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Environmental responsibility for the former Shaw Industries site did not transfer over completely when First Quality purchased the property Thursday.

Dr. Frances Graham, a pediatrician, will begin practicing at the Lavonia Clinic later this summer.

Parker Originals to hold grand opening Monday

North Carolina governor set to announce deal in Winston-Salem today

First Quality Enterprises took ownership Thursday afternoon of the former Shaw Industries property in Anderson, and construction crews immediately started working at the site of the company’s next tissue plant.

Restaurant rebuilds after fire thanks to help of the community

Sales of homes in the Anderson area are beginning to recover, if slowly, local Realtors said.

Anderson County will end its lease agreement with Shaw Industries today — a “housekeeping” step that allows the company to sell property to tissue-maker First Quality Enterprises.

Oconee Medical Center had a financial gain in June, but it was not enough to offset year-to-date losses.

The Professional Association of Georgia Educators has re-elected Lamar Scott, an Elbert County educator, to serve a sixth one-year term as the organization’s treasurer.

Allstate exclusive agency owners Rick Bridwell, Matt Davis, Cathy Golson and Tony Long have been designated a Premier Service Agency for 2010.

The Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Business After Hours from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Logan’s Roadhouse.

Gov. Mark Sanford joined company executives and economic development officials Monday to celebrate the grand opening of an Independent Pipe Products facility in Abbeville.

She will oversee the finances of the organization, whose mission is to connect companies and employees in Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties.

The longest-serving member of the S.C. Tree Farm Committee receives the 2010 National Tree Farm Inspector of the Year Award