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 shelf,” but to literally be put into motion. David Kack and Rebecca Gleason from the Western Transportation Institute (WTI) located at Montana State University in […]
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 Upper Savannah COG’s Community Development staff applies for and submits the grant applications to the S.C. Department of Commerce on behalf of local governments and […]
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 recovery action plan which includes more than $150 million in federal funding. Disaster case managers will also be available to meet with residents.The meeting will […]
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 very hopeful because we know we have the funding,” Merritt said. A delay in federal funding had forced the AAA to reassess spending and not […]
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 58,000 acres of land in western South Carolina with conservation easements. “I brought my calendar (day planner) from 1999,” Green showed with a smile to […]
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 data from the U.S. Department of Labor. Almost 72 percent of those served in Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry and Saluda counties received employment, […]
Reaching the Region has been a major focus for the Upper Savannah COG Aging Program’s staff as it educates the public about services available. Just last week, staff spoke to the Women’s Catholic Club at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Greenwood and attended Senior Celebration Day at Red Bank Baptist Church in Saluda. […]
Those who attended last week’s public administrators lunch meeting at the Upper Savannah COG learned that funding is available for the acquisition and/or development of outdoor recreation areas. Funding is also available for tourism attraction projects and recreation trails, according to guest speaker Debbie Jordan who is the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and […]
The investigation process of abuse, neglect and exploitation of vulnerable adults was the lead topic at the Long Term Care Ombudsman Workshop Wednesday hosted by the Upper Savannah Regional Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. The Workshop was held at the Greenwood Genetic Center. Attendees consisted of staff from nursing homes, community residential care facilities (assisted […]
Upper Savannah Council of Governments provides a wide scope of services and performs many functions. This activities report highlights this information and offers us the chance to regularly communicate our general activities in your county with you. Download the January report here.