When completed, the updated Pelzer Community Center will retain its historic character while meeting modern standards for public use. For Ragland, it’s more than a renovation; it’s a reclamation. “This building tells the story of Pelzer’s people and their resilience,” he said. “To bring it back—not as a relic, but as a living part of the town again—that’s the real goal.”

“It keeps getting bigger and bigger every year,” said Williamston Mayor Rockey Burgess “People from all over come. We got people from Anderson and Greenville, even Spartanburg here today. It's pretty neat to be able to see all the kids come out, dress up, and see the community come together, do something, while the town gives something back to the community.”

“This is our third year having our fish fry, I remember that because this is my fourth year being in office,” said Anderson County Councilman Glenn Davis, who represents Dist. 2. “This is something where we can give back to the community. They need to see me out here serving, and it's just an all-around good time for everybody.”

Council is also set to take up three first-reading zoning amendments to update official maps for the Shirley Store, Neal’s Creek, and Rock Spring voting precincts. Planning Director Alesia Hunter will present those items.

In a doo-wop world, complete with a three-woman Greek Chorus in sequins blending scenes and story, director and cast approach the cult classic not as camp, but as something more precise…

photo courtesy Kelly Crittendon

Westside 48, Fountain Inn 21

T.L. Hanna 55, J.L. Mann 17

BHP 55, Crescent 28

Wren 45, Laurens 14

Pendleton 40, West Oak 14

Powdersville 45, Palmetto 14

Anderson County is closing Oak Hill Drive between Harriet Circle and HWY 81 (approximate location on map). There is a major subsurface washout under Oak Hill Drive. The goal is to reopen within the next week and a half.

“The goal is to ensure the public can safely return to using the road as soon as possible,” said Anderson County Roads and Bridges Manager Jonathan.

For the Halloween season and beyond, you can make it possible for hundreds of families to have food on the table by donating canned goods and non-perishable items collected to stock AIM's Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry.

This event helps jump-start the upcoming holiday season and AIM is inviting the entire community to join, which hopes to provide more than 1,000 boxes of food for holiday meals for those in need.

Fountain Inn at Westside

J.L. Mann at T.L. Hanna

Crescent at BHP

Laurens at Wren

Pendleton at West Oak

Palmetto at Powdersville

“Jack McIntosh was one of the noblest men that I have ever known,” said Anderson County Administrator Rust Burns. “His contributions to Anderson, both those that were public and those that people didn't know about are legion.”

More than 30 years on, Spake’s circle marvels at the clarity of his recall—the remembered pain of a lost match, the unspoken bonds between mother and son. Now a regulatory attorney, Spake’s novel present involves the ordinary rituals of contemporary life: a butterfly garden, a pair of dogs, and family meals. Yet he still returns to Anderson regularly, a place preserved in the amber of his fiction.

Just in time for the Halloween season, the darkly comedic musical follows the story of Seymour Krelborn, a meek floral shop assistant on Skid Row who discovers a strange, wild talking plant he names Audrey II.

For Anderson County, the referendum is not just a ballot initiative. It is a crossroads. Without it, the roads and bridges that knit the community together will continue to erode, isolated from the funds necessary for repair. With it, there is hope—however hard-earned—that preserving the county’s vital arteries is within reach. The message is clear: there is no viable alternative. The time to act is now if roads and bridges are to be saved. 

The argument that it will be a financial hardship rings hollow. A one-penny sales tax is not a financial strain on any citizen, and those who suggest it is are disingenuous. The cost of vehicle/tire repair caused by poor and unsafe roads is far greater than would be paid by this one-percent tax.

At its last meeting, the City Council voted 9–0 on first reading to approve amendments to Division 3 of Article II, Chapter 42 of the Environmental and Nuisance Code — the section that governs unreasonable noise within city limits. City Manager David McCuen said the changes are designed to better define what qualifies as “unreasonable” and to give the Police Department clearer authority for citywide enforcement.

S.C. Sen. Mike Gambrell, R-Dist. 4, said the festival is one of many things that make his hometown special.

“On the water tower says “The Little Town with the Big Heart,” and people here step up when they need to,” said Gambrell. “They take care of each other, we take care of our own, and we take care of everybody else. Always have.”

Westside 43, Emerald 7

T.L. Hanna 42, Woodmont 9

Wren 45, Fountain Inn 34

Crescent 49, West-Oak 0

Pendleton 35, Walhalla 0

Southside Christian 38, Palmetto 10

Powdersville 31, Christ Church Episcopal 28

The telehealth and in-home hospital care programs were both temporary — but increasingly popular — options for Medicare recipients. They allowed doctors and hospitals to bill Medicare for telehealth appointments and in-home visits from nurses to provide care that is generally only available in hospitals.

The shutdown has prevented Congress from extending them.

More than 4 million Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth services in the first half of the year, according to Brown University’s Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research.

If you hear the sirens and see the mass assembling of ambulances, law enforcement vehicles and other commotion at the C. F. Reames Education Center on South McDuffie Street Friday morning, it’s not a real emergency, only a simulation exercise.

Anderson County law enforcement, Anderson County Emergency Management, public schools, and first responders will play distinct but coordinated roles during a mass casualty training event at 8 a.m. Friday, as each group works to train to be more effective and prepared to respond under real-life conditions.

States are doing what they generally do during a federal government shutdown: continuing to operate programs serving some of the neediest people.

That means schools are still serving federally subsidized meals and states are distributing funding for the federal food stamp program. For now.

If the shutdown drags on and federal dollars run out, states can only keep programs going for so long. States may choose to pay for some services themselves so residents keep their benefits.

Anderson County Council approved extending tax incentives for Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd. (“TTI”), after the company committed to creating up to 200 new jobs in the relocation of its floorcare of its North American floorcare and cleaning appliance business - TTI Floorcare North America - from Charlotte to Anderson.

TTI Floorcare North America’s include brands such as HOOVER®, ORECK®, and DIRT DEVIL