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03/07/2025

Enjoyed covering the United Way of Anderson Power of the Purse.

03/05/2025

March is National Athletic Training Month!🏆

03/05/2025

Tuesday afternoon Tea from The Hive

03/01/2025

Celebrating The Hive Honea Path one year anniversary

03/01/2025

02/28/2025

A great luncheon today with Ten at the Top - Upstate South Carolina

02/27/2025

Teas on Wednesday !!!

02/25/2025

A great 2025 State of Clemson!!

02/25/2025

Selfie with Clemson President Dr. Jim Clements at the State of Clemson.

02/25/2025

Important community meeting 📅 March 18, 5:30pm at the Anderson Arts Center.

02/24/2025

Exciting News! The call for session proposals for is officially OPEN! This year’s conference theme is Stronger Together: Museums in a Changing World. We’re thrilled to head to Belton, SC, from September 10-12, 2025, to welcome museum professionals and advocates from across the state and beyond. A special thanks to our host, the Belton Area Museum Association.

A successful conference starts with great sessions! SCFM relies on museum professionals and industry partners with diverse backgrounds, expertise, and experiences to create engaging and relevant sessions for our annual event. We all have valuable insights to share with one another and our communities. Let’s come together to reflect on our successes, learn from our challenges, and strengthen our professional bonds.

We’d love to hear from you! Consider submitting your session proposal today.
For more information and to submit a proposal, please visit https://scmuseums.com/scfm2025/proposals.

The call for proposals ends Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

02/21/2025

Anderson University College of Engineering Open House

I attended the Anderson University College of Engineering Open House and was impressed! Great facilities, innovative programs, and passionate faculty shaping future engineers.

📍 Anderson University | 🏗️ Engineering

02/21/2025

The Smithsonian is coming to Belton and we would love you to be a part of this historic event!

On Sunday, March 2, from 3 – 5 pm, the Belton Area Museum Association will host a community celebration at the Belton Depot marking the opening of SPARK! Places of Innovation!

This traveling Smithsonian Museums on Main Street exhibit explores the unique combination of places, people, and circumstances that sparks innovation and invention in rural communities. Photographs, engaging interactives, objects, videos, and digital stories bring a multilayered experience to reveal the leaders, challenges, successes, and future of innovation in each town.

In addition to the large panels and interactive displays from the Smithsonian, there will also be displays celebrating the many ways Beltonians have used creativity and innovation in everything from industry to music and the arts.

Included in the local content, visitors will be able to watch interviews about the integration of the local schools, conducted by Belton Middle School students. They can check out inventions designed by students at the career centers in Anderson County this year. Attendees can meet entrepreneurs and inventors who have obtained patents for their ideas and learn about their experiences with the process. There will also be an opportunity for people to create their own invention.

The museum will be hosting a variety of activities in conjunction with this exhibit. Check out BAMA’s page for more information about the SPARK! Invention Convention, the SPARK! Farm to Fork Event, and the SPARK! Communal Pen Writing Seminar.

The exhibit will be open through April 12, 2025. Make plans to stop by to see this exciting exhibit and learn about the imaginative ways people have used their creative spark.

The museum is open Wednesday-Friday 9 am-2 pm, and Saturdays 10 am-12 noon. Special tours can be arranged at other times by contacting the museum at 864-338-7400 or emailing [email protected].

The exhibit is free to visit thanks to our sponsors: Humanities SC, WebbCraft Family Foundation, BOSCH, City of Belton HTAX and Anderson County ATAX.

Come join us on Sunday, March 2, for the first glimpse of this amazing exhibit!

02/20/2025

Exciting Day in Anderson!

I had the privilege of attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Congresswoman Sherry Biggs’ new office in Anderson. It was great to see such strong community support and hear about her vision for serving our district. Wishing her and her team all the best as they work to make a positive impact for our community!

02/20/2025

While our district office has been open and working since the first week of being sworn into office, we are excited to provide an opportunity to formalize the office and encourage you to drop by to meet our staff, know the faces of those who help assist in serving our great district, and know that they you have the opportunity to share what’s on your mind with me in-person.

It’s been a great honor to serve the people of South Carolina’s Third District over the past month; we’ve already led on some incredibly important issues, but the best is yet to come.

I invite you to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony and drop-in open house meet-and-greet this Thursday from 10am - 2pm at 303 West Beltline Blvd in Anderson.

02/19/2025

Eastern Engineered Wood Products selects Anderson County to establish the first South Carolina operation
$18.7 million investment will create 31 new jobs

Eastern Engineered Wood Products (Eastern), a wholesale distributor of engineered wood products, today announced it selects Anderson County to establish the company’s first South Carolina operation. The $18.7 million investment will create 31 new jobs.

Founded in Pennsylvania in 1998, Eastern supplies engineered wood products to building materials dealers and lumberyards across the East Coast. The company also provides technical support to customers, including product placement drawings, product specification assistance, and sales education.

Eastern’s new distribution center, to be located at 110 Milliken Drive in Belton, will service lumber dealers and component manufacturers in South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee.

Operations are expected to start later this year, with full completion of the project in early 2026. Individuals interested in joining the Eastern team should visit the company’s careers page.

The Coordinating Council for Economic Development awarded a $100,000 Set-Aside grant to Anderson County to assist with the costs of site preparation and building construction.

QUOTES

“Establishing this new location in Anderson County, South Carolina, is an exciting next step in our growth and expansion strategy. We have long recognized the need for our products and services in the Southeast, and the Upstate of South Carolina is the ideal area from which to support that need. Support from the state and local authorities has been tremendous, and we look forward to working together as we grow our operation.”
-Eastern Engineered Wood Products President Todd Lindsey

“When companies like Eastern Engineered Wood Products choose to establish operations in South Carolina, it’s a win for our people, the community and the entire state. Eastern’s $18.7 million investment is great news for Anderson County, and we congratulate the company on this new distribution operation.”
-Gov. Henry McMaster

“South Carolina’s premier location makes it the perfect place for distribution companies to move products efficiently to customers. Congratulations to Eastern Engineered Wood Products and Anderson County on this announcement and 31 new jobs it will bring to the Upstate. We are proud to welcome Eastern to our business community.”
-Secretary of Commerce Harry M. Lightsey III

“Congratulations to Eastern Engineered Wood Products on its investment in Anderson County. We are excited and grateful for the job creation and investment that will add to our ever-growing economy. Anderson County is committed to a strong partnership with our industries and will do what we can to help them succeed.”
-Anderson County Councilman Greg Elgin

“The city of Belton is proud to welcome Eastern Engineered Wood Products to our community. We are thankful for the opportunities and resources Eastern will bring to our city. We look forward to being a part of Eastern’s prosperous future."
-City of Belton Mayor Eleanor Dorn

FIVE FAST FACTS
• Eastern Engineered Wood Products (Eastern) selects Anderson County to establish the company’s first South Carolina operation.
• The company’s $18.7 million investment will create 31 new jobs.
• Eastern is a wholesale distributor of engineered wood products.
• The company will be located at 110 Milliken Drive in Belton, S.C.
• Individuals interested in joining the Eastern team should visit the company’s careers page.

Individuals interested in joining the Eastern team should visit the company’s careers page, https://www.eewp.com/careers.

02/18/2025

02/18/2025

AOP Showcase