Discover Lancaster 2020 by Fox Press

Discover Our Contents Community Welcome 8, Lancaster County Demographics 9, Numbers You Need 10, Lancaster County Map 12, City of Lancaster Profile 14, City of Lancaster Map 15, Heath Springs Profile 16, Kershaw Profile 18, Indian Land Profile 20, Indian Land Map 21, Sun City Carolina Lakes Profile 22, Van Wyck Profile 23, Local History 24, Historic Battle Sites Map 25, Utilities 26, Driver’s License 28, Public Transportation 29, Local Media 30-31, Pet Information 32-33, Arras Foundation 34, Helpful Organizations 36

This photo, “Pond Fishin’” by Gabe Gregory, depicts his 5-year-old son, Marshall, fishing at a private pond off Camp Creek Road. Out of 42 entries, this photo won first place in the 2020 Red Rose Festival Photography Contest.

Government Changes Ahead 38, Lancaster City Council, Lancaster County Council and County Officials 39, State/Federal Lawmakers 40, Kershaw/Heath Springs/Van Wyck Councils 41, Voting Info 42, Voting District Maps 43, Property Taxes 44

Public Safety EMS 46, Firefighters 48, County Fire Departments List 49, Law Enforcement 50

Business/Economy Economic Development 52, Major Employers 54, Retail Outlook 55, Chambers of Commerce 56, Housing Market 57

Education Education in a Pandemic 62, K-12 Schools List, School Demographics 63, School Board 64, School Construction 65, Preschools 66, USC Lancaster 67, Adult Education 68, York Technical College 68

Health Care Hospital 70, Health Care Centers 72, Senior Services 74-75

Recreation YMCA / Greenway 76, Local Attractions 77, Arts Scene 78-79, Cultural Arts Center 80, Libraries 81, Festivals 82-83, Rec Centers 84, State Parks 86, Smaller Parks 87, Clubs 90-92

Sports State Champions 94-95, High School Sports 96, USC Lancaster Sports 97, Youth Sports 98, Adult and Spectator Sports 99, Golf 100-101, Lancaster Speedway 102, Motorsports 103

Churches Local Church Listings 104-108

Advertising Here’s My Card 109-113, Advertiser Index 114

Color keys: Listings of area churches, parks, schools and more are color-coded to the map of the county on page 12, so just follow the colored dots to find out where everything is located in the county.

is an annual publication of The Lancaster News and Carolina Gateway 701 N. White St., Lancaster, SC 29720 Telephone: (803) 283-1133 Fax: (803) 283-8969 Web: www.thelancasternews.com; www.carolinagatewayonline.com Publisher: Susan Rowell The Lancaster News Editor: Brian Melton Carolina Gateway/Special Publications Editor: Jane Alford Design: Jane Alford, Athena Redmond Editorial Contributors: Jane Alford, Mac Banks, Lanie Bryson, Lisa Geraci, Emily Pollok, Robert Howey, Rick Johnson, Greg Knight, Jamison Murphy, Reece Murphy, Eric Rowell, Gregory Summers, LaTasha Thompson, Kayla Vaughn Advertising Team: Ashley Johnson, Carmen McKoy, Lori Sistare, Donna Stokes Advertising/Graphics: Kyle Camp, Tim Dawkins, Athena Redmond Every effort is made to ensure that information in this guide is correct. If you notice a factual error or your group would like to be included in the next guide, please let us know by calling (803) 283-1154 or emailing jalford@thelancasternews.com.

● Lancaster ● Indian Land ● Heath Springs ● Kershaw ● Van Wyck ● Eastern Lancaster Co. ● Southeastern Lancaster Co. ● Southwestern Lancaster Co. ● Western Lancaster Co. ● Out of county

The Lindsay Pettus Greenway is scheduled to open its first 2-mile section this fall. Cutting through the city of Lancaster and running along Gills Creek, the 6-mile trail will connect people to schools, sports facilities, downtown and more.

Community

Welcome to Lancaster County In this year of unexpected upheaval, many of the constants in our lives are missing – crowding the bleachers for a carefree ball game, eating overpriced popcorn at the movies, hugging a dear relative in the nursing home. But COVID-19 has not curtailed everything. Fall’s colors are just around the corner. Elections will be held in November. And the publication you’re holding now – Discover Lancaster County – is here as always, full of useful facts and ideas for things to do. It’s the 23rd mini-encyclopedia of our home county, published by The Lancaster News and Carolina Gateway. If you’re a newcomer here, Discover is your indispensable guide to this place. Where are the towns, and what are they like? How do I get a driver’s license? Who are my government representatives? What is Forty Acre Rock? These 116 pages can answer thousands of questions about how to navigate your new territory. You don’t have to be a new arrival to need this publication. At the newspaper, we pride

ourselves on knowing Lancaster County, and Discover is on every desk. It’s our all-purpose reference book. We hope it will find a home on your coffee table. Lancaster County includes the rural farmland of Buford and the booming suburbs of Indian Land, part of the sprawling Charlotte metro area. Home, school and road construction are unending here as we work to accommodate our fast-growing population. Downtown Lancaster is in the middle of reimagining itself as a destination for visitors and locals alike – once it’s safe for crowds to splash in fountains again. Our historic Cultural Arts Center, an acoustic wonder, is completing a $1.3 million expansion and will soon be hosting an even wider variety of musical performances. Economic development keeps pouring into the county, along with jobs that our residents need. The new YMCA in Indian Land is almost ready to open in the ambitious CrossRidge Center development, to be surrounded by 190 acres of office, retail and residential construc-

tion. New employers like Adornus Cabinetry in Lancaster are adding to our manufacturing mix, injecting new diversity into a local economy once dominated by textiles. Major expansions are under way at some of our biggest employers, including Nutramax Laboratories, a company that arrived a decade ago and has become a leader in community involvement and philanthropy. Our largest charitable organization, the Arras Foundation, soon will move into its new headquarters on Lancaster’s Main Street, designed as a community gathering place and think-tank for making our county a better place to live, work and raise a family. MUSC-Health, our state’s flagship public hospital system, has announced plans for a 100-bed hospital in Indian Land. MUSC bought Lancaster’s Springs Memorial Hospital nearly two years ago, and its employees have done heroic work fighting the coronavirus pandemic this year. There’s so much going on in Lancaster County. Discover will take you though a lot of it. Enjoy!

Numbers You Need

Emergency â&#x20AC;&#x201C; In case of emergency, always call 911.

l Forest fire reporting and controlled burning, (800) 777-3473 l Lancaster County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, non-emergency, (803) 283-3388 l Lancaster Police Department, non-emergency, (803) 283-3313 or (803) 283-1173 l Palmetto Poison Control Center, (800) 222-1222 l S.C. DMV/S.C. Highway Department, (803) 286-4859 l S.C. Highway Patrol, non-emergency, (803) 283-8585 or (803) 639-9035

Government

l Heath Springs Town Hall, (803) 273-2066 l Kershaw Town Hall, (803) 475-6065 l Lancaster City, (803) 283-CITY (2489) l Lancaster County Administration Building, (803) 285-1565 l Lancaster County Voter Registration, (803) 285-2969

Post offices

l Fort Mill, (803) 547-2771 l Heath Springs, (803) 273-4855 l Indian Land, (803) 548-4547 l Kershaw, (803) 475-8525 l Lancaster, (803) 286-6202 l Van Wyck, (803) 283-2135

Schools

l Adult Education, (803) 285-7660 l Andrew Jackson Middle, (803) 475-6021 or (803) 283-1970 l Andrew Jackson High, (803) 475-2381 or (803) 283-1958 l A.R. Rucker Middle, (803) 416-8555 l Barr Street Learning Center, (803) 416-8946 l Brooklyn Springs Elementary, (803) 283-8471 l Buford Elementary, (803) 286-0026 l Buford Middle, (803) 285-8473 l Buford High, (803) 286-7068 l Carolina Christian Academy, (803) 285-5565 l Clinton Elementary, (803) 285-5395 l Discovery School, (803) 285-8430 l Erwin Elementary, (803) 285-8484 l Harrisburg Elementary, (803) 396-3737or (803) 283-8484 l Heath Springs Elementary, (803) 273-3176 or (803) 286-8621 l Indian Land Elementary, (803) 548-2916 or (803) 283-1939 l Indian Land Middle, (803) 578-2500 or (803) 286-5300 l Indian Land High, (803) 547-7571 or (803) 286-8470 l Kershaw Elementary, (803) 475-6655 or (803) 286-6689 l Lancaster County Career Center, (803) 285-7404 l Lancaster High, (803) 283-2001 l Lancaster County School District, (803) 286-6972 l McDonald Green Elementary, (803) 285-7416 l North Elementary, (803) 283-9918 l South Middle, (803) 283-8416 l Southside Early Childhood Center, (803) 283-3915 or (803) 283-1998 l York Technical College (Rosemont Center in Indian Land) (803) 396-3820 l University of South Carolina Lancaster, (803) 313-7000 l Van Wyck Elementary, (803) 313-6650

Others

l Carolina Gateway newspaper, (803) 283-1133 l Del Webb Library at Indian Land, (803) 548-9260 l Kershaw Branch Library, (803) 475-2609 l Lancaster County Economic Development Department, (803) 286-3633 l Lancaster County Library, (803) 285-1502 l The Lancaster News, (803) 283-1133 l MUSC Health-Lancaster Medical Center, (803) 286-1214 l S.C. Works (S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce), (803) 285-6966

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City of Lancaster

In “A Song for the Socially Distant,” Mitch Norrell sings from the open doors of the old Bank of Lancaster building at the corner of Gay and Main streets in downtown Lancaster. Chris Judge entered this photo in the 2020 Red Rose Festival Photography Contest.

The city of Lancaster is working on a multimillion-dollar, multi-year revitalization plan. Developed through public input, the centerpiece of the plan is Gay Street Commons, a marketing hub that creates a downtown destination through retail shops, arts and entertainment. The plan also transforms Red Rose Park into an outdoor educational and sculpture garden linked to the USC Lancaster’s Native American Studies Center and its collection of Catawba Indian pottery, artwork and artifacts. The plan also includes Petal Park, which provides green space with gardens, a splash pad, picnic lawn, swing benches and a shade structure near the intersection of Gay and Main streets. The plan also recommends partitioning some of the larger, vacant downtown buildings into “micro-retail” restaurants and stores. Founded in the 1800s, the city of Lancaster has a little more than 9,000 residents. Some of its historic sites include the Lancaster County Courthouse, Lancaster County Jail, Lancaster Downtown Historic District, Springs House and the Olde Presbyterian Church and Cemetery. The historic church has been transformed into a cultural arts center and construction is almost done on a $1.3 million expansion of the center.

