When she was first elected to county council, Kennette said seats were at-large and candidates campaigned all over. Now it's divided into seven single-member districts. I lost weight and wore out shoes, but I learned a lot about the county in the process. During that time, Kennette said the county's magistrate system was centralized at the courthouse and more fire stations were built. After that, Kennette spent three years as assistant director of the voter registration and elections office.
Greenwood County has some of the best voting machines in the state.
Kennette's husband, Richard, was employed in textiles and died in 1962. Before marriage, shedid secretarial work and taught business, typing and shorthand classes at Ware Shoals High. She received her bachelor's degree at the University of South Carolina. Now that she works fulltime for the county, Kennette said she's scaled down her involvement in civic activities, but she has enjoyed the Professional Women's Club and the Women's Civic Club of Ware Shoals. Kennette attends Ware Shoals First Presbyterian Church.