University's Jericho Project eyes fall milestone.

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Southern Wesleyan Universityis developing a special needs and disabilities community on its campus in Central. Known as the Jericho Project, it is designed to prepare residents to live more independent lives, according to a news release.

The project will be built in three phases, with Phase 1 scheduled for completion this fall, the release said. Phase 1 includes a 9,300-square-foot facility that will serve as a special needs and disabilities center. J. Davis Construction is building the facility. The Pickens County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs will manage the center.

The Jericho Project is a collaboration of Southern Wesleyan University with disabilities and special needs boards in Pickens and Anderson counties, along with theSouth Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.

"The anticipation is growing as we see this new concept in...