The group, formed to both remember five documented victims of racial lynching in Anderson County between 1894 and 1911, and to work through “dialogue, education, and fellowship to move our community toward reconciliation and elimination of racial disparities and the realization of “Beloved Community” as described by The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King.”

Tickets are $15, $12 for seniors, military and students, and are available at www.milltownplayers.org or by calling (864)947-8000.

With Anderson County Municipal elections scheduled for April 2, the deadline for voter registration to participate in this election is March 3.

Many of the comments were centered around “I wish we’d done this sooner.” Those unable to attend, can still leave comments here through March 13.

The growth also increases the need for the county support services, including law enforcement, road maintenance, the animal shelter and in other areas, said Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns.

Anderson City Council agreed to send to the planning commission the annexation of 45 acres at 1401 Crestview Road for a new subdivision with 92 lots for single-family housing. The city requires the lots be at least 20,000 square-feet.

Council approved $49,500 to bring a headline music act to the Anderson Soirée in April 26 . Country Music Star Josh Turner, whose hits include “Long Black Train,” “Why Don’t We Just Dance,” and “Would You Go With Me,” will kick off this year’s downtown festival. Turner, who is from South Carolina, is best known for his deep voice and soulful country ballads.

Council will vote at the March 11 meeting on how to proceed. The new park will include an extensive redesign of the park (see below), with trails, a new pavilion, playground equipment, traffic and parking changes, and a priority of restoring the Whitner Creek which runs through the park to a natural state.

After nearly five months, court will reopen in the Anderson County Courthouse on Friday.

A section of Jim Ed Rice Parkway at Anderson Sports & Entertainment Center will be closed for road work and repairs Monday-Friday, The detour for this closure can be found on the map shown below,

Anderson County voters voted in even greater numbers that the statewide totals, with 68.69 percent of voters choosing Trump, and 30.61 percent voting for former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley. Only four precincts in Anderson County, one in City of Anderson, Denver, Pendleton and Sandy Springs favored Nikki Haley.

It is also worth noting that the majority of current council members, who would identify themselves as conservatives, appointed members to the current library board. Four new members of that board were appointed since August of 2023. No council members have publicly suggested they made a mistake in their appointments of any of the seven board members (one chosen by each district).

Moving into Friday, 5,799 voters cast ballots in the election during early voting, which opened Feb. 10. The official primary day is Saturday.. Polling Places Here

Infrared photodetectors (IRPDs) are used in SWIR (Short-Wave Infrared) cameras to detect infrared light and convert it into an electrical signal. They are utilized in applications from night vision and thermal imaging to environmental monitoring, medical diagnostics, and consumer electronics. 

South Carolina has $1.8 billion of taxpayer funding sitting untouched in a bank account where it doesn’t belong. The elected officials in charge of managing the state’s finances don’t know or haven’t said where it was supposed to go after it went unaccounted for more than five years.

For almost 80 years, it was the heart of African-American commerce and culture in Anderson.

Currently each council member can appoint one member to the board. The new proposal would add two at-large seats. At an early meeting, some council members expressed concerns that because the library appointments were four-year terms, while council served two-year terms, it created the possibility that a council member might not be able to appoint a board member to the library if it is not within their term of office.

Council will also vote, on first reading, a proposal on a lease of the Tower Street building currently being used by Hope Missions of the Upstate to that ministry.

Few living citizens of the City of Anderson can match her accomplishments and legacy.

A new center, named for Anderson County native Jane Edna Hunter – who is among the most influential leaders of the 20th century – will be housed at the offices of the Anderson County United Way in cooperation with the Urban League of the Upstate.