Aliens may be returning to Pelzer.
Or at least, such are the hopes of some in “The Sugar Bean Sisters,” a deeply layered and dark Southern Gothic comedy debuting Friday at the Mill Town Players.
Picture by Escobar Photography
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The Homeland Park Community Watch group teamed up with The Hunger For Hope Project to serve a community meal Saturday for those impacted by the recent storm.
Some in the area are still without electricity and others have not been able to go to work and earn a living, leaving some struggling to find food.
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Pendleton lost some historic trees, including one on the Village Green in last week’s storm, and are still working to restore electricity to some in difficult-to-reach areas.
Meanwhile, cleanup efforts have been ongoing all week to clear roads and ensure no citizens are trapped by fallen trees or power lines.
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The voter registration for the Nov. 5 General Elections has been extended due in the wake of the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
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Hunger is not seasonal, and the Piedmont Emergency Relief Center works all year to feed those friends and neighbors who might need a little extra help putting food on the table.
The recent hurricane left many out of work, which is bringing an increased demand for food among those I the area at a time when the resources were already low.
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Going beyond merely cutting trees and hauling off what’s left along with limbs, the town is assisting those who have had trees fall on their houses and checking on neighbors. Churches and other groups are serving meals and gathering food, not only for local folks in need but for those impacted by the storm in Western North Carolina.
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Beginning next week, across Anderson County more than 50 large debris claw trucks will be collecting any trees and branches that are pushed to the side of the road. Teams will divide the county into sections, making frequent pickups. Citizens are asked to push all vegetative debris, toward the road away from mailboxes, power poles, meters, fire hydrants and near vehicles. Do not put trash in these debris piles.
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Volunteers from the United Way of Anderson County are working across the county in a coordiated effort to help those agencies helping individuals who are in the most need in the aftermath of the storm.
Thanks to these volunteers and donors, groups are helping fill food pantries and assist seniors in the clean up efforts.
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The state Supreme Court will not rehear lawmakers’ arguments or delay implementation of its ruling on South Carolina’s fledgling voucher program, likely ending any possibility that payments for private tuition could resume this year.
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The deadline for the Nov. 5 General Elections is upon us.
The in-person deadline to register at the Anderson County Board of Voter Registration and Elections Office at 301 North Main Street in Anderson is Friday at 5 p.m.
To register online, or see a sample of your ballot, visit SCVotes.gov..
Download voter registration form or register here.
By email attachment (must be received by October 6th before midnight) to acvote@andersoncountysc.org
By fax (must be received by October 6th before midnight)
To 864-260-4203
By mail (must be postmarked by October 7th). Anderson County Board of Voter Registration and Elections Office/301 North Main Street/Anderson, SC 29621
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Anderson County residents are working in conjunction with the Anderson Regional Airport and local aviators to gather emergency relief supplies for Western North Carolina following the floods and wind damage from Hurricane Helene.
The effort is the brain child of Scott Dunn of Heli-Plane Aviation, who is spearheading the work to deliver the supplies and well as helping find areas where helicopters can safely land to distribute the items.
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Election day is less than five weeks away, and a new poll found more than half of likely voters in South Carolina would vote for Donald Trump.
The Withrop Poll Found 52 percent would vote for Trump, 42 percent Kamala Harris, four percent are undecided and two percent will choose some other candidate. Results from the survey are of 1068 likely South Carolinian voters has a Margin of Error of +/- 3 percent.
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The Anderson County Library became a community hub on Monday after the storm, offering Wi-Fi and charging stations for citizens, most of whom have been without electricity for days.
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Belton First Baptist Church on Tuesday provided a community meal in the wake of the damage from the remnants of Hurricane Helene damage. The church also provided the meal Sunday afternoon.
With much of Belton and the surrounding area still without electricity, including grocery stores, the church offered free meals with members volunteering and providing the food.
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Also on Tuesday, council approved more than $950,000 in accommodation tax funds for 30 organizations working to promote and support tourism in the county. The Anderson Convention and Visitors Bureau received the most funding with $138,000 going for various projects.
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“Power, water, ice, fuel and lodging…..all of the necessary elements to host a successful event,” said Visit Anderson Director Neil Paul. “However, these elements are far more critical to our community during this time. Ensuring that these resources are available to those that need them locally were a high priority to us in our call that led to moving the event. “
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Meanwhile 137 roads in the county are closed, though 23 crews have teamed up from Anderson County, Horry County, Clemson University’s Forestry department and other local community partners.
Another eight roads (or parts of these roads) are closed indefinitely do to damage. These roads are: Coachman Drive, Colorado Lane, Grady Hall Road, Gray Drive, Harbin Road, Old Bell Road, Pettigrew Drive and Simpson Road.
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Welfare Baptist Church Pastor Dr. Ankoma Anderson had an epiphany on Saturday after the remnants of the hurricane left most of his congregation and community in the dark with no electricity.
“I thought, even without electricity, we still have power in the church,” said Anderson. “Instead of just having church, we were going to be the church.”
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It has been more than two days after Tropical Storm Helene slammed into Anderson County, and it is taking a coordinated effort to put all the pieces back in place. And many places will be open Monday to help.
The first job at hand is finding all the broken pieces. At least 80,000 residences in the county are still without electricity. There have been more than 600 official reports of downed trees (and hundreds more likely yet to be reported),
Trees lying across power lines remain among the greatest hazards, and many reports of motorists driving across downed live wires have officials concerned.
As of Sunday afternoon, 150 roads remain closed from the storm, which has had a far greater impact on the entire county than any other in history.
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With the overwhelming majority of Anderson County residents still without power, many will be faced with the task of looking for a hot Sunday meal for their families.
At least one church, Welfare Baptist Church, is offering exactly that Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. at their home 2176 Bolt Dr, Belton (just outside Anderson city limits) to the entire community.
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