Saturday, March 29, 2025

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What Does Congressional Budget Reconciliation Mean?

Republicans in Congress have begun taking their first steps on the long and winding road that constitutes the budget reconciliation process.

GOP lawmakers plan to use the special legislative procedure to enact substantial changes to border security, defense, energy and tax law, as well as major spending reductions. If they succeed, there will be no Democratic votes needed.

On the way, Republicans have to jump through the many, many hoops that make up the reconciliation process and comply with its strict rules.

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Arts Director Aims to Expand Community Involement

Erin Spainhour - daughter of Alex Spainhour, an influential art educator who led the Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium, and art educator Ellen Spainhour who taught at Westside High School - cannot remember a time when her life was not immersed in the arts.

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Dude Chat Helps Men Escape Isolation

It’s been more than a year since a pair of Anderson men took on the challenge of battling isolation and loneliness among men. It was during the COVID shutdown that Brock Elder was watching the AppleTV series “Ted Lasso,” that the idea was born.

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Artist, Educator to Retire from AU

Jo Carol Mitchell-Rogers is in the final stages of completing one of her greatest finished work: a legacy of art and art education at Anderson University.

Mitchell-Rogers Oeuvre includes not only countless creations of her own, but a hand in the work of hundreds of students over her near-four decades at the school.

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Friends of Library Open Online Store

The Friends of the Anderson County Library have opened a new online store to support the work and mission of the library across the county.

The group is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) and volunteer organization that provides advocacy and financial support county's library system. The Friends is governed by a volunteer board that meets monthly.

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Community Counts on Intern’s Economic Instincts

His Anderson County Business Development Facebook page, which reports the latest news of comings and goings in business and industry in the county, now has more than 20,000 followers, and Sherman is often the first to report the coming of a new store or restaurant.

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Thayer, McDonald Nominated for Magistrate Posts

Former S.C. Rep. Anne Thayer and Jill McDonald have been nominated by S.C. Sen. Richard Cash, R-Dist. 3, to replace two retiring magistrate judges in Anderson County.

Thayer stepped down as representative for House Dist. 9 where she served from 2011-2024. During that time, worked on numerous committees and chaired the House Rules Committee.

McDonald Jill McDonald worked with the South Carolina Foster Care Review Board in Anderson County and has he has been recognized by Anderson School District One for her contributions to education.

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County Adds EMS Site, Sheriff Substation in Piedmont

The county will rent a 2,919 square-foot building in the complex, located at 2110 Highway 86 in Piedmont, for $6,250 per month. Officials suggest the new location for EMS and the Sheriff’s Office will provide better coverage and response times for that part of northern Anderson County.

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Council Moves Ahead on Leasing to Love Well Ministries

Anderson County Council gave second-reading approval on Tuesday to leasing a portion of the county’s property on Towers Street to Love Well, a residential treatment center for women seeking recovery from drug and/or alcohol addiction, drifted into an airing of grievances about the issue of homeless people in the city.

The four-month Love Well program will offer residential treatment for woman admitted with referral from Anderson County Drug Court, Public Defender’s Office, Detention Center, and/or the Solicitor’s Office.

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Chuck, Not Phil, Top Forecasting Groundhog

Staten Island Chuck, also known as Charles G. Hogg, has an accuracy rate of 85 percent. Chuck lives in New York City Staten Island Zoo, and despite being so reliable at foretelling the weather, his behavior can be a bit unpredictable. He once bit the hand of the Mayor of New York City. Chuck is predicting an early Spring for 2025.

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S.C. Voucher Law Could Change High School Sports

Starting next school year, all high school athletes who switch schools in South Carolina may be able to immediately play ball for their new team.

That potential game changer in the rules governing middle and high school sports is due to a single sentence in the state’s 2023 voucher law that hasn’t gotten much attention — that is, until senators opened this session debating a bill designed to reinstate what the state Supreme Court struck: K-12 scholarships for private tuition.

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Park Upgrades, Housing Drive Williamston Growth

The upgrades at Mineral Springs Park, including the expansive new playground with modern equipment has brought in visitors from as far away as Spartanburg, to enjoy the completely accessible facilities. The pickleball courts at the back of the park are busy late into the night, thanks to the addition of lights last year.

Progress on the new trail and the new gazebo at the entrance to town are among other recent highlights, along with the additional housing development with sidewalks and access to the trail.

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McMaster Touts Expanded Nuclear Power in S.C.

“I believe that restarting these two reactors will not only help fuel our state’s future power needs but will also usher in a nuclear power renaissance across the country, one that will spur nationwide investment and construction of new nuclear power generation,” McMaster said in his hour-long speech.

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4 Delegation Members Outline Priorities for 2025

Four of the seven members of Anderson County’s Legislative Delegation were on hand Monday for the annual Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast, an event offering the county’s statewide officials a chance to outline their priorities for the year ahead.

S.C. Sen. Richard Cash, R-Dist. 3, S.C. Sen. Mike Gambrell, R.-Dist. 4, S.C. Rep. Don Chapman, R.-Dist. 8 and S.C. Rep. Blake Sanders, R.-Dist. 9 attended the event which was slated to include the entire delegation. S.C. Rep. Thomas Beach, R.-Dist. 10, S.C. Rep. April Cromer, R.-Dist. 6, S.C. Rep. Lee Gilreath, R.-Dist. 7 and S.C. Rep. Craig Gagnon, R.-Dist. 11 were invited but not present for the event which brought leaders from across the county.

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