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Giving Tuesday a reminder to support those helping our community in big ways.
12/02/2025

Giving Tuesday a reminder to support those helping our community in big ways.

It’s Giving Tuesday, and the heart of Anderson beats with quiet generosity, a rhythm sustained by the tireless work of local organizations that offer hope, sustenance, and dignity to those in need. From the warm steam rising off weekday lunches at the Anderson Emergency Soup Kitchen to the compass...

Company promises initial $13.8 million investment.
12/01/2025

Company promises initial $13.8 million investment.

On the agenda is a proposed package of tax incentives for a company promising 202 new jobs and a $13.8 million investment—numbers that, translated into local terms, mean shifts on factory floors, short commutes and, perhaps, a new line on the family budget for the first time in a while.

Something to consider. Lots of opportunities to give, share and volunteer.
11/30/2025

Something to consider. Lots of opportunities to give, share and volunteer.

None of the ten largest nonprofits in Anderson County now receive more than three percent of their annual budgets from churches, a quiet statistical shrug in a place where nearly every fundraiser still begins with an invocation. The lone exception, The Lot Project—a scrappy ministry on West Market...

It's that time of year.
11/28/2025

It's that time of year.

It's the most wonderful time of the year, time to deck the halls, haul out the holly and get a sneak peek at a to lighted county Christmas tree downtown (which now tops 57 feet). Belton and Honea Path have already held tree-lighting events, and more county and civic celebrations of the holi

Eat local, shop local this holiday season as much as possible.
11/28/2025

Eat local, shop local this holiday season as much as possible.

Greg Wilson/Anderson Observer On a cold Saturday at the end of November, the Anderson County Farmers Market pavilion looks like something out of a snow globe that forgot the snow. Strings of holiday lights abound; tables sag under candles, pound cakes, boiled peanuts, leather journals, and Clemson

Happy Thanksgiving. The very act of gratitude can be healing.
11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving. The very act of gratitude can be healing.

Researchers have tracked participants who kept simple gratitude lists for a year and found not only shifts in mood but changes in relationships, as people who paused to catalogue small mercies became more patient, more generous, more inclined to interpret others’ actions charitably.

The year in review (with December news to be updated).
11/26/2025

The year in review (with December news to be updated).

Nothing captured the year’s mood more than the $80‑plus million detention center, a project that turned incarceration into an engineering story.  Burns described watching prefabricated cells arrive like oversized appliance boxes, lifted by forklift and slid into place, each one a complete r

Lunch Favorite this week: Summa Joe's Pizza
11/23/2025

Lunch Favorite this week: Summa Joe's Pizza

To the discerning eye, what is a perfect pizza if not a democratic palette, a Broadway show of crust, sauce, and cheese, each ingredient cast in its own starring role? Every once in a while, I find myself in the presence of a specimen that demands not just a bite, but an ode—a reverent hush in the...

In case you missed it:
11/23/2025

In case you missed it:

In retrospect, the council’s move has proved both inspired and economical. Upgrades each since 2015 have stretched the tree to 58 feet, its lights multiplying and ornaments growing each season with an effect both dazzling and, more quietly, efficient.

Pendleton Mayor-Elect looking forward to new role in civic leadership.
11/21/2025

Pendleton Mayor-Elect looking forward to new role in civic leadership.

Her agenda for the days ahead are driven by a desire to promote responsible growth and development, recreation programs for all ages, and collaboration with those seeking to make Pendleton a better place to work and live.

Pendleton Year in Review.
11/18/2025

Pendleton Year in Review.

As the calendar moves toward Thanksgiving, Pendleton’s streets are showing signs of of a small town adorning itself for the holidays. Behind Mayor Frank Crenshaw, a Christmas tree gradually takes shape—a symbol of tradition amid change—as the town prepares for its annual Christmas market and t...

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