Members of the SC Community Development Association elected their 2025 – 2026 board of directors. They include President Angela Kirkpatrick, Town of Summerville; Vice President Jessi Shuler, Town of Summerville; and Secretary Kim Ethridge, Pee Dee Council of Governments. New members at large are Nate Foutch, SC Rural Infrastructure Authority; Sydney Kinard, Lowcountry Council of Governments; and Madison Workman, Town of Lyman. Returning members at large are Nicholle Burroughs, Town of Chapin; Jill Charlton, Appalachian Council of Governments; Joe Smith, Greenville County Redevelopment Authority; and Kimberly Varn, Lowcountry Council of Governments. The past president is Doug Polen, Town of Irmo.
The SC Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism announced $7.8 million in grants for numerous parks projects across the state to receive funding from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund for the 2024 cycle. These include the City of Belton for Leda Poore Park, the Town of Cheraw for an Arrowhead Park splash pad, the Town of Edisto Beach for the Jungle Shores Drive bike path resurfacing, the City of Greenville for a Cleveland Park playground replacement, the Town of Edgefield for Dixie Youth Baseball Complex improvements, the City of Lake City for a Blanding Street Park restroom facility and pathway lights, the Town of McBee for the McBee Recreational Complex, the Town of Moncks Corner for Dr. William H. Lacey Park, the Town of Ridgeland for trail development, the City of Spartanburg for Duncan Park, and the City of Walterboro for Walterboro Wildlife Sanctuary boardwalks.
The USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards has named the Soda City Market in the City of Columbia the best farmers market in the nation.