Incorporated in: 1802 Area: 6.4 square miles Form of government: Council-administrator Origin of name: Settled by people from Lancaster, Pa., who were descendants of the House of Lancaster in England Population: 9,150 Median age: 38 Age breakdown: Under 18: 28% 65 and older: 16% Racial breakdown: White: 43% Black: 53% Other races/multi: 7% Gender breakdown: Male: 46% Female: 54%

All figures from 2019 American Community Survey

Heath Springs

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Nestled halfway between the city of Lancaster and the town of Kershaw, Heath Springs is about to get a recreational showplace. A $5 million youth soccer complex will be built along Boyd Faile Road in Pleasant Hill. Construction starts in the upcoming months. The plans include two lighted artificial turf fields with all amenities. It will be paid for through the $19 million recreation bond passed by voters in 2018. The town was founded in 1890 and gets its name from Heath, Springs and Co., a large mercantile store formed in a business partnership by Benjamin Dawson Heath and Col. Leroy Springs. It grew out of the popular Hanging Rock Mineral Springs Inn, which had a mineral spring that drew visitors from across the region. The town has two listings on the National Register of Historic Places – the Battle of Hanging Rock Historic Site and Heath Springs Depot. As an added bonus for residents, Heath Springs has no property taxes. Its revenue is generated through water and sewer fees and local option sales taxes.

Incorporated: 1890 Area: 1.6 square miles Form of government: Council-mayor Origin of name: Named after Benjamin Dawson Heath, who bought 290 acres here, including the mineral springs, in 1888. Population: 640 Median age: 39 Age breakdown: Under 18: 19% 65 and older: 19% Racial breakdown: White: 52% Black: 46% Other races/multi: 3% Gender breakdown: Male: 45% Female: 55%

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Kershaw

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The historic Bank of Kershaw building is being transformed into a First Steps 4K childdevelopment center to help revitalize the heart of downtown. At the corner of Hampton and Marion streets, the state-of-the-art preschool is across from town hall. The $1.6 million project is funded through a public/private partnership that is the first of its kind in South Carolina. Once it opens next fall, the center will draw preschoolers from Lancaster, Chesterfield and Kershaw counties. The town also hopes to turn the second level of the old bank building into a town center/ resource hub for families, and is hoping to receive funding for that through a third Capital Project Sales Tax, on the ballot in November. The renovated building will be a stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throw from the new library branch in downtown Kershaw. Lancaster County bought the vacant Wells Fargo Bank building in 2019 and has renovated it to replace the library that is now on Fork Hill Road. The new library is expected to open in November. The town of Kershaw was founded in 1888 and has its share of historic sites, including the Dr. William Columbus Cauthen House, Clinton AME Zion Church, Kershaw Depot and Unity Baptist Church, all listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Incorporated in: 1888 Area: 1.82 square miles Form of government: Council-administrator Origin of name: Named after Civil War Gen. James B. Kershaw Population: 2,021 Median age: 38 Age breakdown: Under 18: 24% 65 and older: 18% Racial breakdown: White: 68% Black: 26% Other races/multi: 6% Gender breakdown: Male: 50% Female: 50%

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Indian Land

Blake Reinhardt-Hull, 9, ladles chili for sampling at the Indian Land Rotary Club tent at the first Carolinas Chili Championship, held at McClancy corporate headquarters in Indian Land last September. This year’s contest has been postponed until spring 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Indian Land has become the driving force of Lancaster County, continually growing and building on overflow from Charlotte. At first just a more affordable residential option for those working north of the state line, Indian Land is now the county’s economic engine, attracting corporate headquarters and retail businesses. A new Indian Land High School, which will cater to the area’s ever-growing population, is scheduled to open in the 2020-21 school year. A brand-new YMCA is opening this fall, anchoring CrossRidge Center, a 190-acre development along U.S. 521. The development, which also broke ground on its first Class A office building this summer, will eventually feature a 5.5-acre office park, a residential community with 288 units, retail and commercial space totaling 270,500 square feet and a grocery store. Also coming to Indian Land is more residential housing for those 55 and older. The Greenway Square Retirement Community with 130 rental apartments broke ground in August. The community is just south of the Del Webb Library at Indian Land, which is undergoing an expansion and expected to reopen in November.

Unincorporated Area: Panhandle of Lancaster County Origin of name: Most of Indian Land was part of the 144,000-acre “Catawba Indian lands” deeded to the tribe by the British in 1763. Population: 31,813 (includes ZIP code 29707 and parts of 29720, Van Wyck) Median age: 44 Age breakdown: Under 18: 33% 65 and older: 25% Racial breakdown: White: 87% Black: 6% Other races/multi: 8% Gender breakdown: Male: 48% Female: 52% Allfi gures from2 018 American Community Survey

Sun City Carolina Lakes

Pat and Tommie Hillis watch a golf cart parade Aug. 24 in honor of their 70th anniversary on the street in front of their Sun City Carolina Lakes home. The Indian Land VFW honor guard led the parade to honor Tommie Hillis, a World War II veteran.

Sun City Carolina Lakes bills itself as an “active adult” community, promoting an active lifestyle for its 5,000 residents aged 55 or older. Developed by Del Webb Community Homes and built by Pulte, the age-restricted 3,200-home community on Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521) in southern Indian Land broke ground in 2005. It wrapped up construction in 2016, and handed over control of the homeowner’s association to its residents that year. “It’s an absolutely beautiful community in South Carolina,” said Pulte Division President Jon Cherry. “I’m biased, but I think it’s the nicest community in the state.” The heart of the community is its two amenity centers – The Lodge and The Lake House, which is soon to be renovated. A public 18-hole golf course winds its way among 10 fishing lakes, around homes and past miles of walking trails. Sun City also has more than 200 clubs and special-interest groups, from politics and Bible study to card playing, gardening, acting, woodworking and art. The community also has tennis and pickle ball courts and a kayak launch on the Catawba River.

Unincorporated Established: 2004 Area: 1,512 acres in the middle of Lancaster County’s Panhandle Origin of name: Named for the many lakes on the property developed for this community Population, 2020: About 5,000 Age: Almost all residents are 55 and older Median age: 72

Van Wyck

A member of White Oak AME Zion Church’s soulful choir belts out the traditional last song of the evening, “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” during last December’s Lighting of the Way in Van Wyck. The Rev. M. Diana Charles, seated in front, said she enjoyed the event, her first as the church’s new pastor.

Incorporated in: 2017 Area: 10 square miles Form of government: Council-mayor Origin of name: Van Wyck was the Dutch maiden name of the wife of an officer with the Seaboard Airline Railway, which once ran through the village. Population: 683 Median age: 46 Age breakdown: Under 18: 33% 65 and older: 23% Racial breakdown: White: 100% Gender breakdown: Male: 40% Female: 60% 2018 American Community Survey

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Van Wyck (it rhymes with “bike,” though oldtimers may sometimes pronounce it “Wack”) is Lancaster County’s newest town. Created in 2017 in response to an incorpora-tion effort in neighboring Indian Land that would have swallowed the community, the town has also become the largest in Lancaster County, at least in terms of area, since its population remains well below 1,000. Van Wyck is busy developing its first comprehensive plan with the help of its residents to determine land use and community facilities. County government continues to oversee most of the town’s functions, such as police and fire and other routine services. In 2021, all five seats on Van Wyck’s town council will be up for re-election. At that time, a ballot question is expected to decide which members will get two-year terms and which will get four-year terms as the town works toward four-year staggered terms for all members, including the mayor, a seat now filled by Sean Corcoran. The community is home to several annual events organized by the Van Wyck Development Club, including a Fourth of July celebration, canceled this year due to COVID-19, and the county’s oldest Christmas tradition, the Lighting of the Way, which may also be canceled this year.

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In this scene from the Life in the Waxhaws Lantern Tour last November, a wounded soldier, played by Clay Massey, center, explains what happened at the Buford Massacre on May 29, 1780, to Joyce Mahaffey, playing a nurse, and Robert Ryals, portraying another patriot. In less than 15 minutes that day, 113 patriots were dead, 150 were wounded and 53 were missing. The average number of saber and bayonet wounds per soldier was 16. The annual lantern tour is held at Andrew Jackson State Park in midNovember.

County boasts a rich history Several pivotal Revolutionary and Civil War battles were fought in this area Lancaster County has a rich and varied background, the remnants of which can be seen throughout it. In the mid-1760s, Lancaster County was part of colonial America’s unsettled frontier. According to “Lancaster County – A Pictorial History” by Louise Pettus and Martha Bishop, Lancaster County’s 549 square miles were originally part of Craven County with Pine Tree Hill (later renamed Camden) as its center. The Waxhaws, originally settled by the Ulster Scots in the 1750s, were the birthplace of President Andrew Jackson, Gov. Stephen Decatur Miller and Lt. Gov. James Harvey Witherspoon. All three men attended an academy established by Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, whose first pastor was also the teacher. Settlers found plenty of game, fertile farmland and forests of pines and hardwoods here. The Catawba Indians were friendly and the rivers (Catawba and Lynches) provided a natural defense on two sides. Lancaster County saw its share of Revolutionary War battles. On May 29, 1780, British Gen. Banastre Tarleton attacked 350 retreating soldiers under the command of Col. Abraham Buford, killing 113, injuring 150 and capturing 53 men.

The battle, known as Buford’s Massacre, is credited with turning the tide of sentiment against the British in the Carolinas. Gen. Thomas Sumter avenged the atrocity on Aug. 6, 1780, at the Battle of Hanging Rock. Lancaster County was created in 1785 after a law divided the state into 34 counties. In 1790, the U.S. Census reported 6,302 people in the county. In 1791, President George Washington spent two nights in Lancaster; the first at James Ingram’s home, the site of the first county courthouse. The next day he ate breakfast at Nathan Barr’s tavern. The second night he spent at Maj. Robert Crawford’s home in Van Wyck, where he met with local Catawba chiefs. In the early 1800s, Lancaster was known as Lancasterville. Cotton was king back then. According to the 1850 census, there were 37 households and 152 residents in Lancaster; three county employees, eight merchants, three clerks, two doctors, four attorneys and five coach makers. There was a tailor, shoemaker, blacksmith and mail rider. Most of the land belonged to seven farmers. The historic courthouse, designed by America’s first native architect, Robert Mills, who also designed the Washington Monument, was the site of the last witch trial in

the United States, in 1813. During the Civil War, the men of Lancaster took up arms after the shelling of Fort Sumter in 1861. Four local militias – the Lancaster Greys, Lancaster Hornets, Lancaster Invincibles and Blair’s Guard – were mobilized and outfitted with the help of the Women’s Methodist Church Society and the Presbyterian Society. Lancaster survived Gen. William Sherman’s march in 1865 when Union troops under his command came through and tried to burn the courthouse as the Civil War drew to a close. The Lancaster Plant, built in 1895 by Leroy Springs, began operation in 1896. It was later reputed to be the world’s largest cotton mill under one roof. Springs Mills boosted the local economy, bringing doctors, electricity, housing and a water system. Elliott White Springs, following his father’s footsteps, also contributed to Lancaster’s economic and social growth, starting sports teams and building recreation centers, as well as a beach resort for workers. By 1900, the county’s population had grown to 24,300, fewer people than now live in Indian Land alone. There are now about 98,100 people living in Lancaster County.

