Anderson City Council will give final vote to a plan to rezone 3.5 acres on the southwestern corner of South Murray Avenue and West Franklin Street from Multi-Family Residential to Planned Development District 2 Monday at 6 p.m. in council chambers downtown.

The origins of Mother’s Day as celebrated in the United States date back to the 19th century. In the years before the Civil War, Jarvis helped start “Mothers’ Day Work Clubs” to teach local women how to properly care for their children.

Perfect weather greeted those who turned out for the two-day Iva Spring Depot Days and Car Show this weekend.

The festival featured music, craft vendors, a car show with more than 150 entries, food and a kids play area.

Early voting for the June 11 South Carolina Primary elections is set for May 28- June 7.

The 2024 regular session of the South Carolina General Assembly ended Thursday and will perhaps be better remembered for the things that didn’t pass.

Power Outages have closed the following Anderson County offices until Monday:

• Anderson County Courthouse Annex, 401 East River St., Anderson

• Ronald P. Townsend Building, 2404 North Main St., Anderson

• Treasurer and Auditor‘s offices, 4 Civic Court, Powdersville

• White Street Convenience Center, 2151 White St. Ext., Anderson

• Craytonville Convenience Center, 200 Wilson Rd., Belton

• Special Population Recreation, 101 S. Fant St., Anderson

• Senior Citizen Programs, 101 S. Fant St., Anderson

More than 20,000 homes without power in Anderson County, and scattered damage from the storm, including downed trees are still being reported as dawn approaches.

Council received the 43 applications for the at-large positions after Tuesday’s meeting. The overwhelming majority of applicants earned post-secondary degrees including one M.D., eight Ph.D.s, 12 master’s degrees, 15 four-year degrees, five two-year degrees and two with no degreed education beyond high school diplomas.

Anderson County Council passed the fiscal year 2024-2025 budget in name only Tuesday night, to stay on schedule for approving a final county budget before July 1. The working budget is waiting on the state to pass its budget for final details on funding for the county.

Day is also Official State holiday in South Carolina

Since 2000 survey of all 46 counties found that the other participating counties are: Allendale, Cherokee, Colleton, Dillon, Lexington, McCormick and Oconee. Of them, seven are predominantly white. Allendale County is the only one with a largely African American population.

The deadline for voter registration to vote in the June 11 primaries is near. The in-person registration deadline in Anderson County is Thursday, and the online registration deadline is Sunday.

The adaptive playground equipment will allow all students to enjoy the outdoors play experience at the school, including the 40-50 special needs students who now attend McLees.

The first reading comes after multiple meeting by the county council finance committee, and expected to see multiple changes before the final vote on the budget in June. No tax increases are currently being considered as part of the new budget.

All Anderson County public school students will return to school Aug. 1.

Five new public sculptures have joined other works on the streets downtown as part of the Anderson Arts Center’s SculpTOUR, a public partnership between the Anderson Arts Center and the City of Anderson to increase public art downtown.

“The South Carolina Theatre Association has been instrumental in my development as a South Carolina theater artist for the past 15 years,” said Ragland. “Being recognized in this way is especially meaningful to me coming from a group of people for whom I care so deeply.”

Over the years, the lake has hosted water ski competitions and demonstrations, including those by the Anderson Ski Bug Club, which received national sponsorships from Cypress Gardens Skis in the late 1950s.

Seven of the 11 candidates seeking to fill the U.S. House 3 Seat for South Carolina vacated by Jeff Duncan were on hand for the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce candidate forum on Thursday. Six Republicans - Sheri Biggs, Kevin Bishop, Franky Franco, Phil Healy, Michael LaPierre and Elspeth Murday - and one Democrat, Byron L. Best took park in the forum. Republicans Mark Burns, Stewart O. Jones, Democrat Francis Guldner, and Alliance Party’s Mike Bedenbaugh did not attend the event

All four candidates for the challenged Anderson County Council seats took part in Thursday’s Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce candidate forum. County Council Chairman Tommy Dunn, and his Dist. 5 challenger Robert McCurry and County Council Vice Chairman Brett Sanders and his challenger Dave Shalaby outlined differences in their approach to serving the county during the forum.

This video features the candidates for coroner: Incumbent Greg Shore and Challenger James Hayes.