Anderson County Council will vote on a proposal to require a 100-foot “undisturbed area” around the boundary of any new subdivision built in the county as part of Tuesday’s 6:30 p.m. meeting in the historic courthouse.

The Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce has reportedly offered the position of interim Chief Executive Officer to retiring United Way of Anderson CEO Carol Burdette. While the paperwork has not been completed, the deal is in motion.

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office wants to do their part to make sure as many local children are not forgotten this Christmas.

The Third Annual “Operation: No Angel Left Behind” partners with Anderson County Schools to provide gifts for those children who might otherwise go without at Christmas.

Anderson County Council will swear in a new member in January.

Anderson native Chris Sullivan, whose family has lived in the area for nearly eight generations, his family started and ran Sullivan Buick for more than five decades, was elected last week to fill the Dist. 1 seat left vacated by John Wright, Jr.

Beginning Thursday at 5:30 p.m., the Anderson County Museum will open and exabit featuring a comprehensive collection of South Carolina. Many of the pieces are rare. British soldiers evacuating Charleston in 1782 after the American Revolution took with them thousands of pounds of silver from the city's homes and churches. The pieces that have survived into the modern day are made more precious by their scarcity. Today Palmetto State silver attracts collectors from all over the globe.

Hope Missions of the Upstate is teaming up this holiday season with other Anderson charities to provide more than 300 backpacks loaded with essentials for our neighbors, friends and family in the community who need help.

The new director of United Way of Anderson County, Anderson native Kevin Capell is no stranger to the area.

Capell, returns to the area from his current position as Vice President for Investor Development and Engagement at the Greenville Chamber of Commerce.

Capell previously served as Director of Business Development and External Affairs for the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce.

They join the rich history of America not best measured by our wars, but by those who fought them. Great conflicts during the first 100 years or so left our soil drenched with the blood or our own soldiers, while many lost their lives in wars at sea.

Carol Burdette said she’s not sure why the United Way of Anderson County leadership “took a chance” on her almost 25 years ago but she – and the community are glad they did.

Burdette will step down from her role as Chief Executive Officer of the United Way of Anderson County at the end of the year, and the accolades and awards have been pouring in since she made the announcement earlier this year.

Honea Path kicked off the Veterans Day weekend Saturday with a parade and a service honoring the area's vets.

The Quilts of Valor also presented quilts to local veterans as part of the service.

A new playground in Williamston’s historic Mineral Springs Park will offer a new place for all children in the area to enjoy the great outdoors.

The playground, which will be open to the public soon, is completely Americans with Disabilities Act accessible, and includes some of the latest designs aimed at both fun and safety, synthetic turf and a fence to keep kids safe.

Anderson County is still cleaning up from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, and it will likely be months before the work is completed, said Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns.

The county is collecting debris and chipping it at the Iva landfill, where the wood chips will soon be available to citizens. The county is also still helping some citizens with storm-related issues while working to secure FEMA funding to pay for all the work.

Harbor Freight Tools on Thursday made official a new expansion in Anderson County, with 36 new jobs and an additional $30 million investment in the county.

“We have been working with Harbor Freight for some time and are pleased to see these new jobs which pay far above the regional and state averages,” said Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns.

After yesterday’s general elections, a few modest changes might make the process both more American and truer to the spirit of elections.

With a turnout of 72 percent, there were few surprises in the state and national voting in Anderson County Tuesday.

In the presidential election, the county cast 65,305 votes for Donald Trump and 23,910 for Kamala Harris.

It was a big night for the state Republican Party with wins in United States House Dist. 3, South Carolina State Senate Dist. 3, S.C. State Senate Dist. 4, and S.C. House Districts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 all going to the GOP.

Anderson County voters rejected a referendum asking for a one-penny sales tax to repair/replace the county’s aging roads and bridges on Tuesday.

A total of 44,121 voted against the referendum which would have put a one-cent tax on all items except groceries for the next seven years. The move would have provided the county $350 million over that time, with an estimated $127 million coming from visitors to the county.

Two Anderson school districts will have new board members following Tuesday’s general election.

Anderson School Dist. 5 will see the biggest changes with the loss of three incumbents.

In Dist. 5, Area 1, Troy L. Haguewood will replace Julie Usherwood. In Dist. 5, Area 7, Tripp Dukes will replace John P. Griffith, and in Dist. 5’s At Large Seat, Bill Thompson will replace Andy Patrick.

Meanwhile, in School Dist. 2, Area 3, John J.C. Neel will replace incumbent Moochie Merritt. Neel took 9,211 votes, 51.25 percent, to Merritt’s 8,712 votes, 48.47 percent.

Anderson County Council on Tuesday approved a contract with Duke Energy to build a $4.8 million generator at the new Anderson County Detention Center.

The project will be paid for in payments of $26,835 per month for 180 months.

COLUMBIA – Over 1.5 million South Carolinians voted early this year for the general election, or more than 45% of all registered voters in the state.

“We are thrilled to see this record-breaking turnout during the early voting period as we head into a highly anticipated Election Day,” Howard Knapp, executive director of the State Election Communication, in a statement Monday. “If you haven’t cast your ballot yet, get to the polls tomorrow and exercise your right to vote.”

According to the commission, 1.47 million people voted early in person in the two-week window between Oct. 21 and Nov. 2, and about 100,000 people have voted absentee by mail so far.

A “Yes” vote tomorrow is crucial to the county’s future, including economic development (companies consider road conditions when scouting locations) as well as the safety of our citizens.

A “No” vote will mean more crumbling roads, higher vehicle maintenance costs and decreased safety for all drivers in our county.

Let’s hope Anderson County voters look to the future and approve the roads referendum in November.