Wednesday, January 15, 2025
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Early Voting for Iva Special Election Begins Next Week
When voting early in-person, voters must present a valid photo identification. Acceptable forms of ID’s are a South Carolina Driver’s license, a photo ID issued by the DMV, a photo voter registration card, or a United States. Passport.
Darius Rucker Tickets for Anderson Concert on Sale Friday
Rucker, former front man for Hootie and the Blowfish, is the main attraction for the Southern Fried Circuit charity concert, to benefit the Upcountry Fiber Foundation, the charitable arm of Upcountry Fiber, a broadband partnership between Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative and West Carolina Telephone Cooperative.
Business Incubator Hopes to Hatch Jobs for Anderson County
The 1428 Incubator and Soft Landing Facility, which just completed its first year, offers almost 200,000 square-feet of space to help these groups solidify their operations before expanding or opening stand-alone operations in the county.
County Completes Phase I of Blighted Houses Removal
“It’s one of the most popular things we do,” said Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns. “Other than paving roads, it is the thing we hear most about from citizens. This ongoing effort makes neighborhoods feel better.”
Opinion: S.C. Public Voucher Plan Fails Facts Test
The S.C. Senate’s proposal is a shallow and simplistic solution to a complex problem, one which will not solve the challenges they seek to address, particularly when the evidence is just too weak to justify the use of public money to fund private tuition.
County Planning and Public Works Looks at Tree Ordinance, Comprehensive Plan
Anderson County Council’s Planning and Public Works Committee looked ahead to a new comprehensive plan and raised concerns over the need for an ordinance to protect trees from being clearcut by developers as part of Thursday’s meeting.
S.C. Plan Would Use Taxpayer Funds for Private Schools
The House still must sign off on the proposal for South Carolina to enact the long-sought Republican priority that has seen a revived push nationwide in other GOP-led legislatures following pandemic-era school closures.
Opinion: Teaching Black History Critical for Public Schools
Today, we kick off another Black History Month, a time intended to remind us of men and women who changed the world and their sacrifices, but who are at the same time in peril of being lost to history.
Haley to Kick Off Presidential Campaign Feb. 15
On Wednesday, a source close to Nikki Haley announced plan to kick off Haley’s presidential campaign at an event in Charleston
New Project to Bring 160 Apartments to Downtown Anderson
The nine-acre tract will feature three-story, garden-style apartments, pocket parks, green spaces and commercial opportunities on the property which stretches along North Murray Avenue bordered by Clinkscales Street, Fair Street and Tribble Street. The apartments are scheduled to include an outdoor pool and a clubhouse.
AnMed Hopes to Add Emergency Care to Piedmont
The process for the new facility is under way as AnMed has applied for a certificate of need for the expansion in Piedmont. A decision is expected within the next three months. If approved, AnMed hopes the new effort will be running by Spring 2024. an
Wilson, Sanders to Serve on ACOG Board
Wilson, who represents council Dist. 7, Sanders, who represents Dist. 4, will serve two, one-year terms, beginning this month. For Wilson, this will be her fifth consecutive term on the ACOG Board of Directors, while it will be Sanders’ first term.
Free Paper Shredding Event Set for Feb. 11
The event is set from 9 a.m.-noon on the balloon launch field.
Josie Jones Named DSS Director of Anderson County
Josie Jones, who has served as Spartanburg County Director since 2018 and will continue to do so on an interim basis until a new director is named, recently took the helm at the Anderson office, where she is a familiar face to some.
S.C. Cuts in Tax Incentives Could Slow Mill Sites Development
Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns discusses recreation, the budget, PAWS overcrowding, the cut in tax credits impact on old mill site development and more in this January 2023 update with the Anderson Observer.
Countywide EMS Outlines Goals to Meet Challenges of Growth
The changes and goals for the countywide emergency system to meet the continued growth were outlined Tuesday during an Anderson County Council Public Safety Committee meeting.
Report: Anderson Area Among Nation's Top Housing Markets
The National Association of Realtors has ranked the Anderson-Greenville-Mauldin area as the fifth most affordable place to buy a home in 2023.
S.C. House Bill Would Curtail Teaching on Race in Schools
The proposal is the latest iteration of a GOP-led nationwide effort to crack down on what some conservative politicians have dubbed “critical race theory." The South Carolina measure — cosponsored by several members of the Legislature's newly formed Freedom Caucus — would bar curricula from including or promoting certain concepts around race and other demographics.
AU Online Criminal Justice Program Ranked Top in S.C.
Anderson University's online criminal justice program is rated at the top in South Carolina and 41st nationally, according to the latest "U.S. News & World Report's Best Online Programs" rankings for 2023.
The report also ranked the school’s online bachelor’s; master’s in business administration; master’s in business (non-MBA); graduate education; and graduate nursing programs.