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Anderson County Legislative Delegation to Meet | June 22, 2022

Posted on April 19, 2022 by - News Releases

State of South Carolina Seal https://www.andersoncountysc.org/anderson-county-legislative-delegation-to-meet-on-june-22-2022/Representative Westley P. “West” Cox, Chairman of the Anderson County Legislative Delegation, has called a  Delegation Meeting to be held  on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 6:00 P.M., at the Ronald Townsend Government Building, 2404 N. Main St., Anderson, SC. DNR Request – $50,000 – Training Classroom – Anderson Boat HouseConsider Appointment to the Following Commission:Anderson Read More...

Kelley Engineering expanding operations in Anderson County

Posted on April 14, 2022 by - Uncategorized

The word KELLEY Engineering with the word KELLEY underlined in green. The website listed is www.kelley-eng.com. The text is in blue font. https://www.andersoncountysc.org/kelley-engineering-expanding-operations-in-anderson-county/Kelley Engineering expanding operations in Anderson County $6 million investment to create 80 new jobs Kelley Engineering, a premier designer and manufacturer of custom automation equipment, today announced plans to expand operations in Anderson County. The company’s $6 million investment will create 80 new jobs.  Founded in 2015, Kelley Engineering provides automation equipment, computer numerical Read More...

Dolly Cooper Park Improvements to Include Accessible Picnic Shelter and Expanded Parking Lot  

Posted on April 11, 2022 by - News Releases

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/dolly-cooper-park-improvements-to-include-accessible-picnic-shelter-and-expanded-parking-lot/County Council to Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony at Dolly Cooper Park for Most Significant Park Improvements in Many Years  Improvements to Include Accessible Picnic Shelter and Expanded Parking Lot  Anderson County, S.C. (April 11, 2022) – On Friday, April 15th at 10:00 a.m., County Council will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for improvements at Dolly Cooper Park in Powdersville.  County Read More...

Planning Department: Guadalupe Franchi, Recipient of the Debbie Lieu Memorial Award

Posted on April 7, 2022 by - News Releases, Uncategorized

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/guadalupe-franchi-recipient-of-the-debbie-lieu-memorial-award/Guadalupe Franchi received the Debbie Lieu Memorial Award on Friday, April 1, 2022, at Clemson University Brooks Center. John Gaber, Ph.D., AICP, Professor and Chair of City Planning and Real Estate Development presented the award to Guadalupe Franchi.  The Debbie Lieu Memorial Award was established to honor Debbie Lieu’s memory and awarded to one Clemson Read More...

East-West Parkway Park Named in Memory of the Late County Councilman Francis M. Crowder, Sr.

Posted on April 7, 2022 by - News Releases

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/east-west-parkway-park-in-memory-of-the-late-county-councilman-francis-m-crowder-sr/County Council to Hold Dedication Ceremony at East-West Parkway Park in Memory of the Late County Councilman Francis M. Crowder, Sr.Crowder Championed Creation of East-West Parkway andRegulations to Preserve Natural Beauty of Area Anderson County, S.C. (April 7, 2022) – On Sunday, April 10that 3:00 p.m., County Council will hold a dedication ceremony at the Read More...

American Outlaws Anderson Chapter, County Council, and Partners to Hold Dedication and Ribbon Cutting at Wellington Park

Posted on April 1, 2022 by - News Releases

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/american-outlaws-anderson-chapter-county-council-and-partners-to-hold-dedication-and-ribbon-cutting-at-wellington-park/Partnership Results in New Accessible Basketball/Soccer Facility & Naming of Ballfield after Jackie Ray Poore, Sr Anderson County, S.C. (April 1, 2022) – Tomorrow, April 2nd, at 1 pm at Wellington Park, 4010 Calvert Street, Anderson, representatives from Anderson County, the Over Under Initiative, American Outlaws Anderson Chapter, and other community groups will dedicate the new basketball/soccer Read More...

Piedmont Riverfront Park Drop-In

Posted on February 22, 2022 by - News Releases

Anderson County Logo https://www.andersoncountysc.org/piedmont-riverfront-park-drop-in/Anderson County, S.C. (February 22, 2022) – Anderson County will hold a public information and comment session concerning the development of Piedmont Riverfront Park. This “drop-in” – style session will be held on Monday, February 28 from 5 to 7 PM at the Piedmont Community Center, 1 Main Street in Piedmont.  A conceptual site plan, draft environmental assessment, Read More...

Anderson County Announces Notice of Public Comment Period for Piedmont Riverfront

Posted on February 16, 2022 by - Uncategorized

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/anderson-county-announces-notice-of-public-comment-period-for-piedmont-riverfront/Anderson County is applying for funding from the National Park Service Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). If awarded, funds will be used to support development of Piedmont Riverfront Park, a public access facility on the Saluda River. This new facility will become an integral part of the Saluda River Blue Trail, which currently extends Read More...

South Carolina’s Only FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Regional 

Posted on February 10, 2022 by - News Releases

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/south-carolinas-only-first-robotics-competition-frc-regional/FIRST South Carolina announces the inaugural Electric City Regional taking place at the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center in Anderson, SC. Hundreds of high school STEM students from across the southeast will compete at the robotics competition that serves as a qualifying event for the FRC Championship in Houston, TX.  (Anderson, SC, March 9-12, 2022) Read More...

County Council Announces Record EMS Response Times

Posted on January 31, 2022 by - Uncategorized

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/county-council-announces-record-ems-response-times/Public Safety Committee Receives Update Detailing Unprecedented Numbers Anderson County, S.C. (January 31, 2022) – At its meeting earlier today, the Anderson County Council Public Safety Committee received an update on the new unified EMS system in Anderson County, and the record response times are unprecedented.  Only four months in, the new system is 100% staffed Read More...

Anderson County & Upcountry Fiber Announces High-Speed Internet Agreement

Posted on January 27, 2022 by - Uncategorized

Anderson County Logo https://www.andersoncountysc.org/anderson-county-upcountry-fiber-announces-high-speed-internet-agreement/UPCOUNTRY FIBER TO ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO BRING 2800 MILES OF HIGH-SPEED FIBER INTERNET TO UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED ANDERSON COUNTY ADDRESSES WHO:                    Upcountry Fiber (a partnership between Blue Ridge Electric and West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperatives) and Anderson County  WHAT:                 Upcountry Fiber has been selected by Anderson County to bring high-speed fiber internet to key areas of Read More...

Record Level of Employment Heading Into The New Year

Posted on December 22, 2021 by - News Releases

Historic courthouse building with palmetto tree and crescent moon in background. https://www.andersoncountysc.org/record-level-of-employment-heading-into-the-new-year/Anderson County Sees Record Level of Employment Heading Into The New Year – Unemployment Rate Drops To 2.7% Anderson County, S.C.  (December 22, 2021) — 89,383 Anderson County residents were employed as of November, according to new data released by the SC Department of Employment & Workforce. “One year ago, almost 4,500 of our friends Read More...