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Total renovation to be complete before July show.
05/30/2026

Total renovation to be complete before July show.

The Pelzer Auditorium was among those institutions. It was, from the beginning, several things at once: a high school auditorium for Pelzer School, a venue for the traveling vaudeville shows that came through on the train and unloaded directly onto Levee Street, and a civic hall that the Pelzer Manu

Want to know more about the General's Road and why there is now a historic market downtown to commemorate it?
05/29/2026

Want to know more about the General's Road and why there is now a historic market downtown to commemorate it?

The marker commemorates the General's Road, and its story is Anderson's story — which is to say it is the story of how a dirt path through the South Carolina Piedmont became a county seat, and how a county seat became a city, and how, somewhere in that transformation, the original name got left be...

Current timeline is for new standards to be in place by spring of 2027.
05/28/2026

Current timeline is for new standards to be in place by spring of 2027.

Anderson County, which has watched development pressure arrive from the north and east with the steady intensity of a growing storm, decided last year that this was no longer acceptable. In April 2025, county council approved a $380,000 contract with CodeWright Planners, LLC, a firm with an unusual

Where do you come down on these issues?
05/28/2026

Where do you come down on these issues?

According to the latest soundings by the Winthrop Poll—a survey of 1,434 residents conducted by Winthrop University’s Center for Public Opinion & Policy Research—the mood of the electorate is decidedly overcast. Most of the state’s residents view the current economy with a jaundiced eye,...

Continues through Friday of next week.
05/28/2026

Continues through Friday of next week.

Early voting for the June 9 South Carolina Primary is seeing record numbers turn out with 1,879 votes cast in Anderson the first two days. Early voting continues through June 5, Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m..

One more tool, if properly used, could help county offset costs of growth.
05/27/2026

One more tool, if properly used, could help county offset costs of growth.

The argument for impact fees begins with arithmetic, not ideology. Anderson County is managing more than 174,000 acres of farmland, more than 3,000 centerline miles of public roads, a labor force of 103,346, and watersheds that already include impaired subbasins — all while absorbing new subdivisi...

Credit where credit is due.
05/27/2026

Credit where credit is due.

"Neither my conscience nor common sense will allow me to stop an election that is already underway," said Cash. "I understand the anger and frustration that we could not pass our redistricting bill any faster, but the rule of law is the bedrock principle of our constitutional republic

Iva honored the fallen serving our nation at Sunday service.
05/25/2026

Iva honored the fallen serving our nation at Sunday service.

Despite the threat of thunder rand rain moving in Sunday afternoon, Iva marked Memorial Day weekend 2026 with a service honoring and remembering those from the town who lost their lives in service to their country.

Honea Path remembers with their annual service.
05/25/2026

Honea Path remembers with their annual service.

Honea Path celebrated the town’s annual Memorial Day event Monday morning with remarks from local elected officials challenging those in attendance to honor those who gave their live in service to the United States.

It's not exactly news that we have one of the state's most impressive library systems. Anderson County Library System
05/25/2026

It's not exactly news that we have one of the state's most impressive library systems. Anderson County Library System

The library’s next three years will be organized around four goals: expanding access, improving communication, building outreach and community partnerships, and creating “a place to belong.” Those goals, she said, grew directly out of what people said they wanted from their libraries: more pro...

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