Category: News Releases

Celebrate Anderson Weekend | Hot Air Affair Announced

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/celebrate-anderson-weekend-hot-air-affair-announced/Celebrate Anderson Weekend is September 1 – 3, 2023 at the Anderson Sports & Entertainment Center. The Cancer Association of Anderson’s Annual Hot Air Affair: Rising Above Cancer joins Anderson County’s Celebrate Anderson for a spectacular 2023 Labor Day Weekend! Celebrate Anderson is our community’s largest annual outdoor concert focusing on family, fun, and camaraderie. Read More...

ARC Awards Anderson County $9.2M for Road Improvements to Support Local Economic

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/arc-awards-anderson-county-9-2m-for-road-improvements-to-support-local-economic/Anderson County has been awarded a $9,271,519 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Local Access Road program. The funds will support improvements to the I-85 Exit 27 southbound off-ramp as well as the construction of an extension to Orange Way, creating a new access roadway between Martin Road (S-4-166) and SC 81 North. These Read More...

Demolition of Distressed Structures

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/demolition-of-distressed-structures/Anderson County, SC (April 24, 2023) – Anderson County Council is pleased to announce the demolition of distressed structures within the County. Funds are in the budget to remove these nuisance properties, and the Council has contracted to eliminate these ten structures from our community. The South Anderson Community Project received $53,480 for demolishing distressed Read More...

Bassmaster Kayak Series takes on Lake Hartwell

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/bassmaster-kayak-series-takes-on-lake-hartwell/Anderson, S.C. (April 13, 2023)– The Yamaha Rightwaters Bassmaster Kayak Series powered by TourneyX will make its first trip to historic Lake Hartwell April 15-16, and local angler Joshua Diehl believes plenty of bass will be caught in a variety of different ways.  “This is one of the best times of year to be on Hartwell. It is a great draw and Read More...

Tourism Professionals from Across the Southeast Head to Anderson for Annual Conference

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/tourism-professionals-from-across-the-southeast-head-to-anderson-for-annual-conference/Visit Anderson is honored to host the annual Southeastern Travel Counselors Alliance (STCA) Conference April 17 through April 19. STCA is a regional organization for Welcome Center professionals from 13 southeastern states and Maine.  The main goals of STCA’s annual meetings are to make connections and share information and best practices. This year’s agenda includes topics Read More...

HomeSchool Extravaganza Planned at the Anderson County Museum

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/homeschool-extravaganza-planned-at-the-anderson-county-museum/All homeschoolers are invited to attend May 5, 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Come one, come all to the exciting Homeschool Extravaganza – an event planned just for homeschooled students. The Anderson County Museum has let history speak for 40 years. This event is planned as an interactive and engaging way for homeschool students to Read More...

Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail to Crown the 2023 Silver Anniversary National Champions

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/fishers-of-men-national-tournament-trail-to-crown-the-2023-silver-anniversary-national-champions/Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail Arrives in Anderson to Crown 2023 Silver Anniversary National Champions. This week, nearly 350 anglers will converge on Lake Hartwell for the prestigious Berkley Classic Series National Championship.  Championship qualifiers have traveled from 44 Divisions around the country, spanning from Texas to Maine and over 20 states in between.  Read More...

ACTC Approves Roads Resurfacing

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/actc-approves-roads-resurfacing/The Anderson County Council is pleased to accept the bid approved by the Anderson County Transportation Committee (ACTC) for full-depth patching, leveling, and resurfacing roads in the County. ACTC #131 Resurfacing List: Griffin Road (S-4-208) Stegall Road  North Street (S-4-351) Dalrymple Road (S-4-97) The $2.7M contract has been awarded to Pickens Construction. Once complete, this Read More...

Palmetto Boat Center High School Tournament Trail on March 18, 2023 – Green Pond Landing, Anderson, SC

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/palmetto-boat-center-high-school-tournament-trail-on-march-18-2023-green-pond-landing-anderson-sc/Palmetto Boat Center Tournament Trails, LLC, will be hosting a tournament at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, SC, on Saturday March 18, 2023.  Blast off will be approximately 7:00 am each day.  Weigh in for middle school teams will begin at 1:30 pm.  High School teams will start at 3:00 pm. The event will be held at the Green Read More...

Improvements at the Gracie S. Floyd Event Center at McFall’s Landing

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/improvements-at-the-gracie-s-floyd-event-center-at-mcfalls-landing/Anderson County is pleased to announce the completion of improvements at the Gracie S. Floyd Event Center at McFall’s Landing. The project included access improvements to the courtesy docks and patio extension with a decorative concrete finish. As part of the effort, a wooden fence was removed and replaced by decorative boulders, complementing the building’s Read More...

Anderson County EMS Wins System of the Year; Kelly Wins Director of the Year 

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/anderson-county-ems-wins-system-of-the-year-kelly-wins-director-of-the-year/Statewide Recognition Follows System Revamp and Unprecedented Response Times Anderson County, S.C. (March 6, 2023) – On Saturday, at the 44th annual South Carolina EMS Symposium, the South Carolina EMS Association, in partnership with the South Carolina EMS Network, awarded Anderson County EMS the two highest awards available to EMS in the State of South Carolina. Read More...

Anderson County and AIM Partner to Promote Owner-Occupied Housing Repair

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/anderson-county-and-aim-partner-to-promote-owner-occupied-housing-repair/The Anderson County Council and AIM, an Anderson-based nonprofit human services organization, are joining forces in an effort to assist qualified homeowners with needed housing repairs. “Today’s announcement furthers our mission to promote neighborhood stabilization,” said Anderson County Council Chair Tommy Dunn. “Many of our hard-working citizens and retirees run into situations where they don’t Read More...