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Monday, December 22, 2025

Greg Wilson Greg Wilson

City Approves Sewer Project, Fire Station Paving Project

Paid for largely by funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and the South Carolina Rural Initiative Authority , the city will provide for approximately 4,300 feet of 30” diameter pipe running from the Rocky River Conservatory and northward. The original plan called for an additional 3,000 feet of 24” diameter pipe, but increases in pricing put this part of the project on hold.

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Local Doctors' Group Donates Blankets to Those in Need

Half of these have been distributed through the local churches, and the rest will be distributed under the efforts of Angie Stringer, director of the Cancer Association of Anderson and Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns

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Greg Wilson Greg Wilson

Review: “A Streetcar Named Desire” a Visual, Dramatic Wonder

The Mill Town Players production of Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire,” is a fine-tuned and deeply disturbing play, nearly faultless in the physical details of its production and the quality of its acting. It is difficult to define it satisfactorily for those who haven’t seen it.

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Observer Cautionary Tale: Facebook Useful, But Unreliable

Despite having two-factor authentication, the hacker took over the page, changed passwords and posted potential terrorist posts. Facebook shut the site down and asked me to provide identification to proof my site had been taken over, despite clear records on their end that someone had heisted the site.  

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Clemson, NFL Great Trades Stardom for Badge

But to Goodman, the most important stat is this: he graduated from Clemson prior to joining the NFL, where he played for the Atlanta Falcons, the Seattle Seahawks and the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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S.C. Senate Passes New Abortion Bill

Republicans have faced several setbacks in their efforts to further restrict abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal protections this summer, allowing the conservative state's previous ban to take effect.

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Mill Town Players "Streetcar Named Desire" Kicks Off Weekend

This Tennessee Williams' drama, and it is a serious drama, follows a Southern family as Blanche DuBois, after losing her Mississippi home to creditors, relocates to the New Orleans home of her younger sister and brother-in-law, Stella and Stanley Kowalski. Undermined by romantic illusions, Blanche is unable to cope with life's harsh realities. Though she finds a glimmer of hope while connecting with Stanley's gentlemanly friend, Mitch, Blanche cannot face the truth of her own troubled past and ultimately descends into madness.

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Early Voting for Iva Special Election Begins Next Week

When voting early in-person, voters must present a valid photo identification. Acceptable forms of ID’s are a South Carolina Driver’s license, a photo ID issued by the DMV, a photo voter registration card, or a United States. Passport.

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County Completes Phase I of Blighted Houses Removal

“It’s one of the most popular things we do,” said Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns. “Other than paving roads, it is the thing we hear most about from citizens. This ongoing effort makes neighborhoods feel better.” 

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Opinion: S.C. Public Voucher Plan Fails Facts Test

The S.C. Senate’s proposal is a shallow and simplistic solution to a complex problem, one which will not solve the challenges they seek to address, particularly when the evidence is just too weak to justify the use of public money to fund private tuition.

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