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During 2025, cities and towns with local business licensing need to pass their new business license class schedule for 2026. For the remainder of this year, they will continue using their current class schedule. Regularly adopting a new business license class schedule is part of the...
With the arrival of warmer weather comes a time of year when many special events and festivals fill up community calendars. From food festivals and downtown block parties to celebrations of community heritage and holidays, many of South Carolina’s cities and towns have made names for...
Observed every year in March, Sunshine Week is a time to highlight the importance of sharing public information and so that residents can better understand the workings of their government. In South Carolina, governmental transparency is codified in the SC Freedom of Information Act, and...
Many city and town officials across the state have met the Municipal Association’s field services managers, who travel to all 271 of the state’s municipalities to connect them with the Association’s resources. The three-member team includes Charlie Barrineau, Naomi Reed and now Desirée...
The submission deadline for the Municipal Association of South Carolina 2025 Achievement Awards is next Wednesday, February 5. The awards provide a way to showcase a city or town’s hard-to-see projects — the kind that are undertaken by city and town governments to innovate, improve their...