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Saluda County EMS Director Emphasizes the Importance of CDBG Project’s Potential to Save Lives

December 22, 2025/in News

Saluda County Emergency Medical Services Director Jacob Starnes is thankful for a Community Development Block Grant which will fund life-saving equipment for a county which does not have an emergency […]

CDBG Grants Will Award Life-Saving Equipment to Saluda County, Facility Improvements in Greenwood, Abbeville Counties

December 16, 2025/in News

Life-saving equipment for Saluda County is among three Community Development Block Grants awarded to the Upper Savannah Region, the State announced this week. Grants were awarded to Saluda, Greenwood and […]

Elvis Impersonator, Ice Cream Truck, Tattoo Station Among Highlights at Upper Savannah Senior Day

October 1, 2025/in News

They ate ice cream, got tattoos, played games, enjoyed popcorn, won door prizes and danced to some really good music. No, these weren’t kids. But for a day, many of […]

Dept. of Archives Gives Tips to Municipal Clerks About Record Keeping; Documents Like George Washington’s Letter Date Back to 1700s

August 4, 2025/in News

“Sir, in deliverance of the enclosed resolution I have the honor to transmit to your Excellency a copy of the amendments proposed to be added (to) the Constitution of the […]

Consultants from Montana Hoping to Help Create Transit Systems in Abbeville, Laurens and Saluda Counties

June 17, 2025/in News

Two consultants from a far-away place are hoping to help create public transit systems for Abbeville, Laurens and Saluda counties, producing a feasibility study not intended to “sit on a […]

Sewer Rehab Project in Mathews Mill Community Has Been Completed; Other Current CDBG Projects in Final Phases of Construction

June 16, 2025/in News

One of several current Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects has been completed with a second phase of sewer line replacements in the Mathews Mill community in Greenwood County. The […]

SC Agency Seeking Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief Action Plan Input Thursday in Greenwood

June 9, 2025/in News

A town hall public meeting will be held in Greenwood Thursday, June 12, where the South Carolina Office of Resilience (SCOR) will request public input on a Hurricane Helene disaster […]

Upper Savannah Area Agency on Aging Receives the Remainder of its Federal Funding

June 4, 2025/in News

The Upper Savannah Area Agency on Aging (AAA) has received Older Americans Act (OAA) federal funding through Sept. 30, 2026, AAA Director Peggy Merritt announced this week. “The mood is […]

Upper Savannah Land Trust Celebrates 25-Year Anniversary with Annual Meeting Filled with History Lessons

May 14, 2025/in News

Upper Savannah Land Trust (USLT) Secretary Rick Green can trace the beginnings of USLT back to October 7, 1999, as the organization celebrates its 25th anniversary having protected more than […]

Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act Making Big Impact in Upper Savannah Region

May 9, 2025/in News

A total of 2,225 program completers received services from the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Program in the Upper Savannah Region in Program Year 2023, according to recently released […]

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