Author: Anderson County News

Annual You Are Beautiful Pageant is Coming Up

Posted on January 4, 2019 by - Uncategorized

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/annual-you-are-beautiful-pageant-is-coming-up/The Annual Special Needs pageant put on by Freedom Fitness and Beauty Rocks pageantry is coming near. The event will be held at the Anderson Civic Center on January 31st starting at 6:30 PM with $7 admission at the door. If anyone would like to give to this event, there are sponsorship and auction item Read More...

Christmas Tree Recycling After the Holidays

Posted on January 4, 2019 by - Uncategorized

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/christmas-tree-recycling-after-the-holidays/Anderson County Solid Waste encourages all residents to recycle after the holiday season. Every effort helps to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in our landfills. Several programs are in place to assist residents in their recycling efforts, such as the Christmas Tree Collection at our convenience centers. Anderson County is working with Read More...

The Striped Bass Challenge Returns to Green Pond Landing, Lake Hartwell, South Carolina Winter Classic Tournament

Posted on January 4, 2019 by - Uncategorized

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/the-striped-bass-challenge-returns-to-green-pond-landing-lake-hartwell-south-carolina-winter-classic-tournament/FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | JANUARY 3, 2019 After a several very successful events, The Striped Bass Challenge (SBC) brings the 2019 Winter Classic to Green Pond Landing on January 5, 2019. Tournament organizer Mike Dillon says the folks at Visit Anderson, Anderson County, Anderson Sports & Entertainment Center, and Golden Harvest Food Bank make putting Read More...

Bosch Expanding Anderson County Operations

Posted on November 30, 2018 by - Economic Development, News Releases

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/bosch-expanding-anderson-county-operations/COLUMBIA, S.C. – Bosch, a leading global supplier of technology and services, is expanding its existing Anderson County operations. To accommodate the company’s continued growth, Bosch is investing an additional $45 million. Employing approximately 402,000 associates worldwide, Bosch is a leading Internet of Things company that offers innovative solutions for smart homes, smart cities, connected Read More...

CJCC December 2018 Meeting

Posted on November 29, 2018 by - Administration, Councils & Committees, Courts

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/cjcc-december-2018-meeting/ANDERSON, SC (November 29, 2018) – The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) of Anderson County will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, December 3, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. at the Anderson County Main Library, 300 North McDuffie Street, Anderson, SC. During this meeting, the CJCC Executive Committee will present an overview of detention Read More...

Team Palmetto Wrestling Welcomes “Southeastern Border Wars” December 1st & 2nd, 2018

Posted on November 29, 2018 by - Anderson Sports & Entertainment Center, News Releases

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/team-palmetto-wrestling-welcomes-southeastern-border-wars-december-1st-2nd-2018/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | ANDERSON, SC (November 28, 2018) – Team Palmetto Wrestling proudly announces the first-ever “Southeastern Border Wars” wrestling competition Saturday, December 1st and Sunday, December 2nd at the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center, 3027 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Anderson.  The two-day event, hosted by the South Carolina Youth Wrestling Association, features Read More...

S.C Rural Infrastructure Authority Awards $1.2 Million for Anderson County Projects

Posted on November 15, 2018 by - Economic Development, News Releases, Uncategorized

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/s-c-rural-infrastructure-authority-awards-1-2-million-for-anderson-county-projects/Anderson County, S.C. (November 14, 2018) – Local residents and businesses stand to benefit from more than $1.2 million in grants awarded recently by the South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority for three projects in Anderson County. Powdersville Water Company: $500,000 for water line infrastructure upgrades along the Highway 153 corridor; Big Creek Water and Sewage Read More...

Runway 5-23 Ribbon Cutting & Groundbreaking for the New Airport Terminal

Posted on September 26, 2018 by - Anderson Regional Airport, News Releases

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/runway-5-23-ribbon-cutting-groundbreaking-for-the-new-airport-terminal/Anderson County, S.C. (September 26, 2018) – On Thursday September 27th at 10 AM, Anderson County leaders will usher in a new era at Anderson Regional Airport with a groundbreaking ceremony for the airport’s new terminal.  This celebration will coincide with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand reopening of the airport’s main runway, which has Read More...

Element Materials Technology opening Anderson County facility

Posted on September 26, 2018 by - Economic Development, News Releases

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/element-materials-technology-opening-anderson-county-facility/Element Materials Technology opening Anderson County facility Piedmont, S.C. location to result in the creation of 31 new jobs COLUMBIA, S.C. – Element Materials Technology (Element), a leader in materials and product qualification testing, today announced plans to open new operations in Anderson County. The company’s $3.4 million investment is projected to create 31 new Read More...

Anderson County Museum opens first escape room in Anderson

Posted on September 21, 2018 by - Anderson County Museum, News Releases

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/anderson-county-museum-opens-first-escape-room-in-anderson/ANDERSON — The Anderson County Museum is about having fun as you learn the history of Anderson County and South Carolina. Director Beverly Childs joined the museum in January 2008 and her mantra then was the same as it is today – “we have to be in the entertainment business to survive. We have to Read More...

Meeting Notice: Anderson County Transportation Committee to Meet on September 24, 2018

Posted on September 17, 2018 by - Anderson County Transportation Committee, Public Notices, Public Works

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/meeting-notice-anderson-county-transportation-committee-to-meet-on-september-24-2018/MEETING NOTICE | AGENDA Monday, September 24, 2018 | 3:30 PM Legislative Delegation Conference Room Ronald P. Townsend Building   AGENDA Call to Order and Invocation Approval of Minutes June 11, 2018 Financial Update Uncommitted Balance: $3,616,580 Annual Report Requests for Funding/Estimates Honea Path  – $1,031,430.04   Town of Pelzer  – $257,655 Anderson County – $3,107,000 Read More...