Get connected to local power, more Whether you’re moving into Lancaster County or just moving into a new home, you’ll need to contact a number of utilities to get set up. Here’s who to call:

Electrical service l Duke Energy serves most Lancaster County residents. Deposits for new customers range from $100 to $250. Call (800) 777-9898, option 3, to start, stop or move service, or go online at www.duke-energy.com. l Lynches River Electric Cooperative serves about 7,000 residents in the southern and southeastern parts of the county. New customer deposits start at $45 for homeowners and $195 or $395 for renters. There is a $5 co-op membership fee, and a $30 connection fee. Customers desiring same-day connection must pay a $55 fee. Call (800) 922-3486 to apply. l York Electric Cooperative serves about 1,300 customers in the Panhandle. Deposits are $230. To apply, call (800) 582-8810. Customers can pay bills online at www. yorkelectric.net.

Natural gas service l Lancaster County Natural Gas Authority serves most of Lancaster County. New customers should apply in person at the office at 1010 Kershaw Camden Highway, the authority’s Indian Land office at 9041 Northfield Drive, or the authority’s Kershaw office at 107 N. Cleveland St. Deposits range from $100 to $300 for renters and $25 for homeowners. Call (803) 285-2045, (803) 548-4777, (803) 475-6795 or visit the authority’s website at www. lcngasc.com for details. Commercial propane gas suppliers provide tank installation and home delivery in areas of the county where natural gas is not available.

Water and sewer service l Lancaster County Water and Sewer District serves the unincorporated areas of Lancaster County. New customers should apply at 1400 Pageland Highway in Lancaster. The capacity fee for a new 3/4-inch residential water service connection is $1,075; the capacity fee for a new sewer

service connection is $1,350 for connections south of S.C. 5 and $2,290 for connections north of S.C. 5. There is an additional fee of $20 for sewer inspection. Renters pay a $100 deposit. No deposit is required with proof of ownership. For details, call (803) 285-6919 or (800) 832-2126. l New city of Lancaster residents apply at the utility billing department inside City Hall at 216 S. Catawba St. New customers must provide picture ID, Social Security card and proof of lease or ownership when they apply. There is a $60 deposit. For city water and sewer questions, call (803) 283-9991. Tap fees are handled through the building official’s office at (803) 283-4253. l Kershaw residents must go to the Kershaw town clerk’s office at 113 S. Hampton St., to apply for water and sewer service and trash collection. Call (803) 475-6065 for details. l Heath Springs area residents apply for water, sewer and trash collection service at the town clerk’s office, 103 Duncan St. Call (803) 273-2066 for details.

Telephone, cable TV, internet, email Comporium Communications serves Lancaster County with internet, digital video, security and home phone and is an authorized dealer for AT&T wireless phone sales and services. High-speed internet packages range from $49.95 to $74.95 per month depending on speed, and can be bundled with other services. New customers can sign up for services at 969 S.C. 9 Bypass West, Lancaster; 6277 Carolina Commons Drive, Indian Land; and 202 N. Main St., Heath Springs. Call (888) 403-COMP (2667) for details. Spectrum (formerly Time Warner Cable) serves parts of Lancaster County with cable TV, internet, home phone and home security. Individual services begin at $29.99 per month for the first year, if bundled with other services. New customers can sign up for services online at www.spectrum. com or call (844) 466-9429.

Mail service Lancaster County has four post offices: l Lancaster, 501 N. Main St., (803) 286-6202 l Heath Springs, 115 N. Main St., (803) 273-4855

l Kershaw, 521 N. Matson St., (803) 475-8525 l Van Wyck, 5222 Old Hickory Road, (803) 283-2135 The Fort Mill office, 201 Tom Hall St., (803) 547-2771, serves Indian Land, which also has one contract post office where residents can only ship mail out at MJ Mart, 9775 Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521 and S.C. 160), Indian Land, (803) 548-4547. The U.S. Postal Service has announced plans to open a new full-service post office in Indian Land, tentatively beside Lowe’s at the corner of S.C. 160 and U.S. 521. No time frame has been released yet for its opening date.

Trash collection In the city of Lancaster, trash is collected curbside once a week. The trash collection tax is $18 for one container per month and $10.50 for each additional container. Trash collection fees are added to the customer’s water bill. Call (803) 286-8471 or (803) 283-9991 for details. Curbside trash pickup for Kershaw town residents is available once a week. Fees vary and are added to the water bill. Heath Springs city residents have a weekly curbside pickup for $12 a month, added to the water and sewer bill. County residents can take their trash to convenience sites or pay a private trash collection service. Call (803) 2832101 or (800) 768-7348 for details on what the centers accept, as that has changed in the last year. The county has 13 recycling/convenience centers: l Erwin Farm, 3122 Bethel Road l Fort, 5330 J.B. Denton Road l Heath Springs, 173 Solar Road l Indian Land, 9103 Northfield Drive l Kershaw, 6491 Old Lancaster Highway l Lynwood, 1349 Lynwood Drive, Lancaster l McGill, 3103 Kershaw Country Club Road l Midway, 4125 Payne Road l Public Works, 1980 Pageland Highway l Race Track, 273 Shiloh Unity Road l Rich Hill, 4202 Joshua Tree Road l Tradesville, 2149 Old Camden Monroe Highway l Unity, 2511 Shiloh Unity Road, Lancaster

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Get your S.C. license to drive

It’s not just the packing and unpacking that cause headaches for those who move here from another state; it’s also the paperwork. That includes getting a new driver’s license within 90 days and registering your vehicles within 45 days of moving to South Carolina. State law requires anyone who moves here to get a valid South Carolina driver’s license and vehicle license if they own or drive a vehicle.

Driver’s license If you have a valid driver’s license issued by another state, you can use it for 90 days. After that, you must get a South Carolina driver’s license, unless you are an out-of-state student, with the military or a military dependent here temporarily. Get your license at the S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office at 1694 Pageland Highway, Lancaster. The phone number is (803) 286-4859 or (803) 896-5000. Or try the office at 3071 Highway 21 Bypass in Fort Mill, which is closer to Indian Land. Its phone number is (803) 547-8350. Both offices are open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, except for Wednesday, when they open at 9:30 a.m. You must provide proof of U.S. citizenship (birth certificate or passport), proof of Social Security number and two proofs of your current physical address. If your name has changed since birth or the name listed on your current license has changed, you must provide all legal documents that support the name change. All documents presented must be original or government-issued copies. To get an original driver’s license or upgrade to a different class, you must pass vision, knowledge and road tests. South Carolina now issues driver’s licenses that are valid for eight years, and cost $25. Beginning Oct. 1, 2020, your S.C. driver’s license or identification card must have a gold star to show it’s a REAL ID in order to use it as identification to board a domestic commercial flight, enter a secure federal building or visit a military installation. Visit www.scdmvonline.com to see if you are eligible to get your REAL ID online. If you do not see an option to buy, you are not eligible to purchase your REAL ID license online and must visit an S.C. DMV branch with the correct documents (those listed above). The SCDMV must be notified within 10 days of any name or address changes, so it can contact you when your license expiration date is near and for warning letters for traffic violations. You can make these changes in person at the DMV or online.

Vehicle titles, registration Newcomers to South Carolina have 45 days to transfer their vehicle title and registration. You may apply for the title and registration by mail. The form you need – Form 400 – is available at www.scdmvonline.com. You must have the following to transfer an out-of-state vehicle title and registration: Your out-of-state vehicle title and registration – If there is a lien on it, you need the name and address of the lienholder. Liability insurance information – You must provide the name of your automobile liability insurance company, not just the name of the insurance agent. Completed Form 400 – To complete the form, you must have your vehicle’s odometer mileage reading and current lien information. Paid property tax receipt – Before you can register your vehicle here, you must first pay your county property taxes on it. Those can be paid at the Lancaster County Treasurer’s Office in the Lancaster County Administration Building, 101 N. Main St., Lancaster. Title and registration fees – You can pay these in person at the SCDMV, 1694 Pageland Highway, Lancaster.

A corporate jet owned by the Gulf and Ohio Railway sits on the tarmac at McWhirter Field. Built in 1971, the airport has a 6,004-foot-long, 101-foot-wide runway capable of supporting a 100,000-pound corporate jet. In 2020, the airport got a $913,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to install new runway lights, a new vertical visual guidance system and more upgrades to the runway apron.

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If you need a ride locally or across the country, check out one of these transportation options.

Rental cars If you need to rent a vehicle, you have two options in Lancaster County: l Enterprise Rent-A-Car, 597 S.C. 9 Bypass East, Lancaster, (803) 286-5322 or (800) 261-7331 or www. enterprise.com l Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Suite 500 in the Shoppes at 521, 9787 Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521), Indian Land, (803) 547-8230 or www.enterprise.com

Buses There are two charter bus companies here: l Lancaster Tours Inc., 2321 Airport Road, Lancaster. For details, call (803) 285-2027 or visit www.lancaster-tours. com. l Sunshine Travel, 1315 Camp Drive, Lancaster. For details, call (803) 283-4407 or visit www.sunshinetravelexpress.com. Greyhound has one nearby bus station: l The Charlotte station is at 601 W. Trade St., (704) 375-3332. For route and ticket information, call (800) 231-

2222 or go online at www.greyhound.com.

LARS shuttle service l Lancaster Area Ride Service (LARS) offers rides within Lancaster County and to Rock Hill, Charlotte and Columbia. Rides within the county are $2 each way. Rides to and from Rock Hill are $5 each way. Rides to and from Charlotte or Columbia are $10 each way. You must be 18 or older to ride alone. Riders should schedule appointments at least three days in advance. Medicaid recipients should call (866) 445-6860 to make an appointment. Others should call (803) 285-6956 or visit www.lancastercoa.org.

Taxicabs l Red Rose Cab Co. is the only taxi company in Lancaster. Its phone number is (803) 286-8294.

