City Oks Linley Park Bond, Crestview Annexation

Anderson City Council gave final approval on Monday to annexation of 43 acres on Crestview Road which will be home to 94 lots and will include a 50-foot buffer along Crestview. While some on council expressed concerns on traffic in the area, the roundabouts which are scheduled to be in place by the end of 2025 should keep traffic flowing. Details here.

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Greg Wilson
First Baptist Church Baraca Class Lived Up to Its Name

Anderson First Baptist Church’s Baraca Class, the word is Hebrew for “blessing” or “blessed,” was part of a national movement begun in 1890 to get men involved in Sunday School. By the 1930s the movement reached First Baptist in Anderson, where it became not only a local favorite, but a radio program which would air for the next eight decades to provide those unable to attend services to be part of a church.

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Greg Wilson
Families Turn Out for Junior League's "Trucks on Main"

By noon hundreds of families were on hand to allow the kids to get up close and personal with a variety of big trucks and heavy equipment, including fire trucks, law enforcement vehicles, construction equipment, agricultural machinery, as well as meet the men and women who build, protect, and serve Anderson County.

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Greg Wilson