The chamber honored Hugh and Rita Burgess as Chamber Ambassadors of the Year, and Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore with the Duke Energy Citizenship & Service Award. Keynote speaker South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson closed the organization’s meeting.

The artwork memorializes the stories of Anderson County's five known victims of racial terror lynching. Made of wood and metal, the Sculpture is designed in harmony with the art installation in tribute to lynching victims at the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in Montgomery. The ceremony will feature contemporary performances by the I AM Strong Dance Company.

The annual Piedmont Natural Gas Day B-4 Father's Day Car Show is scheduled for Saturday, with registration beginning at 8 a.m. The show is set to start at 10 a.m. and finish up around 3 p.m.

This year’s keynote speaker is United Way Worldwide CEO Angela F. Williams, who is an Anderson native.

Supporters said the measure provides tools to help close the “revolving door” of a small number of people who continually commit much of the state's violent crime. Opponents said the bond restrictions favor wealthy defendants who have the money to pay full cash and would disproportionately pack poor defendants into jails. They argued the additional five-year penalty undermines the presumption of innocence. 

The order allows the South Carolina Freedom Caucus to fundraise and distribute election materials just like the House Republican, Democratic, Black and Women's Caucuses already do. The fledgling conservative faction had argued that a state ethics law limiting those abilities only to caucuses organized by political party, race, ethnicity or gender violated its freedom of speech.

The “Celebrating Juneteenth: Black Business Expo & Job Fair” will bring together local businesses and industry experts to provide business empowerment workshops, details about S.C. Minority Business Certification, how to brand/market a business, and information on business funding. Local businesses will also be on hand with job opportunites for those in attendance.

The Belton Area Museum Association’s opened it’s new exhibit Sunday with displays honoring 100th anniversaries of Disney and Warner Brothers studios, and celebrating the animated cartoon characters that have made history.

The new show features animation character cels from classic cartoons, merchandise tie-ins over the years –including costumes, animated film stations, and memorabilia - to celebrate characters that have become part of the American landscape. From Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to Raya to Porky Pig to Teen Titans, the exhibit will explore the shorts and films that have offered laughter and sometimes social commentary over the past 100 years.

The city will also vote on the fiscal year 2023-24 budget as part of the regularly scheduled meeting Monday in city council chambers.

The City of Anderson has scheduled repairs to a crosswalk in front of 201 N Main St beginning Monday. The section of street will be closed to through traffic between Orr St and Earle St through Friday. On-street parking spaces in the 200 block of North Main St will be accessible during this time from the Orr Street side of Main Street. Note: West Orr Street has a low overhead clearance of 12’-3” under North Murray Ave.

More than 110 boats, some from as far away as California and New York, and some costing well over $1 million, participated in the non-profit’s biggest annual fund-raising event at Green Pond Landing and Events Center.]

While more Americans are going to the polls in recent elections, the country still ranks 50th among democratic nations in voter turnout in 2020.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina House members and senators reached an agreement on the state's $13 billion budget Thursday, barely 24 hours after a tense meeting where both sides appeared to be out of patience.

The House is waiting for a bond reform bill and a budget everyone agrees is important, but can’t agree on what’s in them. And there is a July 1 deadline looming for the spending plan.

The information from Roadway Asset Services (RAS) will be used to measure pavement conditions as well as which roads are viable with minor repairs, those which need some repair all the way to those already in failure.

The district’s board of trustees voted to appoint Brenda Kelley as the next superintendent for the district on Tuesday night. Kelley will take over July 1, and will work closely with retiring Superintendent Tom Wilson during the transition period.

The exhibit opens Sunday, with a family friendly kick-off event from 3 – 5 p.m., with will include cartoon-styled snacks, costumed characters, and interactive activities.

The South Carolina Century Farms Program aims to honor those families who have worked the land for generations, on family-owned farms more than 100 years old.

As a photographer at the newspaper, Ruinard has recorded what he considers the most important target of his cameras, capturing the people of the community he has grown to love and where he has become a much-loved and respected journalist.

The luthier’s work out of his custom guitar shop on the square in Pendleton has caught the eyes and ears of players from across the country.