Railway There are two Amtrak stations within 50 miles of Lancaster. l The Charlotte station, 1914 N. Tryon St., is serviced by the Carolinian/Piedmont (Charlotte to Raleigh and New York City) and the Crescent (New York to New Orleans) with a stop in Atlanta.

l The Camden station, 1060 W. Dekalb St., is unstaffed, but Amtrak Silver Service (New York City to Miami) stops there daily. For details, call (800) USA-RAIL (872-7245) or visit www.amtrak.com. l The LYNX Blue Line offers fast, quiet, convenient lightrail service to 15 stations between I-485 at South Boulevard in Pineville and uptown Charlotte. For details, visit www. lynxcharlotte.com.

Airports l Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, 5501 R.C. Josh Birmingham Parkway, is one of the largest airports in the nation for passenger and cargo flights. It offers nonstop service to over 140 destinations and has more than 700 daily departures. For details, call (704) 359-4013 or visit www. charlotteairport.com. l Lancaster County Airport, 286 Aviation Blvd. (off S.C. 9), Lancaster, accommodates small planes and corporate jets on its 6,000 feet of runway. The airport offers flight instruction, aircraft rental, maintenance and fueling. The airport also features a new apron for heavy aircraft and a new runway, called one of the nicest in the South. For details, call (803) 285-1565.

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l The Lancaster News, 701 N. White St. (P.O. Box 640), Lancaster, (803) 283-1133, website: www.thelans casternews.com. The paper covers community news, sports, e lie r e education, business and lifestyles in Lancaster County. The H roy ned o p paper is published Wednesday and Sunday. t s e L rinegstisval po l Carolina Gateway, 701 N. White St. (P.O. Box 640), F SIpL Fall Lancaster, (803) 283-1154, website: www.carolinagates e Cas al DHEC: ddwayonline.com. ition This weekly paper covering the Indian a 2 in schools local Land/Van Wyck area is published on Wednesday. d l o ne in is l The Charlotte Observer, 550 S. Caldwell St., rs esto restle ILHS We Year grav marks h lace w e Charlotte, (704) 358-5000 or (800) 532-5350. This daily N etery lp of th a i r cem ated bu paper covers the Charlotte metro area. c relo 18 t. p e gS n l The (Rock Hill) Herald, 140 Main St., Suite 420 n ti s s ort -19 te ME Zio ll sp COVID ele Hill A T (P.O. Box 11707), Rock Hill, (803) 329-4000. This daily or fa f at Ste s rule nce paper covers York, Lancaster and Chester counties. nda e tt a sets l Kershaw News-Era, 103 S. Hart St., Kershaw, (803) CSD sL ty club Sun Ci supplies 475-6095. This weekly paper, published on Wednesday, ct lle co hools for sc covers Kershaw and Kershaw County. o case c June 3 since

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Television l LearnTV, 850 Roddey Drive, Lancaster, (803) 2856019. Programming for the education and governmentaccess channel is produced by Lancaster County high school students and the city of Lancaster. l Cable News 2 (CN2), 135 Elizabeth Lane, Rock Hill, (803) 326-2777. This cable channel covering York, Chester and Lancaster counties is owned and operated by Comporium Communications.

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Lancaster County’s new 8,600-square-foot animal shelter complex opened this year, with two rooms for cats, below, and 46 dog runs, some shown at left, as well as space for animal intake and holding, medical treatment and offices.

New animal shelter opens The county’s new $3.1 million animal shelter is now open. Located at 2074 Pageland Highway, just past Lancaster Health and Rehabilitation, the 8,600-square-foot shelter took about a year to build. Construction started last fall and it was completed in August. The shelter includes a 4,800-square-foot building with space for animal intake and holding, a medical area for treatment, offices and space for pet adoptions, as well as laundry and food storage areas. It also has two rooms for cats, as well as 46 runs to house dogs, and was built to replace the cramped, outdated animal shelter on Lynwood Drive. In 2017, county leaders identified the building of a new animal shelter as the county’s top capital need.

Animal control In Lancaster County, animal control and the animal shelter are separate operations. Lancaster County Animal Control is under the jurisdiction of the sheriff ’s office and fields complaints related to stray or unrestrained animals. Animal-control officers can also remove animals and talk with pet owners about restraint laws. If a stray animal is running loose

and the owner can’t be identified, it can be picked up and taken to the animal shelter. Residents with complaints regarding strays and unrestrained animals or dangerous dogs should call the Lancaster County Sheriff ’s Office at (803) 283-3388.

Animal shelter The county animal shelter operates as its own department. Directed by Alan Williams, the shelter houses and cares for stray, unclaimed and unwanted animals. It is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. A five-day hold is placed Williams on all strays brought into the shelter to give residents time to claim a lost pet. Animals that come into the shelter are checked for a microchip with a universal scanner, as well as a rabies tag and collar ID. In cases where the animal can be identified, the owner is called to come get it. Reclaiming fees start at $30. The county also has a highly successful TNR (trap, neuter and return) feline pro-

gram. Under the program, cats are humanely trapped, then vaccinated and neutered. The cats are placed in homes when possible. If not, they are returned to where they were caught and released. No more kittens are born, the cats’ lives improve, and the population stabilizes and falls over time. TNR cats have one trimmed ear, so that animal-control officers won’t pick up the same animals again.

Pet adoptions When owners don’t reclaim their animals, they become county property and the shelter tries to find new homes for them. Shelter adoption fees are $80 for a sterilized cat and $100 for a sterilized dog. The fees include bordatella, distemper and rabies vaccinations, as well as the cost of a microchip implanted below the animal’s skin to encode it with an identification number. All animals available for adoption at the shelter are also tested and dewormed, according to age and species. Other animal-shelter fees vary, based on the circumstances. If your pet is lost, call (803) 286-8103 or visit the shelter. For additional information on the shelter, visit www.lancastersheltersc. com.

Animal Rescue Groups There are several rescue groups that work closely with the Lancaster County Animal Shelter to provide loving homes for pets. They include:

Healing Horses Healing Horses is a horse sanctuary in the Van Wyck area. Headed by Indian Land resident Katie Holme, Healing Horses is now caring for 12 horses. For more information or to make donations, visit healinghorses.site or call (980) 259-8051.

Humane Society Since its founding in 2008, the Humane Society of Lancaster and its volunteers have worked with the Lancaster County Animal Shelter to provide temporary homes for rescued animals and get them adopted to loving homes. The nonprofit also works with the national Humane Society to provide low-cost spay and neuter clinics. For additional information or to make donations, visit www.savelancasterscpets.org or call (803) 285-5683. Leave your name, phone number and reason for calling. You can also email midwifeSC2@gmail.com for details.

Lancaster Animal Shelter Supporters The motto for Lancaster Animal Shelter Supporters (LASS) is “A Shelter is a Reflection of the Community it Serves.” Formed in 2013, LASS is a Sun City Carolina Lakes club that supports the local animal shelter in a myriad of ways.

It raises money for shelter supplies and lab equipment, helps pay for low-cost spay and neuter clinics and pays for boarding at approved animal rescue shelters. At its May 2019 luncheon fundraiser, LASS raised nearly $16,000 for food, supplies, medical care and spay/neuter services for the county animal shelter. It spent another $9,000 for fostering, boarding and transporting kittens and dogs to Northern rescue groups, as well as heartworm subsidies for adopted dogs. The annual luncheon could not be held this year, due to COVID-19, so the group is seeking donations to help it in its work. For additional details, visit www.LASSofSC.org or contact Arlene McCarthy at president@lassofsc.org or Diane Rashall at diane.rashall@suncitycarolinalakes.net. To volunteer, email lassofsuncity@gmail or call (803) 396-8678.

Lancaster SPCA The nonprofit Lancaster Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (LSPCA) was founded in 2013 to save unwanted dogs and cats in the area, as well as surrounding counties, if the need is urgent. The rescue group takes in ownersurrendered animals, shelter animals and abandoned and neglected animals. LSPCA ensures each animal receives the best possible veterinary care while in temporary foster homes. Its final step is finding “furever” homes for the dogs and cats. The LSPCA usually holds a Fur Ball Gala, which raised about $35,000 in 2019, to fund its work. But this year, due

to the coronavirus pandemic, the group is holding Shelter in Place 2020 instead, offering sponsorships and tours of the new Lancaster County Animal Shelter before its opening. LSPCA is raising money to buy office space for a spay and neuter clinic and emergency pet-food pantry. Until the rescue can set up its own clinic, it offers reduced-price sterilization for Lancaster County cats and dogs at Healthy Pets in Rock Hill. For more information or to donate money or pet supplies, visit www.lancasterspca.net, email LancSPCA.SC@gmail. com or call (803) 287-7636. Its mailing address is Lancaster SPCA, P.O. Box 3042, Lancaster, SC 29721.

Paws in the Panhandle The county’s first no-kill pet sanctuary, Paws in the Panhandle, provides a temporary home to shelter pets. In 2017, the nonprofit Indian Land-based animal rescue group bought Palmetto Kennels off U.S. 521, just north of Shiloh Unity Road, and now uses 38 of its 80 runs to shortterm board pets available for adoption. It also has a cattery for 22 cats. Proceeds from pet grooming, as well as boarding dogs in the 42 remaining runs at the facility, are used to fund the rescue operation. It also operates PAWSitively Thrifty, a thrift shop at 8715 Whippoorwill Road in Indian Land. For additional information or to make donations, visit www.pawsinthepanhandle.com or contact Paws in the Panhandle President/founder Gloria Davey at (803) 802-7297.

ARRAS STORY

Arras Foundation board members, employees and interns celebrate the new name of Lancaster’s leading philanthropic organization in July, when the former J. Marion Sims Foundation unveiled its new moniker and logo. The group stands in front of the entrance to its new building, which it hopes to move into in January.

Foundation reinvents itself Lancaster’s leading philanthropy has been reinventing itself over the last few years, culminating with changing its name this summer. The former J. Marion Sims Foundation is now the Arras Foundation. Arras, a Middle English word meaning diverse tapestry, pays homage to the area’s textile-weaving roots, said foundation President Susan DeVenny. “We wanted to make sure the name reflected the spirit of the community, the spirit of what we do every day and the importance of serving all the individuals in the area together,” she said. Board member Richard Band said the new name reflects the foundation’s mission. “Your name makes a statement about who you are,” Band said. “Arras is a tapestry. It signifies different threads woven together to make a strong fabric. It conveys the idea of moving forward for the good of the whole.”

