News updates, events and more, including interviews with: Kimberly Spears 1:50 Soirée   Honea Path Mayor Christopher Burton 13:30   Pelzer Mayor Will Ragland 22:02   Williamston Mayor Rockey Burgess 40:14   Abigail Burden, Belton Museum Director 58:15   Belton Museum Board Member Jeremiah Palmer (Geer-Gantt High School). 59:50   Nashville Singer/Songwriter Margaret Haynie 1:02:50   Hope Mission Dave Phillips. 1:11

Anderson Observer Podcast

Soirée, Expanding Downtown, town updates, serving downtown, a missing drum is home and a rising Nashville star

Interviews: Rusty Burns :54 seconds Pendleton Mayor Frank Crenshaw 35:46 Belton Mayor Eleanor Dorn 44:08 Belton Police Chief Ross Richer 54:27 West Pelzer Police Chief Scott Stoller 1:08:49 Iva Town Manager Tim Taylor 1:34:29 Anderson County Council Vice Chairman Brett Sanders 1:56:27 Anderson County Director of Governmental Affairs Steve Newton 2:07:57 Dr. Anthony Guiseppi-Elie 2:30:14

Updates from Anderson County, Belton, Iva, news and more

Interviews Cancer Association of Anderson Director Angie Stringer South Main Chapel and Mercy Center Pastor Kurt Stutler/Ellizabeth Hiott on a Ride Sharing program for those needing transportation to work. Anderson County Sheriff Deputy John Wilkinson talks about his days as "Stone Mountain," the WWF champion Anderson School Dist. 5 Coach Dickie Smith, Superintendent Tom Wilson and YMCA CEO Joe Drennon on the new regional Cross Country facility coming to Anderson And Belton hires a new police chief, Calhoun Falls native Ross Richey

Labor Day, Balloons, Ride Sharing, WWF World Champion, New Cross Country Facility, and a new Police Chief for Belton

Inverviews: Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns Anderson University President Evan Whitaker Sullivan's Metropolitan Grill Owner Bill Nickas Anderson County Councilman Ray Graham and some of the royalty from Skin's Hot Dogs

Good News, Updates on County, Anderson University, Birthdays at First Baptist Church, Skin's and Peoples Bank and more

Interviews Dr. Kim Sanders. PAWS Robbie Binnicker School Dist. 1 Kathy Hipp School Dist. 3 Galen DeHay Tri-County Technical College Pelzer Heritage Commission officers Dianne Lollis and Larry Coker

Aug. 15, 2021: School Days, Dog Days, Days of Virus, and Good Citizens Honored

Interviews with: Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns Anderson County Council Vice Chair Brett Sanders Anderson School Dist. 2 Superintendent Jason Johns Anderson School Dist. 4 Superintendent Dee Christopher Anderson School Dist. 5 Superintendent Tom Wilson Voter Registration Director Laura Booth

Updates from School Districts 2, 3, 5, County's July Update, Voter Registration and Redistricting, Fountain of Restoration and more...

Interviews with Richard Farr, Shuk Hamdan, David Huff, April Cameron, Katy Smith, plus news and updates.

Fast Trains, Hot Days for Fire Commission, Muddy Shores of Asbury, Honoring Gracie Floyd, New Williamston Fire Chief, New Iva Police Chief and more...

Interviews Anderson County Governmental Affairs Director Steve Newton Parks Director Matt Schell PAWS Director Dr. Kim Sanders Solid Waste Director Greg Smith AIM Founder and Director Kristi King-Brock County Council Vice Chairman Brett Sanders County Administrator Rusty Burns City of Belton Acting Mayor Eleanor Dorn

Sunshine Brings Heat and Construction Projects, PAWS, AIM. Update with Anderson Count Administrator Rusty Burns and more

Anderson Area Remembrance and Reconciliation Initiative interviews Dr. Rev. Ankoma Anderson City of Anderson Mayor Terence Roberts Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns Juana Slade Faith Line retires interviews Annie Sutton Dani Lubsen Sara Lead Brianna McDonell Rusty Burns Faith Line City of Belton Update Acting Mayor Eleanor Dorn Foster Care Oasis of Hope Ali Bragdon Rhonda Sims Anderson County Dispatch 911 Officers Honored Anderson County Emergency Management Director David Baker Anderson County Sheriff's Dept. Major Bill Vaughn      

A move to remember and encourage reconciliation, an Anderson legend retires, Belton update, honoring 911 dispatch, and encouraging foster parents

Interviews with Anderson Mayor Terence Roberts and United Way Executive Director Carol Burdette on the passing of Al Norris Interview Pendleton Mayor Frank Crenshaw on the Spring Jubilee and growth of the town. Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns March update on economic development, recreation, roads, new website, upcoming budget. Anderson City Councilman Kyle Newton discusses the city's extension of the mask ordinance. Brianna McDonell, who is director of the communications for the Anderson County Library system, discusses how Spring brings new offerings, including seeds for your garden, fishing gear and free passes to S.C. State Parks.

Saying Goodbye to Al Norris, Anderson County Updates, Pendleton Jubilee/Frank Crenshaw Interview, Library offers more than books and more

Anderson County partners with AIM to distribute $6.1 million in COVID rent relief, in-person high school graduation, proms and the end of virtual school for Anderson School Dist. 5; a new app aims to make interacting with county easier; T.L. Hanna says goodbye to its second winningest coach of all time; the Cancer Association of Anderson celebrates a birthday, all on this week’s Anderson Observer Podcast, news from people you trust. Interviews AIM: Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns and AIM Founder and Executive Director Kristi King-Brock 1:15 New County App, County Councilman Jimmy Davis 13:25 School Dist. 5 Superintendent Tom Wilson 16:10 Retiring Volleyball Coach Becky Easton 42:02 Cancer Association of Anderson Kathryn Smith and Angie Stringer 1:00:56  

County/AIM tRent Relief, Need County Communication App, Dist. 5 Graduation, Prom, Virtual School, Becky Easton Retires, CAA Marks 18 Years

This is a series of short interviews with the candidates seeking to fill the seat left vacant by the passing of Gracie Floyd.

Anderson County Council Dist. 2 Candidates - Democrat Arsenio Mandrake Walker

Anderson County Council Dist. 2 Candidates - Republican David Standard

Anderson County Council Dist. 2 Candidates - Democrat Marian A. Robinson

Anderson County County Dist. 2 Candidates - Democrat Micah Jenkins

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