Category Archives: Government

Four incumbents will be unopposed in the City of Greer’s non-partisan general election on Nov. 5 after candidate filing closed today at noon. Greer residents Mark Hopper and Andrew Hopkins filed to run for the District 3 seat on Greer City Council. Incumbent Kimberly Bookert, who won a special election in 2010 to fill the…

U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) has announced he is accepting congressional internship applications for available positions in his Washington DC, North Charleston, Columbia and Greenville offices for the fall of 2019. The internship program offers undergraduate and graduate students practical experience in constituent services, the legislative process, government policy, and press. The internship provides students…

MAULDIN, SC – No matter where you end up in South Carolina, you can be sure of two things: the food will be epic and the affordability will be shocking. You can stroll through the streets of Charleston on a haunted ghost tour, cheer on the Gamecocks during a football game in Columbia, and hit…

Columbia, S.C. – Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $91 million to build or improve community facilities and essential services for nearly 300,000 rural residents in 12 states. “Modern community facilities are key drivers of economic development,” Baxley said. “Under…

MAULDIN, SC – The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to City of Mauldin by Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of government accounting and…

[caption id="attachment_31669" align="alignleft" width="200"] Lindsey Jacobs[/caption] Organizer, Public Education Advocate Files for Greenville City Council Election GREENVILLE, S.C. (April 1, 2019) - Lindsey Jacobs has filed for the Greenville City Council at-large seat currently held by George Fletcher. She will compete in the Democratic primary, held on June 11, 2019, to run in the general…

MAULDIN, SC – Mauldin was listed on SafeWise’s top twenty safest cities in South Carolina for 2019. South Carolina’s safest cities blow away the state’s overall violent crime rate of 6.14 (compared to 4.49 nationally). Each of the cities that made the list boasts a violent crime rate of fewer than 3.5 incidents per 1,000…

MAULDIN, SC – During its February 18, 2019 meeting, Mauldin City Council appointed its Economic Development Planner David Dyrhaug as the Director of its Business and Development Services Department. Dyrhaug brings a depth of experience in planning, economic development and zoning. Dyrhaug has over 15 years of public sector planning and management experience, more than…