ambitions, graduating from college at age nineteen 
and becoming an international entrepreneur with global success; and

Whereas, Burroughs 
always valued education, graduating from high school at age sixteen and earning 
a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from Benedict College. 
Following in his father's footsteps, he joined the military, but a medical 
diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa thwarted his dreams. He made the decision to 
return to college at the University of South Carolina where he earned a 
master's degree in teaching. This fateful decision also led to him meeting his 
wife, Nelda, whom he married in 1981. The couple moved to Memphis, Tennessee, 
in 1985 where they raised their family of three children; and

Whereas, Burroughs 
founded First Choice Global Sales and Merchandising Group in 1987, the first of 
his diverse business ventures. As President of First Choice Global, he leads a 
diversified portfolio of companies spanning consumer goods, real estate, 
finance, hospitality, and community impact initiatives. Headquartered in 
Memphis, First Choice is a leader in the $1.7 trillion multicultural personal 
care market, employing more than one hundred professionals and has received 
numerous industry awards and recognition; and

Whereas, other holdings 
include First Choice Opportunity Fund, South City L.P., MG Capital Holdings 
Inc., 115 Union Avenue, L.L.C., The Pocket Bistro, and R.S. Lewis and Sons 
Funeral Home, which prepared the body of Reverend Dr. Martin L. King Jr. for 
public viewing. In 2019, he launched Burroughs Restaurant Group Inc., which now 
owns the U.S. Mid-South franchise rights of Guthrie's Chicken Restaurants; and

Whereas, in 2010, believing 
it his duty to give back to the community, Tyrone and Nelda Burroughs 
established the Burroughs Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on 
financial literacy, workforce development, and higher education access, 
providing scholarships, mentorships, and funding for students nationwide. He 
has sponsored mission work in China, fed the needy in Memphis, provided support 
to churches, and spends time visiting patients in nursing homes and hospitals; 
and

Whereas, Burroughs supports the 
community by mentoring, advising other entrepreneurs, and serving as a board 
member. He currently serves as a board member for the St. Jude Memphis African 
American Engagement Council, WKNO Board of Trustees, Faith-Based & Community 
Initiative Foundation, Tennessee Lottery Commission, Greater Memphis 
Chamber-Chairman's Circle, Memphis Theological Seminary, and Board of Directors 
of the Federal Reserve Bank-Memphis Branch; and

Whereas, he is a member of the 
Benedict College Board of Trustees, Board of Directors of Guaranty Bank and 
Trust Company, Chairman of The Burroughs Foundation Inc., Chairman of the 
Trustee Board for the historic Metropolitan Baptist Church, Memphis NAACP 
Branch of Directors, and Global Beauty Alliance Board. In 2017, in recognition 
of his philanthropic achievements in the education of America's youth, Benedict 
College renamed its business school the Tyrone Adam Burroughs School of 
Business and Entrepreneurship. He also received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane 
Letters from Benedict College. A 2021 inductee to the Society of Entrepreneurs, 
he recently received the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Boy Scouts of 
America for his charitable work; and 

Whereas, his most significant 
accomplishment was seeing his three children not only graduate from high school 
but also graduate from college, receive post-graduate degrees, and ultimately 
start families of t