Anderson, SC

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Following is the most recent distressed property breakdown for Anderson, SC:

Pre-Foreclosures: 2 properties are in default

Auctions: 1 properties are up for auction

Bank-Owned: 200 properties are bank-owned

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The 3rd Annual weekly music event in downtown Anderson has the Groove Planet band this Thursday August 27th from 6 to 9PM at the Courthouse Square on Main Street.

Be sure to check it out and take an opportunity to check out Matty's restaurant for some great food at a great price!

In my younger days I was quite the night owl and was known to stay out until the sun came up. But now I am usually ready for the bed early, and since the wife has started back to her job at TL Hanna, she is ready for bed early too. Sometimes though, something comes along worth staying up late for.

Like the People's Bank 30th Annual Midnight Flight in Anderson on Friday, September the 4th. There is a 1 mile, 5K and 10K run and you need to visit the Midnight Flight website to check out all the details. It is a pretty big tradition in Anderson and if you are a runner, you need to check it out!

AnMed Health is going to be offering free cardiovascular screenings to 200 people during a two-day StrokeScore event in Anderson.

The event will be held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 from 8 a.m. until noon each day. People will be checked for warning signs of stroke risk and peripheral artery disease. Registration is required in advance because space is limited so please call ASAP.

The screenings will take place at the AnMed Health Women’s and Children’s Hospital on East Greenville Street. To register, call 864-512-2255.

As you may have already heard, Anderson County School District Five has obtained an option to buy 30+ acres on Cathey Road for the purpose of building a new elementary school. I had heard various people talk about it but ran across SC Sen. K Bryant's blog on this topic. I followed the link to SaveCatheyRoad.com and read the arguments against locating a school there. I encourage you to do so also. The Cathey Road site has more information regarding the situation.

I am not sure all of the reasons they state are as important or realistic as they could be. The safety concerns are the most important but until we get the current budget problems in Anderson Schools settled, I am not sure we need to build another school anyway. And that is their reason #6! Safety should be #1 when children are involved since you cannot put a price on the safety, well being and education of our children.

The argument about losing farmland would mean more to me if the area in question was predominantly used for agriculture. But I hate adding any more to the urban sprawl that has ruined many beautiful areas in America. But I live close as a crow flies from this area and I can see alot of growth happening and that will mean an increasing need for more schools.

Their reasoning that there are 37 acres available on Hwy 81 that is better suited may be true. But how much is the school district going to have to pay for this 37 acres? Not sure if it the tract for sale for $9.4 million dollars is the one they are talking about but that is one heck of a price to pay before you ever break ground. Especially if we could just expand the capabilities of our other schools as they suggest in reason #7. Sometimes throwing money at a problem is not the best way to solve it.

I see alot of good sound reasons against locating a school here and agree with alot of what is said on the anit-Cathey Rd website. So what do you think?