New talking tours of Pendleton

The area’s quaint village green town of Pendleton is offering new walking tours that’ll help explain the Anderson County town’s historic roots. The Pendleton District Commission has announced walking tours Friday and Saturday, September 13 and 14 in which those who take part can learn about the Scots and the Irish who settled Pendleton in the late 1700s. Leading the tours will be Ellen Harrison, wearing period dress. Tickets are available by calling 864/646-3782.