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The Corps of Engineers is taking public comment for their tentative plans to install an inflatable water park at the Big Water Marina on the South Carolina side in Anderson. It’s called a Wibit and plans are to install and operate it just off shore at the Marina. The Wibit is basically a large inflatable obstacle course with water slides […]

The weather has not been kind to Royston’s plans for an Arbor Day Celebration. Initially, they had planned to hold the celebration and tree planting on March 23, but the threat of severe weather prompted City officials to move it to yesterday, April 6. But again, the threat of storms prompted yet another move to next Tuesday, April 12 at […]

A 90-day moratorium set last month by the Franklin County Commission on applications for new residential developments ended Monday night instead of in June. Commissioners voted 3 to 1 to cancel the moratorium. Franklin County Commission Chair Jason Macomson cited the recommendations by Assistant County Manager Scott DeLozier to go with a Unified Development Code rather than a one-size-fits-all zoning […]

There will be no multi-family townhome development in Franklin County near Sandy Cross. At their regular meeting Monday evening, the Board of Commissioners voted to take the Planning Commission’s recommendation and deny a rezoning request from Corridor Development, Inc. of Lawrenceville to change the zoning from Agriculture Intensive to Residential Multifamily. The Company wanted to build 399 townhome units and […]

City of Lavonia employees will be getting a cost of living raise beginning with next month’s paycheck. At the City Council meeting Monday, the Council voted to give employees a 3% cost of living adjustment after hearing from City Manager Charles Cawthon. Noting that food prices are going up another 10% in the coming months along with the higher cost […]