Wednesday, December 24, 2025
S.C. Coaches Association May Relocate to Anderson
The new executive director of the coach’s association is former Westside High School Coach Scott Earley. The current offices of the SCACA are in Greenwood
Senior Follies Brings Musical Blast from the Past March 9-12
Featuring music from the 1940s-1980s, the show follows a group of aging boomers as they prepare to take a private train to the high school reunion of County Lake High School.
Dist. 5 Board to Discuss Use of New Weapons Detectors
The EVOLV system uses algorithm technology along with cameras to detect concealed weapons. It detects shapes, density, and location to provide the operator with a targeted search indicator. One key advantage of the EVOLV system is the ability for students to flow through its system at a normal pace while still providing accurate detection information.
County Works to Meet Challenges of Maintaining, Preparing Roads
To simply maintain the aging roads (still in good enough shape to maintain) - which have never had appropriate levels of funding (always kicked down the road to avoid tax hikes) - would require $8-10 million annually.
Anderson County Feb. 2023 Update with Rusty Burns
The return of hot air balloons, and expansion of this year’s Celebrate Anderson, countywide EMS, updates on sewer projects, trails and the new detention center are part of this update with Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns.
Balloons Return for Expanded Celebrate Anderson
The county’s annual event “Celebrate Anderson” will expand to four days, Sept. 1-4, with new activities at the Anderson Civic Center, including the annual balloon event of the Cancer Association of Anderson: “The Hot Air Affair: Rising Above Cancer.”
West Pelzer Special Election March 28
The non-partisan election is to fill the seat of Councilmember Pat Alexander who, after many years of service, is moving away from the area.
S.C. House Passes Abortion Ban
The lower chamber’s Republican supermajority on Wednesday continued its efforts to make South Carolina the 13th state with a ban from conception. By a 83-31 vote largely along party lines, the House advanced a bill including exceptions for rape, incest, fatal fetal anomaly and the patient’s health and life.
New Exhibit at S.C. Ag Museum Looks at Future of Farming
A new exhibit focuses on the future of farming on a large and small scale in the state. “The Future of Agriculture” shows the progress made over the decades and how modern methods and technology will improve farming in the years ahead.
S.C. Lawmakers Push for Handgun Carry Without Permit
Proposed legislation overcame another hurdle Tuesday when the state's House Judiciary Committee approved it by a 16-7 vote along party lines. The bill must still pass in the House, then the Senate.
Anderson to Host International Michelin Conference in 2024
The theme of the Anderson conference will be: “Drivers of Economic Development.”
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.
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
City to Consider Phase I of $5.2M Cox Creek Sewer Upgrades
The improvements are needed due to growth in the area and issues with runoff which have resulted in flooding in some neighborhoods.
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.
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.
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.
Foothills Alliance Hopes New Name Shines Light on Efforts
The organization chose “First Light” as their new name, as a reference to how the group shines light into the dark places of child abuse, domestic abuse, sexual assault and other traumas impacting the community.
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.
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.