Back story The J. Marion Sims Foundation was created in 1995 with $52 million in proceeds from the sale of the nonprofit Elliott White Springs Memorial Hospital to hospital chain Community Health Services. The hospital was originally named Marion Sims Memorial Hospital, which is where the foundation’s name came from. Dr. James Marion Sims, born near Heath Springs in 1813, is known as the “Father of Modern Gynecology.” He developed breakthrough tools and procedures in his field, but his research included experimental surgeries on enslaved women without their consent.

DeVenny, the foundation’s president and CEO since 2015, said the foundation board started talking about changing the name in late 2017, after protesters in New York City demanded the removal of a statue of Sims from Central Park. DeVenny said the foundation planned to announce the name change when the organization moves into its new headquarters in the old Springs Co. building on Main Street in the coming year. But she said current events overtook the plan to unveil the new name and the new location at the same time. “The thought was to announce it when we move into the building, but we realized with everything going on in the world, it was our time to act,” she said. “We want to make sure the new name reflects what we are doing.”

Enlarging its mission The foundation’s mission is to support programs that enhance residents’ health and wellness in Lancaster County, Fort Lawn and Great Falls, the communities served by the hospital. It has distributed more than $57 million in grants over the years, and its assets now total $71 million, making it the ninth-largest philanthropic organization in South Carolina. In 2016, the foundation established a North Star to guide its work: “We envision the communities we serve as places where everyone joins together to build on community assets for current and future generations, and where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential.” That year, the foundation asked for com-

munity input to help it shape its work going forward. “We used that input to help us shape our new direction,” DeVenny said. The foundation now focuses on three pillars: Supporting and building a healthy community; helping youth successfully transition to adulthood; and elevating philanthropy. To address these, the foundation has moved beyond just making grants to taking a more active role in facilitating community discussions and partnering with organizations that support a vibrant, healthy community. It started a youth internship program, college advising corps and a youth grants committee that helps award innovative education grants. It started Give Local Lancaster to give residents an active role in philanthropy. It partnered with the Orton Family Foundation to make the first Community Heart & Soul awards in Kershaw and Fort Lawn. Since the onset of the coronavirus, the foundation has been hosting Zoom meetings for county officials and community leaders to swap information and strategize about how to get through the COVID-19 crisis. And it has partnered with the United Ways of Lancaster and Chester counties on Catawba Connect, a local COVID-19 rapid-response fund. Jodie Plyler, Arras board chair, said this is an exciting, challenging time for the nonprofit. “The foundation no longer just hands out checks, but has moved in a new direction with a deeper purpose,” she said. “We want to be involved in solutions to improve overall health throughout the fabric of this community.”

Help is just around the corner l A Father’s Way (former Lancaster Fatherhood Project) works with fathers to help them meet their financial and parenting responsibilities, 117 S. Wylie St., Lancaster, (803) 283-3444. l Affinity Health Center (formerly Catawba Care) provides primary and preventative care, HIV specialty care, dental care, mental health services, and free, walk-in HIV/STD testing, 500 Lakeshore Parkway, Rock Hill, (803) 909-6363 or (877) 647-6363. l Agape Hospice provides care to patients with terminal illnesses, 404 W. Meeting St., Lancaster, (803) 289-6565. l AL-ANON Family Groups provides counseling and group therapy for the families of substance abusers. For a recording of area groups, addresses, phone numbers and meetings, call (803) 285-4131. l The local American Red Cross chapter helps military families with emergency communications and financial assistance, provides help to fire victims and holds blood drives, (803) 283-4072. l Belair United Methodist Church food pantry, 8095 Shelley Mullis Road, Indian Land, provides food to those in the Indian Land schools area, (803) 547-6631. l Care Health Family Medical Practice is a full-service medical facility that offers discounts on medical services, prescriptions and labwork for the underserved, 838 W. Meeting St., Medical Arts Building 5, Suite H, Lancaster, and 212 E. Marion St., Kershaw, (803) 285-2273. l Carolina Community Actions Inc. assists low-income households with emergency heating, cooling, rent assistance and more, 101 Wylie St., Lancaster, (803) 285-2034. l Chester/Lancaster Disabilities and Special Needs Board Inc. provides services and supports citizens with intellectual disabilities, autism, and head and spinal cord injuries, and their families. Early Intervention Services serves children up to age 3 and their families.1126 Camp Creek Road (P.O. Box 577), Lancaster, (803) 285-4368. l The Children’s Council is dedicated to reducing problem youth behaviors, including teen dating violence, teen pregnancy and drug abuse, 1611 Pageland Highway, Lancaster, (803) 283-4995. l Christian Services assists struggling families with a family store, food pantry, mobile food trucks, life skills classes such as parenting, budgeting and relationship skills and employability skills training. Store and pantry at 1227 Great Falls Highway, Lancaster; store (803) 285-9327, pantry (803) 285-4444. Employability training at Adult Education, 610 E. Meeting St., Lancaster. Community center, after-school programs and more at Lancaster Bowling Center, 1352 Reece Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-0711. l Communities in Schools connects community resources with Lancaster County schools to help young people successfully learn and prepare for life. Its Youth Build program gives youth ages 16-24 educational resources and job-training opportunities. 1240 Children’s Ave., Lancaster; store (803) 285-2311. l Counseling Services of Lancaster offers prevention and outpatient treatment of alcohol and drug abuse for adolescents and adults, 114 S. Main St., Lancaster, (803) 285-6911. l Department of Social Services offers aid to families with dependent children, food stamps, medical assistance, foster care and investigates and reports abuse, 1837 Pageland Highway

A group from Sherwood Baptist Church builds a ramp at Curtis Cameron’s home on Dixie School Road. Katie Harmon entered the photo, titled “People Helping People,” in the 2020 Red Rose Festival Photography Contest. (S.C. 9), Lancaster, (803) 286-6914. l Golden Care offers adult day care with transportation, support groups, in-home care and several therapy programs, 403 W. Meeting St., Lancaster, (803) 416-8000. l Habitat for Humanity builds adequate and basic housing for families in need, located in Covenant Baptist Church, 165 Craig Manor Road, Lancaster, (803) 283-1203. l HOPE (Helping Other People Effectively) in Lancaster provides short-term emergency assistance with food, rent and utilities for local residents and transients, as well as a teaching kitchen for all ages (temporairly closed due to COVID-19), 2008 Pageland Highway, Lancaster, (803) 286-4673. Senior nutrition program at 1352 Reece Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-0711. l Hospice of Lancaster provides care to patients with terminal illnesses, Suite 201, 901 W. Meeting St., Lancaster, (803) 286-1472. l Hospice Care of South Carolina provides care to patients with terminal illnesses, 311-B N. Main St., Lancaster, (803) 285-2014. l Kershaw Area Resource Exchange (KARE) provides assistance with food, shelter, fuel and utilities, clothing closet and resource referrals. Hospice Care of South Carolina, SC Works and S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation also use this facility, 206-210 E. Marion St., Kershaw, (803) 475-4173. l Lancaster Area Coalition for the Homeless provides access to services that allow homeless people to improve their lives, 109 S. Wylie St., Lancaster, (803) 283-8928. l Lancaster County Council on Aging provides senior citizens with meals, information, referrals, transportation, in-home care, education and recreation in Lancaster, (803) 2856956; Heath Springs, (803) 273-9206; Indian Land, (803) 802-4653; and Kershaw, (803) 475-8849. l Lancaster County Guardian ad Litem program provides trained volunteer advocates for abused and neglected children in family court proceedings, (803) 286-6064.

l Lancaster County Outreach Project enhances the lives of abused and neglected children and adults in need, served through the Department of Social Services, 1837 Pageland Highway (P.O. Box 1719), Lancaster, (803) 289-4438. l Mobile Shower Ministry and Street Feet Ministry offers a mobile shower truck and laundry facilities for the homeless, along with socks, food, hygiene products and other supplies, (803) 246-2725 l National Federation of the Blind, Lancaster County Chapter, is dedicated to improving the social, spiritual and economic well-being of the blind, (803) 320-2636 or (803) 273-7197. l Palmetto Citizens Against Sexual Assault offers assistance to victims of sexual assault, including 24-hour crisis counseling, advocacy, children’s medical exams and forensic interviews, 106 N. York St., Lancaster, (803) 286-5232. l Salvation Army operates Center of Hope, a homeless shelter at 119 S. Charlotte Ave., Rock Hill, (803) 324-5141. l S.C. Legal Services provides civil legal services to protect the rights and represent the interests of low-income South Carolinians, 214 Johnston St., Rock Hill, (803)327-9001. l The United Heritage Total Family Outreach Coalition (formerly Southside Adult Family Literacy Program) provides outreach programs to help strengthen families and keep them together, 807 Sowell St., Lancaster, (803) 287-3932. l The United Way of Lancaster County provides funding for 16 agencies serving Lancaster County residents, 109 S. Wylie St., Lancaster, (803) 283-8923. l Veterans Affairs helps military veterans and their families, 1033 W. Meeting St., Lancaster, (803) 283-2469. l Women’s Enrichment Center (formerly The Pregnancy Care Center) offers information and options for women, including free pregnancy tests and confidential consultations, 720 S. Main St./P.O. Box 1377, Lancaster, (803) 286-5900.

l Lancaster l Indian Land l Heath Springs l Kershaw l Van Wyck l Eastern Lancaster Co. l Southeastern Lancaster Co. l Southwestern Lancaster Co. l Western Lancaster Co. l Out of county

The first block of the four-block Gay Street Commons, from Main to Catawba Street, is one of the 14 projects in the county’s third Capital Sales Tax Project referendum, on ballots this November. This artist’s rendering depicts how the space could be used for festivals.

Government

Changes ahead for county?

When voters head to the polls on Nov. 3, there will at least two local questions on the ballot to consider: re-imposition of the county’s Capital Projects Sales Tax and changing the county’s form of government. Voters will consider a $68 million measure that extends the county’s 1-cent localoption sales tax from May 2022 through May 2029. The penny tax is a mechanism to raise revenue without increasing property taxes or issuing bonds. It is not a new tax, but reimposes one already being collected. A six-member committee selected 14 projects (see blue box for list) for voters to consider as part of the yes/no question. Voters will not choose individual projects. If approved, this would be the county’s third capital sales tax. The first was passed by voters in 2008 and was used to build the new courthouse on Main Street. Voters passed the current seven-year tax in 2014. It is funding several capital projects, including road improvements, an emergency services communications system, and county library expansions and renovations. The road improvements are

wrapping up, the communications system is in place, and the library improvements are under way.

