HUNTINGTON — The U.S. Conference of Mayors and Wells Fargo today recognized Huntington, W.Va., Mayor Stephen T. “Steve” Williams as one of only three mayors in the country to receive top honors on behalf of nonprofits in their cities with the 2016 CommunityWINS Grant Program funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation.
Williams, a former member of the Marshall Thundering Herd in the era of 1974-77 who played receiver, tight end and quarterback for the Herd under both Coach Jack Lengyel of the “Young” Thundering Herd and Coach Frank Ellwood, has served four years as Mayor of Huntington and is currently running for the second of up to three consecutive terms he can hold the office.