The results are being sorted to offer details of road conditions countywide, and the information will be available to the public in March on an interactive online map.

The county will also release a list of priorities on roads and bridges which need repair based on condition, and/or how long a road has been left on a waiting list for maintenance.

Polls are open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday at the Anderson County Board of Registration and Elections, 301 North Main Street, Anderson, for the South Carolina Democratic Presidential Preference Primary.

According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, child care costs have increased 214% since 1990, while the average family income has risen 143%.

Twenty-seven other states allow open carry of guns without a permit, including nearly every state in the Deep South.

Young, who has been with the district for 21 years, has served as a math teacher at Wren High School, junior varsity basketball coach, assistant principal of Wren Middle School before returning to Wren High School as an principal and assistant principal.

Testing on the site was completed last year and Camden Management Partners, Inc., is now cleaning up the rubble on the property, which has been a mess and and eye sore on the edge of Pendleton for the past few years. 

Those wishing to participate in early voting, which replaces in-person absentee voting, can do so at the Anderson County Board of Registration and Elections

“The biggest challenge that the construction industry is facing, to put it tongue in cheek, is that people don’t want their babies to grow up to be construction workers,” said Brian Turmail, vice president of public affairs and strategic initiatives at the Associated General Contractors of America, an industry group that’s been calling for more workforce development. 

Of the county’s 94,072-member workforce, 91,416 were employed last month. The county’s rate, tied for sixth lowest in South Carolina, reflects the statewide bump in unemployment in December.

After decades of service in Anderson, in recent years AIM has targeted the need to help individuals in the community find paths to financial independence and long-term success.

Filing begins March 16, but one challenger has announced plans to oppose Cromer. Anderson Attorney Kyle White announced yesterday his candidacy in the Republican primary for the South Carolina House of Representatives District 6 seat. In his announcement, White wrote:

Many companies consider quality of life issues among their top priorities in choosing a location for a new or expanded facility.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster listed fighting organized labor and increasing penalties for felons caught with guns as among his priorities for the year ahead in his State of the State Address Wednesday.

McDowell's Emporium is an open shop, located in a little old house off N. Main St. in Anderson, South Carolina that is brimming with used, out-of-print, and select new hardback and paperback books. Our inventory includes most major categories with large selections of Literature/Fiction, Children's, Religion, Mysteries/Thrillers, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance, Christian Fiction, and Regional books.

“Our economy is humming,” said Gambrell, who commended the county and city governments for their part in the growth. 

The night featured guests who bought tickets to join in the cards, roulette, dice tables, food, beverages as music. The event concluded with a raffle drawing for a 2024 Nissan Rogue from sponsor Grainger Nissan, which was won by John Pruitt.

Anderson-native Chris Sullivan, officially announced his intentions this week to run for the district one seat, saying he hopes to continue to build on the progress in the county. 

The structure, which was dedicated in 1898, has had some work and updates/revisions over the past century, but nothing in more than three decades. County council approved an $8 million bond to remedy this, since much of the work was structure and critical to the courthouse being used now and in the future.

The old elementary school on Anderson’s East Side, is already helping fill neighbor’s grocery bags with fresh produce, but it is beginning to feed the community’s soul as well. The garden has not only been a source of produce in a food desert, it has provided education opportunities as well.