County government County residents might be voting on the last elected auditor and treasurer in county history in 2020 if voters approve a question that changes the county’s form of government from “county administrator” to a “county manager” form. If voters pass the question, Lancaster County Council would have the power to decide if the auditor and treasurer positions should be appointed or elected. In addition, the county administrator’s job title would become county manager, though none of the job’s responsibilities would change. County leaders are pushing for the change due to an ongoing rocky relationship with the auditor’s office, including two public run-ins. Under Lancaster County’s present system of government, the auditor is not under the council’s control, though the council does approve the auditor’s budget.

New Capital Sales Tax Projects ● A new Lancaster County Detention Center – $30.1 million. The cost to build a new detention center is $47 million. The rest of the construction money would have to come from another source. ● County road resurfacing and rehabilitation – $13.2 million. ● Widening U.S. 521 by two lanes from Marvin Road to the N.C. state line (1.4 miles) – $9.6 million. ● Council on Aging Indian Land Service Center – $2.9 million. ● Lancaster County EMS Station 7 in Heath Springs – $1.8 million. ● Lancaster County EMS Station 10 in Van Wyck – $1.8 million. ● City of Lancaster, for the first block of the Gay Street Commons streetscape plan – $1.5 million. ● Lindsay Pettus Greenway, for Phase 2 – $1.5 million. ● Lancaster County Parks & Recreation, for artificial turf at Walnut Creek Park – $1 million ● USC Lancaster Educational Foundation, for a nursing education center, possibly in downtown Lancaster – $1 million. ● USC Lancaster, for an S.C. 9 pedestrian/student crossing from the campus to downtown Lancaster and the Lindsay Pettus Greenway – $1 million. ● Town of Kershaw, for the second floor of the bank renovation childcare center project – $1 million. ● Lancaster County Airport, for a new hanger – $900,000. ● Town of Van Wyck, for a community park – $648,000.

Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in charge in city, county? Lancaster City Council Mayor

District 1

District 2

District 3* mayor pro tem

District 4*

District 5

District 6*

City Administrator

Alston DeVenny

Kenneth Hood

Gonzie Mackey

Linda Blackmon

This seat is open, pending the Nov. 3 election between Holly Furr and Octavia Mungo Jones.

1409 Clark Place Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 283-8950 (h) htaylor@lancastercitysc. com

Hazel Taylor

Sara Eddins

Flip Hutfles

345 Robinson Road 1006 Westover Place, Lancaster, SC 29720 Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 289-1458 (city) (803) 283-9207 (h) (803) 577-5259 (w) (803) 320-1512 (c) kbhood@lancaster (803) 286-8108 (h) citysc.com (803) 286-6647 (w) adevenny@lancastercitysc.com

409 Glenwood Ave. Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 287-3556 (c) (803) 285-8979 (h) gmackey@lancaster citysc.com

104 Rose Lane Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 287-7364 (c) (803) 283-8432 (h) lblackmon@lancaster citysc.com

1105 Malvern Lane Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 283-9367 (h) seddins@lancaster citysc.com

216 S. Catawba St. P.O. Box 1149 Lancaster, SC 29721 (803) 289-1699 (w) (803) 289-1453 (w) shutfles@lancastercity sc.com

Lancaster City Council meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at Lancaster City Hall, 216 S. Catawba St., Lancaster. Website: www.lancastercitysc.com

Lancaster County Council District 1+

District 2/v.chair

District 3+

District 4/secretary

District 5/chairman+

District 6

District 7+

County Administrator

Terry Graham, R

Charlene McGriff, D

Billy Mosteller, R

Larry Honeycutt, R

Steve Harper, R

Allen Blackmon, R

Steve Willis

227 Nope Lane Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 287-1048 (c) (803) 286-5232 (w) cmcgriff@comporium. net

972 Providence Road Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 804-5325 (c) steveharper@lancaster countysc.net

5410 Kershaw Camden Highway, Kershaw, SC 29067 (803) 804-2190 (h) (803) 804-2189 (c) allenblackmon@ lancastercountysc.net

Brian Carnes, R

8603 Van Wyck Road, Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 416-2444 tgraham@lancaster countysc.net

415 Potter Road Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 286-6044 (h) bmosteller@lancaster countysc.net

1801 Windsor Drive Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 246-0021 (w) lhoney@comporium. net

128 Wade Carnes Lane Indian Land, SC 29707 (803) 288-3290 (h) (803) 230-4852 (c) briancarnes@lancaster countysc.net

101 N. Main St. P.O. Box 1809 Lancaster, SC 29721 (803) 416-9300 swillis@lancaster countysc.net

Lancaster County Council meets at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month at 101 N. Main St., Lancaster. Website: www.mylancastersc.org

Lancaster County Officials Assessor (not elected) Auditor*

Clerk of court

Coroner

Brad Carnes

Susan H. Wallace, R

Jeff Hammond, R

Room 213 Lancaster County Administration Building 101 N. Main St. Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 285-6964 bcarnes@lancaster countysc.net

Karla Deese, R

Room 151 Lancaster County Administration Building 101 N. Main St. Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 285-7424 swallace@lancaster countysc.net

Lancaster County Courthouse 104 N. Main St. Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 285-1581 jhammond@lancaster countysc.net

717 S. Main St. Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 416-9909 kdeese@lancaster countysc.net

6th Circuit Solicitor

Probate judge

Sheriff

Treasurer

Dee Studebaker, R

Barry Faile, R

Carrie Helms, R

Randy Newman, R

Probate Court Lancaster County Courthouse 104 N. Main St. Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 283-3379 deestudebaker@ lancastercountysc.net

1520 Pageland Highway, Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 416-9909 bfaile@lancaster countysc.net

Room 142 Lancaster County Administration Building 101 N. Main St. Lancaster, S C 29720 (803) 285-7939 carriehelms@lancaster countysc.net

104 N. Main St. Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 416-9367 randy.newman@ solicitor6.org

*These seats are up for re-election in November 2020. + These incumbents are unopposed.

Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in charge? South Carolina Legislature House District 44*

House District 45*

House District 53+

House District 65+

Mandy P. Norrell, D

Brandon Newton, R

Richie Yow, R

P.O. Box 994 Lancaster, SC 29721 422D Blatt Building Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 212-6937 (o) (803) 289-1800 (w) (803) 289-6409 (h) MandyNorrell@ schouse.gov

P.O. Box 2501 Lancaster, SC 29721 404D Blatt Building Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 212-6874 (w) (803) 320-9615 (c) BrandonNewton@sc house.gov

200 W. Main St. Chesterfield, SC 29709 327D Blatt Building Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 212-6949 (o) (843) 623-5001 (w) RichardYow@schouse. gov

Jay Lucas, R House Speaker

Senate District 16*

Senate District 27*

Governor

Greg Gregory, R

Vincent Sheheen, D

P.O. Box 1381 Lancaster, SC 29721 606 Gressette Building Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 212-6024 (o) (803) 289-6211 (w) (803) 804-1830 (c) GregGregory@ scsenate.gov

P.O. Drawer 10 Camden, SC 29021 504 Gressette Building Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 212-6032 (o) (803) 432-4391 (w) VincentSheheen@ scsenate.gov

P.O. Box 12267 Columbia, SC 29211 1100 Gervais St. Columbia, SC 2 9201 (803) 734-2100 www.governor.sc.gov

United States Congress

* These seats are up for re-election in November 2020. + These incumbents are unopposed.

Senate

Senate*

Ralph Norman, R

Tim Scott, R

Lindsey Graham, R

2350 Rayburn Building Washington, DC 20515 1456 Ebenezer Road Rock Hill, SC 29732 (202) 225-5501 (DC) (803) 327-1114 (SC) norman.house.gov

520 Hart Building Washington, DC 20510 1301 Gervais St., Ste. 825 Columbia, SC 29201 (202) 224-6121 (DC) (803) 771-6112 (SC) scott.senate.gov

290 Russell Building Washington, DC 20510 235 E. Main St., Ste. 100 Rock Hill, SC 29730 (202) 224-5972 (DC) (803) 366-2828 (SC) lgraham.senate.gov

House District 5*

Henry McMaster, R

P.O. Box 1408 Hartsville, SC 29550; 505 Blatt Building, Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 734-2701 (o) (843) 332-5050 (w) (843) 383-9421 (h) (803) 861-1409 (c) JayLucas@schouse.gov

Who’s in charge in county’s towns? Heath Springs Town Council Mayor

At-large

Eddie Moore

At-large mayor pro tem

Peggy Bowers

104 New St./P.O. Box 641 Heath Springs, SC 29058 (803) 246-1415 (c) pbowers@heathsprings.us

673 Hart St./P.O. Box 388 Heath Springs, SC 29058 (803) 273-9938 (h) (843) 337-1816 (c) emoore@heathsprings.us

Iva Lee Drakeford

101 Mill St./P.O. Box 171 Heath Springs, SC 29058 (843) 337--2812 (h) (803) 287-7480 (c) ivalee@heathsprings.us

At-large

Joey Plyler

619 Hart St., Heath Springs, SC 29058 (803)287-8677 (c) jplyler@heathsprings.us

Town Administrator

Tameka Morrow 5650 Kershaw Camden Highway Heath Springs, SC 29058 (803) 273-2066 tmorrow@heathsprings.us

Jason Truesdale

103 Duncan St./P.O. Box 100 Heath Springs, SC 29058 (803) 273-2066 jason@heathsprings.us

Heath Springs Town Council meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Ann Taylor Municipal Center, 103 Duncan St., Heath Springs.

