Friday, April 4, 2025
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AnMed, Urgent Care Group, Merges 2 Locations
The AnMed CareConnect location at 600 North Fant Street in Anderson has closed and relocated to 801 North Fant Street as part of the new venture, with MEDcare Urgent Care Anderson, located at 801 North Fant Street in Anderson, closing and reopening as AnMed Urgent Care. This center is located across the street from the Emergency Department at AnMed Medical Center.
Market Theatre’s “Tick, Tick, Boom” Full of Angst, Hope
The play is a thinly veiled version of the life of Jonathan Larson, who soon after this work created the rock opera “Rent,” which helped revolutionize the art form for his generation. Sadly, Larson died at 35, two weeks before “Rent” opened on Broadway, so he never lived to see the success he so desperately desired, a clear theme of “Tick, Tick, Boom.” This play was expanded after his death for the stage.
For theater lovers, this play offers a little something for everyone.
Council to Honor Emergency Management Team
Anderson County Council will honor the Anderson County Emergency Management Division for their statewide recognition as the top agency in South Carolina for 2024 as part of Tuesday’s meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the historic courthouse downtown.
MTP “Come Fly with Me” a Real Kick in the Head
“Come Fly with Me” is a tonic for troubled times and runs through Sunday. Tickets are limited, and you don’t want to miss this one.
Southwood’s Chadwick Boseman Arts Center Dedication March 28
Anderson’s most celebrated actor will be honored March 28 at 10 a.m. at the official dedication of the Chadwick Boseman Fine Arts Center at School Dist. 5’s Southwood Academy for the Arts.
The school board approved the move last March, but it has taken time to prepare for the renaming of the school’s performing arts center, which will include a special sculpture with a bust of Bosman. The bust, at the recommendation of the family, was created from a photo of Chadwick at Howard University when that school honored him by reestablishing the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts in his honor.
Chamber Adds Three Local Board Members
The three new members are Anderson business professionals: Dwayne Bowes, Area Director of Sales Marketing at Paragon Hotels, Emily Holland, owner H3 Marketing and Andy Patrick, president of Attaway Printing. The addition of three local business professionals is part of the plan to make the board more Anderson County-centric.
Consultant Could Help County on Development Revisions
Code Wright has worked with multiple counties and towns in North and South Carolina - including Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, Mills River, Weldon in North Carolina - to overhaul and clarify development standards. Their customization of unified development ordinances and zoning codes includes simplifying the language, more graphically driven design, an intuitive document structure that is easy to understand and continuous improvement.
Love Well Ministries Brings Hope to Women in Recovery
At their current transition house in Anderson, Love Well programs include individual counseling, group therapy, life skills workshops, and recreational activities and integrate the principles of the 12-Step program
These will be expanded as they prepare to kick off a new residential treatment facility at 313 South Towers Street in Anderson in partnership with Anderson County.
S.C. GOP House Calls Freedom Caucus “A Farce”
“I’m sick and tired of this crap, coming up here and making a farce of what the state of South Carolina deserves and needs,” said House Majority Leader Davey Hiott.
Arts Center Awards Student Artists
As part of the annual Youth Art Month activities, the Anderson Arts Center hosted the student art exhibit show on Sunday. More than 400 entries from Anderson County schools and home school students were on display.
County’s Mental Health Court Finding Success
“I have watched people’s entire lives change,” said long-time Judge Cordell Maddox who presides over the mental health court. “It’s one of the best things I have been involved in.”
Child Care More Costly Than College in 38 States
The cost of child care now exceeds the price of college tuition in 38 states and the District of Columbia, according to a new analysis conducted by the Economic Policy Institute.
Community Report Outlines Library’s Importance to Community
The Anderson County Library System continues to grow, with the number of people visiting one of the library’s nine branches up almost 40 percent in 2024.
The new Community Report lists total visits to the library last year topped 400,000 and 114,499 residents of the county now have library cards (more than half the population).
Extreme Anti-DEI Bill Finds Little Support from S.C. Lawmakers
The full House Education and Public Works Committee took no vote after nearly five hours of testimony Tuesday from college students, professors, and K-12 teachers, as well as advocacy organizations representing women, LGBTQ+ people, racial minorities and South Carolinians with disabilities.
Every person who testified opposed the legislation. None of the speakers were in favor.
County Tables Moratorium on New Housing Developments
After a lengthy discussion and early comments from citizens, Anderson County Council on Tuesday tabled a second vote on an ordinance which would have allowed individual council districts to place a six-month moratorium on new housing developments of more than 25 units.
Some council members expressed concerns the current ordinance might not stand up to legal challenges, but vowed to work together for a solution they can agree on before the next meeting.
Council to Vote on Bond for Courthouse Repairs
The 126-year-old structure is suffering from lack of regular structural maintenance, with rotten timbers, crumbling and loose bricks, water leaks, a damaged and aging roof and poor gutters. The interior has also been in need of work for years.
Belton Museum to Host Smithsonian Exhibit
This exhibit explores how places, people, and circumstances spark innovation and invention in rural communities and include photographs, videos, interactive areas, and digital stories aimed to display the experience of the leaders, challenges, successes, and future of innovation in each town.
AnMed Kicks Off Habitat House Partnership
More than 70 volunteers gathered in the AnMed parking lot near North Street on Friday morning to build the walls for a new house for Habitat for Humanity of Anderson.
Homes for Our Troops Veteran Chooses Honea Path
Army Sergeant First Class Daniel Metzdorf could have chosen any town in America to call home. Metzdorf chose Honea Path.
United Way Cooperative Effort Seeks to Help Homeless
The funds have been distributed to AIM, Hope Missions of the Upstate, Rebuild Upstate and others find permanent housing or provide repairs to allow them to stay in their homes.