Category: News Releases

Anderson County Announces Owner-Occupied Housing Repair Partnership with Rebuild Upstate

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/anderson-county-announces-owner-occupied-housing-repair-partnership-with-rebuild-upstate/FOR REPAIR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT REBUILD UPSTATE:(864) 643-5711 | info@rebuildupstate.org | www.rebuildupstate.org Anderson County, SC (February 22, 2023) – The Anderson County Council has entered into a partnership with Rebuild Upstate, a nonprofit organization serving Upstate South Carolina, to assist with repairs to qualified owner-occupied housing units in our community. “This initiative is part of our comprehensive effort to promote Read More...

Anderson County Council Members to Serve on ACOG Board of Directors

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/anderson-county-council-members-to-serve-on-acog-board-of-directors/Anderson County Council Members Cindy Wilson and Brett Sanders To Serve on Appalachian Council of Governments Board of Directors District 7 Council Member Cindy Wilson and District 4 Council Member Brett Sanders will represent Anderson County Council on the Appalachian Council of Governments Board of Directors for a two[1]year term beginning this January. For Council Read More...

State of South Carolina Seal https://www.andersoncountysc.org/24254-2/The Anderson County Legislative Delegation will fill a vacancy on the Anderson County Board of Education Area Seven. Chairman Anne Thayer has announced that anyone interested in that area should send a Biography/Resume to the Delegation Office, PO Box 8002, Anderson, SC 29622, by Friday, February 10, 2023. The appointment will be for the balance Read More...

New Fund Helps Cleanup Anderson’s Waterways

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/new-fund-helps-cleanup-andersons-waterways/Anderson County, SC (January 12, 2023) – The Anderson County Watershed Protection Council announced today that they are awarding grants from $30,000 to $90,000 to the Rocky River Conservancy and the Anderson Soil and Water Conservation District. The recipients are launching projects that will improve water quality and education in the county. The water council Read More...

Bass University Catches Top Bass Fishing Professionals back in the Classroom in Anderson

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/bass-university-catches-top-bass-fishing-professionals-back-in-the-classroom-in-anderson/Founded in 2009 by Mike Iaconelli and Pete Gluszek, The Bass University (BU) offers acclaimed bass fishing education programs in three formats: online, in the classroom, and on the water.  The Bass University builds programs that help anglers of all skill levels gain confidence in new tactics and techniques to catch bass consistently. – “Never Stop Read More...

REGISTRY FOR SPECIAL NEEDS IN AN EMERGENCY

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/registry-for-special-needs-in-an-emergency/Anderson County Emergency Management is changing how they approach people with special needs in a life-threatening emergency.  The Special Needs Registry gives first responder details about a person, and their condition, at their fingertips before ever responding to an emergency.  Register yourself or someone you know with special needs by simply inputting their address, their Read More...

Striped Bass Challenge Trophy Series Championship Trail Returns to Green Pond Landing

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/the-striped-bass-challenge-trophy-series-championship-trail-returns-to-green-pond-landing/After many very successful events, The Striped Bass Challenge (SBC) brings the 2023 Winter Classic, one of the four Open/Qualifier tournaments of the Trophy Series Championship Trail, to Green Pond Landing on Jan. 7, 2023.  Tournament organizers Thomas and David Richardson say the folks at Visit Anderson, Anderson County, Anderson Sports & Entertainment Center, and Second Harvest Read More...

County Receives a $500,000 CDBG Grant for New Iva Branch Library

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/county-receives-a-500000-cdbg-grant-for-new-iva-branch-library/Anderson County, in partnership with the Town of Iva and the Anderson County Library System, has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The grant will be used to develop a new Iva branch library location. “This new facility will be a Read More...

Governor Appoints C. Reena Thomason Anderson County Clerk of Court

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/governor-appoints-c-reena-thomason-anderson-county-clerk-of-court/Position Left Vacant Following Passing of The Honorable Richard A. Shirley Anderson County, S.C. (December 16, 2022) – This afternoon, Governor Henry McMaster appointed C. Reena Thomason to serve as Anderson County Clerk of Court. The position was left vacant following the passing of longtime Clerk of Court and former Mayor of Anderson Richard A. Read More...

Fun Facts to Know & Tell – December 2022 Edition

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/fun-facts-to-know-tell-december-2022-edition/Happy Holidays from Santa’s Workshop (Governmental Affairs Section)! The U.S. Bureau of the Census recently released the results of the American Community Survey (ACS) for the five-year period covering 2017 through 2021. As described by the Census Bureau, the ACS “provides a wide range of important statistics about people and housing for every community in Read More...