Kershaw Town Council

Mayor

District 1

District 2

District 3 mayor pro tem

District 4

At-large

Town Administrator

Mark Dorman

Gail Rogora

Michael Cook

John ‘Jody’ Connell

Harvey Truesdale

Danny C. Williams

Sonya Poole

Mitch Lucas

406 W. Pine St. P.O. Box 191 Kershaw, SC 29067 (803) 475-7234 (h) (803) 729-8223 (c) mark.dorman@ townofkershawsc.gov

613 Woodland Drive Kershaw, SC 29067 (803) 475-9509 (h) (803) 287-0422 (c) gail.rogora@townof kershawsc.gov

415 E. Sumter St. P.O. Box 422 Kershaw, SC 29067 (803) 475-9655 (h) (803) 287-8557 (c) michael.cook@ townofkershawsc.gov

302 E. Richland St. Kershaw, SC 29067 (803) 475-4365 (h) (803) 669-6307 (c) jody.connell@townof kershawsc.gov

118 Blackmon Circle Kershaw, SC 29067 (803) 475-3383 (h) (803) 416-6538 (c) harvey.truesdale@ townofkershawsc.gov

205 W. Pine St. Kershaw, SC 29067 (803) 289-2765 dcwlkw@yahoo.com

205 W. Stevens Drive Kershaw, SC 29067 (803) 475-3061 (o) (803) 804-5929 (c) mitch.lucas@townof kershawsc.gov

503 W. Stevens Drive Kershaw, SC 29067 (803) 475-7495 (h) sonya.poole@townof kershawsc.gov

Kershaw Town Council meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of each month at Kershaw Town Hall, 113 S. Hampton St., Kershaw. Website: www.townofkershawsc.gov

Van Wyck Town Council

Mayor

At-large

At-large mayor pro tem

At-large

Town Clerk

Sean Corcoran

Bob Doster

Xavier Kee

Richard Vaughan

Cassandra Watkins

Linda Vaughan

P.O. Box 256 Van Wyck, SC 29744 (704) 589-0025 (c) corcoranesq@yahoo.com

P.O. Box 1055 Lancaster, SC 29721 (803) 285-9190 rcdoster@comporium.net myzombieman@yahoo.com

P.O. Box 43 Van Wyck, SC 29744 (803) 288-3734 keexavier@yahoo.com

P.O. Box 65 Van Wyck, SC 29744 (803) 285-1076 rm.vaughan41@gmail.com

P.O. Box 303 Van Wyck, SC 29744 (803) 524-3267 cmhwatkins23@gmail.com

P.O. Box 159 Van Wyck, SC 29744 (803) 285-1076 (803) 320-0910 vwvaughan@comporium.net

Van Wyck Town Council meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the Van Wyck Community Center, 5036 Old Hickory Road, Van Wyck.

Step right up and cast your ballot Lancaster County has about 66,600 registered voters. If you’re not one of them, here’s how to register. To register to vote, you must be 18 years old by Election Day, a United States citizen and a resident of South Carolina and the county where you are registering to vote. Voters may register in person at the Lancaster County Voter Registration Office in the Lancaster County Administration Building, 101 N. Main St., Lancaster; at the S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles, 1694 Pageland Highway (S.C. 9), Lancaster, when you get your driver’s license; or at the Department of Social Services, 1837 Pageland Highway, Lancaster. Voters may also register online at scvotes.gov or print out an application from the scvotes.gov website or the county website, mylancastersc.org. They can mail, fax or email the application in with a copy of their ID. Mail applications to Lancaster County Voter Registration, P.O. Box 1809, Lancaster, SC 29721. Fax applications to (803) 416-9357 or email them to mahudson@ lancastercountysc.net. Voters must be registered at least 30 days before an election. Call (803) 285-2969 for details. The county website, mylancastersc.org, has information about absentee voting – all registered voters are eligible in 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic – and upcoming elections. Applications for absentee ballots must be printed out and returned to the local voter registration office. Election results are also posted there and at scvotes.gov.

2020 Elections There will be several contested elections on local ballots Nov. 3, 2020. They include:

Lancaster City Council

S.C. Senate 27 S.C. Senate 27 candidates are: Penry Gustafson, R; and Vincent Sheheen, D.*

Lancaster City Council candidates are District 3 – Linda G. Blackmon* and Jackie H. Harris; District 4 – Holly Furr and Octavia Mungo Jones; and District 6 – Sara Eddins* and Ronnie Sowell. The council is nonpartisan.

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S.C. House District 44 candidates are Sandy McGarry, Republican; and Mandy Powers Norrell, Democrat.*

U.S. Senate candidates are Bill Bledsoe, Constitution; Lindsey Graham, R*; Jaime Harrison, D

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S.C. House District 45 candidates are: Keith T. Grey Sr., D; and Brandon Newton, R.*

Presidential candidates are Joe Biden, D; Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente, Alliance; Howie Hawkins, Green; Jo Jorgenson, Libertarian; and Donald J. Trump, R.*

S.C. Senate 16 S.C. Senate 16 candidates are Michael Johnson, R; and Ramin Mammadov, D.

U.S. House District 5 candidates are Moe Brown, D; and Ralph Norman, R.*

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Lancaster County

Suzette Connell Murphy defeated incumbent Lancaster County Auditor Susan Hunter Wallace in the Republican primary in June, and is unopposed in the Nov. 3 election. She will take office July 1, 2021. No county offices or council seats are opposed in this election.

Where to vote in Lancaster County Listed below are Lancaster County’s voting precincts, followed by polling location and street address: l Absentee – Voter registration office on the lower level of the Lancaster County Administration Building, 101 N. Main St., Lancaster l Antioch – Antioch Baptist Church, 3052 Taxahaw Road, Lancaster l Black Horse Run – Transformation Church, 8978 Charlotte Highway, Indian Land l Camp Creek – Camp Creek Baptist Church, 998 Potter Road, Lancaster l Carmel – New Hope Baptist Church, 2393 New Hope Road, Heath Springs l Chesterfield Avenue – First Baptist Church, 300 S. Market St., Lancaster l College Park – Carole Ray Dowling Center, 509 Hubbard Drive, Lancaster l Douglas – Douglas Presbyterian Church, 2325 Sunday Place, Lancaster l Dwight – Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1841 N. Rocky River Road, Lancaster l Elgin – St. Luke United Methodist Church, 128 Providence Road, Lancaster l Erwin Farm – Grace Presbyterian Church, 1026 Grace Ave., Lancaster l Gold Hill – Gold Hill AME Zion Church, 9239 Van Wyck

Road, Van Wyck l Gooches Crossroads – Springdell Baptist Church, 1420 Springdell Church Road, Lancaster l Harrisburg – Harrisburg Elementary School, 10251 Harrisburg Road, Indian Land l Heath Springs – Heath Springs Senior Complex, 5353 Kershaw Camden Highway, Heath Springs l Hyde Park – Hyde Park Baptist Church, 1898 Flat Creek Road, Lancaster l Jacksonham – Taylor’s Grove Baptist Church, 2382 Charlotte Highway, Lancaster l Kershaw North – First Baptist Church, 210 N. Matson St., Kershaw l Kershaw South – Marian Boan Community Center, 200 Close Circle, Kershaw l Lake House – Voting at Sun City Carolina Lakes Lodge, 2955 Sun City Blvd., Indian Land l Lancaster East – Barr Street Learning Center, 610 E. Meeting St., Lancaster l Lancaster West – First Presbyterian Church, 700 N. Main St., Lancaster l Lynwood Drive – Sherwood Baptist Church, 1030 Darlene Blvd., Lancaster l Midway – Flat Creek Volunteer Fire Department, 7563 Flat Creek Road, Kershaw l Osceola – Osceola United Methodist Church, 6575

Charlotte Highway, Indian Land l Pleasant Hill – Bright Light Baptist Church, 4469 Kershaw Camden Highway, Heath Springs l Pleasant Valley – Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, 238 Fort Mill Highway (S.C. 160), Indian Land l Possum Hollow – Higher Ground Church, 8365 Possum Hollow Road, Indian Land l Rich Hill – Rich Hill Volunteer Fire Department, 3089 Rocky River Road, Lancaster l River Road – Indian Land High School, 8063 River Road, Indian Land l Riverside – Catawba Baptist Church, 1144 Riverside Road, Lancaster l Shelley Mullis – Indian Land Recreation Center, 8286 Charlotte Highway, Indian Land l Spring Hill – Spring Hill Baptist Church, 2245 Old Camden-Monroe Highway, Lancaster l The Lodge – Sun City Carolina Lakes Lodge, 2955 Sun City Blvd., Indian Land l Unity – Unity ARP Church, 3495 Unity Church Road, Lancaster l University – The Church of the Good Shepherd, 1005 University Drive, Lancaster l Van Wyck – Van Wyck Community Center, 5036 Old Hickory Road, Van Wyck

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Property taxes The tax calculations below are based on a home appraised at $226,800, the median home value in Lancaster County, with an assessed value of $9,070.* They include the local residents’ school tax credit and local option sales tax credits.

Lancaster County: 338.5 mills

Total taxes (without homestead exemption): $1,390 (county) County taxes with homestead exemption: $1,084 (county) Stormwater fee: All residents who live north of S.C. 5 must pay a $60 per home stormwater fee, which is added to the total tax owed. Special tax district fees: Indian Land residents in the Pleasant Valley Fire District and Indian Land Fire District must pay an additional $90 per home fire fee, which is added to the total tax owed. Special purpose tax district: Reid Pointe residents must pay an additional 35 mills in taxes to repay a 20-year bond for street repairs beginning in 2019. Assessment fees: Lancaster County residents in the Edgewater development and Indian Land residents in the Brookchase, Sun City Carolina Lakes and Walnut Creek developments must pay additional infrastructure bond assessment fees that vary each year. These fees are added to the total tax owed.

City of Lancaster: 513.2 mills (338.5 county + 174.7 city)

How much will taxes on your home be? Owner-occupied residential property in Lancaster County is assessed at 4 percent of its appraised value, multiplied by the area’s millage rate. (If you don’t live in the home, the rate is 6 percent.) Here’s how to do the math: 1. Home’s appraised value* x .04 = Assessed value 2. Assessed value x (county mills + city mills) x .001 = Tax owed 3. If you qualify for the local residents’ school tax credit** of 163.5 (school operating millage), deduct this from total millage in step 2, before multiplying by .001. 4. Subtract the local option sales tax (appraised value x credit factor for the county and your town***). This will be a dollar figure. 4. Add any special tax district or assessment fees to get the total tax owed. *Those age 65 or older or disabled may qualify for a $50,000 homestead exemption. Call the Lancaster County Auditor’s Office at (803) 285-7424 to find out if you qualify. **The local residents’ school tax credit applies only to owner-occupied homes and must be applied for through the Lancaster County Tax Assessor’s Office, (803) 285-6964. ***Local option sales tax credit factors: County: 0.000868; City of Lancaster: 0.003746; Town of Kershaw: 0.00352

What do Lancaster County taxes pay for? USCL 4.9 mills School debt 65 mills

Total taxes (without homestead exemption): $1,390 (county) + $735 (city) = $2,125 Total taxes with homestead exemption: $1,084 (county) + $573 (city) = $1,657

Town of Kershaw: 433.5 mills (338.5 county + 95 town) Total taxes (without homestead exemption): $1,390 (county) + $64 (town) = $1,454 Total taxes with homestead exemption: $1,084 (county) + $49 (town) = $1,133

* All dollar figures used in calculations are rounded, including assessed tax value. Note: The towns of Heath Springs and Van Wyck do not collect municipal property taxes.

