Recent News
The legal community in Spartanburg County will soon roam the halls of a brand-new courthouse. The new Spartanburg County Courthouse is set to open to the public Jan. 22 after years of planning and construction.
Funding for the $120 million project was approved in 2017, and the county broke ground on the project... Read more
Tuesday marked the beginning of the second year of the 125th session of the South Carolina General Assembly. Any bills that were introduced last year but did not become law do not need to be filed again to be taken up in 2024. However, bills that do not become law this year will have to be filed again in 2025. The House began meeting in budget subcommittees to hear from various state agencies and groups, including SCAC, on budget... Read more
The beginning of 2024 means the start of a new legislative session for the SC General Assembly, and the SC Association of Counties recently released it policy positions for year.
Policy Positions Booklet
This... Read more
2023 Property Tax Rates by County is now available online. Hard copies of the report will hit mailboxes soon. For the previous editions, please
The South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff – Energy Office (SCEO) submitted its application for formula funding through the United States Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program to award subgrants to projects and programs in SC that improve energy efficiency, cut carbon emissions, and reduce energy use.
The SC EECBG application deadline is Jan. 8, 2024. An updated... Read more