A new poll finds 41 percent of South Carolinians believe a criminal conviction decreases Donald Trump’s chances of winning the 2024 presidential election.

The revised referendum will remove groceries from the list of items which would add a one-cent sales tax. The move would reduce annual funding for roads by $10-12 million, but still provide more than $30 million annually for roads and bridges work.

Grant is ranked 55th in the world (he was number one in the world in the 18 and under group until his recent birthday dropped him into the over 18 category), and hopes to play well and move up in the international weekend tournament.

The Anderson County Library system kicked off the annual Summer Reading Program on Saturday, with events at the Anderson, Powdersville, and Pendleton libraries that included games, books, and registration for the reading challenge.

Around 300 kayakers and tubers from more than 10 states hit the water as cool weather and good water greeted participants who took part in this year's 14th Annual Saluda River Rally which launched from the upgraded facilities at Dolly Cooper Park.

But what is overlooked is the ramifications of who is elected to the Anderson County Legislative Delegation. The delegation recommends to the governor 116 seats to boards and agencies representing various organizations in the county, which bring great influence on daily life in Anderson County.

At the 6 p.m. honors meeting, council will honor the memory of the life’s work of Willis H. Crosby. A long-time fixture on local radio, hosted programs on WAIM-1230 AM and later a weeknight show on WANS-1280 AM and 107.3 FM before finishing his career at WRIX-1020 AM in 1989.

As initially filed, the regulation itself indicated legislators had until March 2025 to reject or approve it. It was assumed — wrongly, it turned out — that the normal 120-day window wouldn’t apply once the regular session ended.

“I lived in the projects, and I could not help thinking how wonderful it would have been to have adults pour into children my age and bring food and books,” said Anderson County United Way CEO Burdette.

A lawsuit filed May 9, (Erskine College filed a General Creditor - Creditor case represented by Norton, Erik Tison against Icelaven Development Group), is seeking information on why the college loaned money to the holding company for the for-profit Education Management Organization (EMO). The move also raises questions about how the Charter Institute, funded by South Carolina taxpayers, which oversees more than two dozen charter schools, can objectively oversee the schools in which its parent company holds a financial stake.

Why June’s primary could have a profound impact on Anderson County.

More than 100 Kayakers from more than 10 states are expected to visit Dolly Cooper Park Saturday for the launch of the 13th annual Saluda River Rally. Participants may launch at 8 a.m. and must be out of the river by 5 p.m. All proceeds go to the Area 14 Anderson County Special Olympics.

The only grain elevator in a 100-mile radius, the elevator has served as a valuable resource to farmers in the area for decades.

This year the vouchers are for $50 in the form five $10 vouchers. The Anderson County Senior Citizens Program and Anderson County, in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Social Services and other state agencies, will issue the vouchers to eligible senior citizens which can be used to purchase produce at participating farmer’s markets through Oct. 15. The vouchers will be issued on a ‘first come-first serve’ basis until the supply is exhausted. EBT is accepted year-round at are farmers markets.

Thunderstorms pushed the service indoors, but Honea Path celebrated the town’s annual Memorial Day service 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.

I was once among those who made a pointed distinction between Memorial Day and Veterans Day, but a couple of friendships changed my mind.

With thunder rumbling and rain moving in toward the end of the service Sunday afternoon, Iva marked Memorial Day weekend 2024 to honor those from the town who lost their lives in service to their country.

At least one Republican politician borrowed a page from the Atwater book this week when sending out a flyer which on the front labeled her opponent as a Democrat and reckoning his face on the iconic President Barak Obama poster, which made her opponent look very much a minority.

Early voting for the June 11 South Carolina Primary elections begins Tuesday and runs through June 7.

Sunday in at 6:30 p.m. in Iva, the town will hold an event on at the Memorial Park on the town square, followed on Monday by a 10 a.m. event at the Veterans Monument in Honea Path, Monday a 10 a.m. service at Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery and a 10:30 a.m. ceremony at Veterans Park in Pendleton.