Entries by Shannon Hill

USCOG July 2024 County-Specific Activities Report

Upper Savannah Council of Governments provides a wide scope of services and performs many functions. This activities report highlights this information and offers us the chance to regularly communicate our general activities in your county with you. Download the July report here.    

Town of McCormick Receives Grant for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

The Town of McCormick has received a $50,000 grant from the S.C. Energy Office to install two electric vehicle charging stations. Upper Savannah COG helped apply for the grant on behalf of the Town and will administer the project. McCormick Mayor Roy Smith Jr. is thankful for the funding. “I feel the electric vehicle charging […]

USCOG June 2024 County-Specific Activities Report

Upper Savannah Council of Governments provides a wide scope of services and performs many functions. This activities report highlights this information and offers us the chance to regularly communicate our general activities in your county with you. Download the June report here.

Clinton-Joanna Wastewater Treatment Plant Receives Second CDBG Grant Award

Upper Savannah COG Community Development staff prepared and submitted the grant application on behalf of Laurens County. The grant award will help Laurens County continue the project that was awarded in August 2022 but came in over budget. The latest grant award will be Phase II of the project. In June 2023, the project for […]

USCOG May 2024 County-Specific Activities Report

Upper Savannah Council of Governments provides a wide scope of services and performs many functions. This activities report highlights this information and offers us the chance to regularly communicate our general activities in your county with you. Download the May report here.

Upper Savannah COG Gives Recognition to Volunteer Ombudsman Lewis, Duncan

In honor of National Volunteer Week in May, the Upper Savannah Regional Long Term Care Ombudsman Program recently recognized Chasity Lewis and Natasha Duncan for their work as Volunteer Ombudsman. Volunteer Ombudsman are volunteers who conduct friendly routine visits at assisted living facilities and nursing homes providing information and education to residents, their families, and […]

CDBG Grant Provides Much Needed Truck to City of Clinton Fire Department

City of Clinton Fire Chief Jeremy Marshall described his emotions as “a sigh of relief” when the department’s new fire truck arrived on May 29. The City was awarded a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant in November 2021 for purchase of a new truck. Upper Savannah COG Workforce Development staff applied for and submitted the […]

USCOG April 2024 County-Specific Activities Report

Upper Savannah Council of Governments provides a wide scope of services and performs many functions. This activities report highlights this information and offers us the chance to regularly communicate our general activities in your county with you. Download the April report here.

USCOG March 2024 County-Specific Activities Report

Upper Savannah Council of Governments provides a wide scope of services and performs many functions. This activities report highlights this information and offers us the chance to regularly communicate our general activities in your county with you. Download the March report here.

USCOG February 2024 County-Specific Activities Report

Upper Savannah Council of Governments provides a wide scope of services and performs many functions. This activities report highlights this information and offers us the chance to regularly communicate our general activities in your county with you. Download the February report here.