County Administrator Expects Strong End to Year

It's almost the end of the year, and Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns expects the final few weeks to be a festive time for economic development announcements, with the potential for up to nine new businesses moving to the county or expanding operations here.

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Greg Wilson
Council Oks Fork No. 2 Zoning, Breaks to Bring 78 Jobs

Council also gave initial approval to tax incentives for a three businesses looking to locate in the county. The first is a manufacturer of color concentrates and compounds which proposes to bring 24 new jobs with salaries of $28.88 per hour. A second company proposes to bring 28 new jobs with salaries of $19.28 per hour, and the third is a firm that produces finishing and decorating materials for the building trade which is proposing to bring 26 new jobs with salaries of $26.90 per hour.

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Greg Wilson
Bram Stoker's Great-Grandnephew to Speak at AU

“Stoker on Stoker: Dracula Revealed,” will include a multimedia presentation in which he delves into Bram's life story and how he came to write the famous Gothic horror novel. Utilizing Bram's personal papers, he will offer insights into life in Victorian England and the inspirations for the novel that gave birth to a pop culture fascination with vampires that has lasted 125 years.

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Greg Wilson
Anderson Author Shines on Both Sides of Prohibition in the South

Anderson Author Kathryn Smith, who first tackled the subject in “Baptists & Bootleggers: A Prohibition Expedition Through the South…. with Cocktail Recipes,” has brought a new batch of tales of the stills and those who reviled them in her latest book: “Methodists and Moonshiners: Another Prohibition Expedition Through the South…. with Cocktail Recipes.”

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Greg Wilson
Wagner Found Satisfaction in Years of Service

Wagner said at the end of this term, he will have spent 34 years as part of the office, and that as the area grows and things change, the job is getting more challenging with every passing year. His years of service include time as deputy solicitor in the Tenth District and work in 13th Circuit in Greenville.

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Greg Wilson
County Gets $200,000 Road Safety Grant

“This grant will help us to identify hazardous roads and road situations around the county,” said Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns. “But more importantly, it will open up another avenue of federal funding for roads in Anderson County which we cannot access right now.”

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New Sculpture Takes Wing on County Green Park

The large bronze “Pegasus,” (the winged horse in Greek mythology, usually depicted as a white stallion) is part of the Millennium Pegasus work by sculptor Sandy Scott of Lander, Wyoming. The sculpture, with a wingspan of 14.5 feet, weighs 1.5 tons and comes to Anderson after a time on display in Denver. The installation is temporary and will likely be relocated to a permanent site within the next two-three years.

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