The board also approved moving ahead with gun detectors and leasing property to the South Carolina Athletics Coaches Association at the meeting.

Droves of newcomers have made South Carolina one of the nation's fastest-growing states. As legislators respond to climbing population totals, a bill dubbed the “Yankee tax” could require freshly minted Palmetto State locals to pay $500 total in one-time fees for new driver's licenses and vehicle registration.

The resort, located on the property of the old Tiger Cove Campground, will allow the development of sewer service which would also be used by Green Pond Landing and Events center. Green Pond is currently on septic tank, which is always a concern near the lake.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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. 

The theme of the Anderson conference will be: “Drivers of Economic Development.”

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.

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

The improvements are needed due to growth in the area and issues with runoff which have resulted in flooding in some neighborhoods.

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.

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.  

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.