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5/20/25

The May edition of the COMPASS newsletter has just landed in inboxes and online.

May County COMPASSIn this months' newsletter:

  • Counties take flight with aviation projects and events
  • Georgetown County partners with Red Cross for volunteer training
  • SCAC awards 13 scholarships to students across SC
  • Applications
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5/19/25

2025 SCAC Scholarship recipients

 

The South Carolina Association of Counties (SCAC) has award 12 Board of Directors Scholarships and one Presidential Scholarship to graduating high school seniors in counties around the state. The number of scholarships awarded increased to 13 this year. Five were given in 2024.... Read more

5/8/25

Both chambers spent the final week of the 2025 legislative year going through their calendars to advance bills of high priority and bills returned to them with amendments. The House also debated and passed their comprehensive income tax reform bill (H. 4216). The General Assembly adjourned sine die at 5 p.m. Thursday. Per the Sine Die Resolution (S. 292), the legislature can return over the summer... Read more

5/1/25

A bill (S. 171) that provides financial relief to counties for the increasing cost of waste tire disposal passed the House on Thursday. An SCAC policy position, the legislation has been sent back to the Senate for consideration of amendments.Senators began the week addressing amendments made by the House to S. 62... Read more

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