Things to do: Upstate holiday happenings
Holiday parades, festivals and celebrations that were sidelined last year due to COVID-19 are making a comeback this year as Upstate cities and towns host everything from tree lightings to ice skating.
Holiday parades, festivals and celebrations that were sidelined last year due to COVID-19 are making a comeback this year as Upstate cities and towns host everything from tree lightings to ice skating.
Three towns. One community. That’s the takeaway from a sit down with the mayors of Williamston, Pelzer and West Pelzer. Pelzer Mayor Will Ragland, West Pelzer Mayor Blake Sanders and Williamston Mayor Rockey Burgess believe that collaboration is the key to revitalizing the former textile towns in northeastern Anderson County.
For 24 years at Christmastime, thousands of cars, vans, buses and even limousines streamed down Adger Street in Pelzer to behold people dressed in suits of colorful lights. After a six-year hiatus, The Pelzer Light People returned last year and are back in 2021.