While more Americans are going to the polls in recent elections, the country still ranks 50th among democratic nations in voter turnout in 2020.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina House members and senators reached an agreement on the state's $13 billion budget Thursday, barely 24 hours after a tense meeting where both sides appeared to be out of patience.

The House is waiting for a bond reform bill and a budget everyone agrees is important, but can’t agree on what’s in them. And there is a July 1 deadline looming for the spending plan.

The information from Roadway Asset Services (RAS) will be used to measure pavement conditions as well as which roads are viable with minor repairs, those which need some repair all the way to those already in failure.

The district’s board of trustees voted to appoint Brenda Kelley as the next superintendent for the district on Tuesday night. Kelley will take over July 1, and will work closely with retiring Superintendent Tom Wilson during the transition period.

The exhibit opens Sunday, with a family friendly kick-off event from 3 – 5 p.m., with will include cartoon-styled snacks, costumed characters, and interactive activities.

The South Carolina Century Farms Program aims to honor those families who have worked the land for generations, on family-owned farms more than 100 years old.

As a photographer at the newspaper, Ruinard has recorded what he considers the most important target of his cameras, capturing the people of the community he has grown to love and where he has become a much-loved and respected journalist.

The luthier’s work out of his custom guitar shop on the square in Pendleton has caught the eyes and ears of players from across the country.

The 13th Annual Saluda River Rally brought in close to 250 kayakers who launched their boats Saturday morning from Dolly Cooper Launch. This year's event featured an additional Americans with Disabilities Act launch dock as well as other improvements to the park, included expanded camping for the weekend of the rally.

Beginning Monday, Anderson School Dist. 5 will be providing meals to students this Summer with free breakfast and lunch at participating community sites. The meals are available to all students, but must be eaten on-site at the distribution centers.

Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns has repeatedly reminded citizens that the county is responsible for more roads than some small countries. The cost of repair/maintenance/replacement of a road is between $600,000-$1 million per mile, and the county needs close to $10 million annually to properly service all roads and bridges.

McBride, who has sold more than 23 million albums, has earned 20 top-10 country singles, and six number-one hits.

Registration is $35 and includes campsite (if desired), t-shirt, and transportation back to Dolly Cooper Park. Register and find out more about the event here. All proceeds go to the Area 14 Anderson County Special Olympics.

The Pendleton Bookshop is writing a new chapter for an old building.

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

There are ceremonies around Anderson County to remember the soliders and their families who paid the ultimate sacrifice, tonight in Iva, tomorrow at Dolly Cooper Cemetary and in Honea Path and Pendleton.

The folk artist/storyteller/gravestone restorer/miller effortlessly exudes the temperament of an old-school Southern gentleman, along with cool demeanor of a man who has found his groove in the world and is enjoying every minute.

The park, which will honor veterans of all branches of the service, will include a monument, individual paving stones honoring veterans and a picnic area on the green space at the top of the Anderson Civic Center parking lot near Kid Venture 2.0.

Judge Clifton Newman’s ruling that put the state’s abortion law back at roughly 20 weeks came about 24 hours after Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill into law without any notice, which had left dozens of people seeking abortions in limbo and created the potential for a legal abortion becoming illegal as a doctor performed it.