Courthouse security 3.8 mills

School operations 163.5 mills County operations 88.7 mills

County debt 7.6 mills

County capital improvement 5 mills

Total school and county millage is 338.5 mills. Here’s a breakdown by percentage on what those county taxes pay for: School operations........................48.3% County operations........................26.2% School debt................................19.2% County debt.................................2.2% Capital improvement......................1.5% USC Lancaster...............................1.4% Courthouse security........................1.1%

Public Safety

Lancaster County EMS Director Clay Catoe, surrounded by EMS staff and county officials, cuts the ribbon to dedicate the new Indian Land EMS 4/9 Station on July 25, 2020.

EMS on call for emergencies Now that the gleaming new EMS Station 4/9 on Old Bailes Road is open, county officials hope that it will improve emergency response times in the fast-growing northern end of the county. The $2.2 million building is the largest of the county’s eight EMS stations, at 6,800 square feet. It has five bays for emergency vehicles and is oversized to accommodate future growth in the Indian Land area. In the heart of the Panhandle, Station 4/9 is located on a 2-acre tract along Old Bailes Road between Frameport America and Honeywell Scanning and Mobility. It is adjacent to the intersection of S.C. 160 and Calvin Hall Road. The new building doesn’t create a ninth EMS station, but allows the county to move Station 4 from its location at U.S. 521 near Collins Road, hence its 4/9 number. Last year, Lancaster County’s growth rate was fourth-fastest in the state, behind Horry, Berkeley and York, according to U.S. Census estimates. Most of that growth is occurring from S.C. 5 north to the state line. And more people mean more emergencies. In 2019, county EMS crews answered a record-setting 18,329 calls countywide.

County EMS Stations ● Station 1 (headquarters) – 2006 Pageland Highway, Lancaster, (803) 283-4134 ● Station 2 – 1101 Crestfield Drive, Lancaster ● Station 3 – 1305 McIlwain Road, Lancaster ● Station 4/9 – 9576 Old Bailes Road, Indian Land ● Station 5 – 365 Rocky River Road, Buford ● Station 6 – 3855 Fork Hill Road, Kershaw ● Station 7 – 309 Hart St., Heath Springs ● Station 8 – 10209 Walnut Creek Parkway, Indian Land

Boot camp When fully staffed, Lancaster County EMS has 67 full-time workers. In August, the department had five vacancies. It has come up with an in-house training regimen to fill its ranks. Called EMS Boot Camp, the program is the first of its kind in the state. Participants receive $1,400 worth of free training (200 hours) needed to become a certified emergency medical technician, along with part-time jobs at EMS. Funding comes from local tax dollars and participants must sign a

year-long contract to work for the county. “This is the first time we’ve ever done anything like this,” said instructor Stacey Chapman. “Because of the shortage, we have been trying a way to both recruit and train people.” It is already working. The program saw its first five graduates in June. EMS plans to do another boot camp in early 2021. Training is a vital part of the job, with each county medic getting a minimum of 60 hours of “classroom time” per year. Medics work 24hour shifts, with 48 hours between shifts, for a total of at least 2,928 work hours per year. The county’s EMS medics are also members of the multi-agency county Specialized Tactical Advanced Rescue team, (STAR). They are trained in high- and low-angle rescue, search and rescue, swift-water rescue and advanced medical care for large-scale emergencies. They are also an integral cog in the county’s SWAT team, providing appropriate emergency care when it is needed. EMS also has a bike medic team that helps with large public events. EMS also provides free infant car seat inspections and installations at Station 1 on Pageland Highway. To have a car seat checked, call (803) 416-9907.

Firefighters ready to help The volunteer firefighter who shows up at your front door when something goes awry may very well be one of your neighbors.

Lancaster County Fire Rescue The county relies on the service of Lancaster County Fire Rescue, which includes 18 mostly volunteer fire departments. As of June 30, 2020, the county had about 284 volunteer firefighters, bolstered by a staff of 36 full-time weekday firefighters. Twenty full-time weekday firefighters work out of the Emergency Operations Center in Lancaster, with some of them rotating to different departments all over the county. Four stations – Pleasant Valley, Indian Land, Kershaw and the city of Lancaster – have combined full-time and volunteer firefighters. The rest are all-volunteer Player stations. Many of the county’s volunteer firefighters also serve as first responders. A first responder is trained in advanced first aid and lifesaving and goes immediately to the scene of an accident or emergency to help. Lancaster County Magette EMS provides 80 hours of training for each first responder, as well as their equipment. In most cases, they get there before ambulances. Last year, Lancaster County EMS responded to more than 18,225 medical-related calls. Darren Player is director of Lancaster County Fire Rescue. Mike Magette is the county’s fire marshal. Magette is the former Indian Land fire captain.

Lancaster Fire Department The Lancaster Fire Department serves as the primary fire service for the city of Lancaster. It has 28 full-time employees, including a fire marshal, training captain and administrative assistance. The city runs three shifts of eight firefighters, each working 24 hours on and 48 hours off. There are also 15 volunteer spots with the city, but only six of those were filled at the end of June. Fire Chief Justin McLellan said the city fire department is in good shape, but knows that as the city grows, more equipment and manpower will be needed. McLellan

Lancaster Fire Chief Justin McLellan directs a second wave of firefighters as they arrive at a blazing home on Plantation Road in brutal heat in September 2019.

Call breakdown Structure fires Grass/woods fires Vehicle fires Lightning strikes Medical calls Motor vehicle collisions with extrication Motor vehicle collisions without extrication Other rescues (elevator, water, machinery, etc.) Hazardous conditions (gas leaks, spills, landing zones, power lines, natural disasters, etc.) Service calls (lock-out, smoke removal, public service, etc.) Good intent and false alarms Annual Total*

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“We need to put in a third station based on ISO recommendations within the next five years,” he said. All full-time emergency response employees are trained to the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) firefighter II level, hazardous materials technician level, advance levels of vehicle extrication and various areas of rescue training. In April, the city got a new ladder truck. The new truck is a quint truck, meaning it has five

functions. It has a pump, water tank, fire hose, ground ladder and aerial device. The truck has a 75-foot ladder on it to help reach higher structures.

Emergency Management Lancaster County Emergency Management (LCEM) coordinates efforts between public, private and volunteer organizations to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters and major incidents affecting the county. Darren Player is the director of emergency management for the county. LCEM writes, maintains and implements comprehensive, all-hazard emergency plans for protection of life and property within the county. The Lancaster County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) serves as the day-to-day headquarters for LCEM and, in the event of a major incident, becomes the central command location where response and support agencies coordinate informationgathering and response efforts. LCEM also provides training to all EOC personnel and ensures that overall response efforts are safe, efficient and guided by reliable and timely information. In coordination with the S.C. Emergency Management Division, LCEM supports a statewide readiness posture for all natural, man-made and technological threats to the public. It also coordinates recovery and assistance efforts for individuals affected by these disasters.

Fire Departments Lancaster County Fire Rescue has 18 volunteer fire departments. The Lancaster Fire Department has two stations. The fire departments, addresses, chiefs and non-emergency phone numbers are: ● Antioch Volunteer Fire Department – 3015 Taxahaw Road, Lancaster; Phillip Hall; (803) 283-8700 ● Bell Town Volunteer Fire Department – 4600 Great Falls Highway, Lancaster; Tony Gainer; (803) 285-6215 ● Buford Volunteer Fire Department – 1893 N. Rocky River Road, Lancaster; Billy Morris; (803) 285-9183 ● Camp Creek Volunteer Fire Department – 2386 Camp Creek Road, Lancaster; Toby F. Roberts; (803) 286-4251 ● Elgin Volunteer Fire Department – 114 Tram Road, Lancaster; Brooks Faulkenberry; (803) 286-4489 ● Flat Creek Volunteer Fire Department – 7563 Flat Creek Road, Kershaw; Britt Blackmon; (803) 475-4450; substation – 8300 Taxahaw Road, Kershaw, no phone ● Gooches Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department – 1594 Grace Ave., Lancaster; Randy Hardin; (803) 285-8107 ● Heath Springs Volunteer Fire Department – 103 Duncan St., Heath Springs; Jonathan Payne; (803) 273-4075 ● Indian Land Volunteer Fire Department – 185 Six Mile Creek, Indian Land; Christopher Miller; (803) 547-2747 ● Kershaw Volunteer Fire Department – 110 S. Hampton St., Kershaw; Morris Russell; (803) 475-6902 ● Lancaster Fire Department (Station 1) – 401 E. Arch St., Lancaster; Justin McLellan; (803) 283-4385 ● Lancaster Fire Department (Station 2) – 453 Hubbard Drive, Lancaster; Justin McLellan; (803) 283-4663 ● McDonald Green Volunteer Fire Department – 2787 Lynwood Drive, Lancaster; Butch Ghent; (803) 286-8808 ● Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department – 9370 Possum Hollow Road, Indian Land; Greg Nicholson; (803) 548-5600; substation – 10754 Harrisburg Road, no phone ● Rich Hill Volunteer Fire Department – 3089 Rocky River Road, Heath Springs; Stacy Roberts; (803) 286-9580 ● Riverside Volunteer Fire Department – 1875 Riverside Road, Lancaster; Stephen Gardner; (803) 286-7663 ● Shiloh Zion Volunteer Fire Department – 703 Monroe Highway, Lancaster; Sam Plyler; (803) 285-1703; substation: 1509 Monroe Highway, Lancaster, no phone ● Tradesville Volunteer Fire Department – 2145 Old Camden Monroe Highway, Lancaster; Jason Laney; (803) 285-5358 ● Unity Volunteer Fire Department – 2495 Shiloh Unity Road, Lancaster; Jay Hayes; (803) 285-7934 ● Van Wyck Volunteer Fire Department – 4455 Old Hickory Road, Van Wyck; Craig Roof; (803) 285-4281

Howard Gainer of Bell Town Volunteer Fire Department was Lancaster County’s Firefighter of the Year for 2019.

From left, Lancaster Police Department Capt. Phillip Hall and recruits Ross Graves and Tim Klukow practice firing rifles from a lower vantage point at the firing range.

Law officers protect residents Lancaster County is protected by four law enforcement agencies: Lancaster County Sheriff ’s Office, Lancaster Police Department, S.C. Highway Patrol and S.C. Department of Natural Resources.

Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office The Lancaster County Sheriff ’s Office is led by Sheriff Barry Faile, first elected in 2008. Its main campus is at 1520 Pageland Highway, Lancaster, and includes facilities for command staff, records, support services, inventory, patrol, investigations, crime scene and evidence personnel. A deputy is on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the lobby to take reports and assist residents. The sheriff ’s office operates substations in Indian Land and Kershaw, and the Lancaster County Detention Center at 1941 Pageland Highway. The sheriff ’s office employs 198 people, including 134 sworn deputies, 35 Faile correctional officers and 29 support staff members. The Lancaster County School District and the sheriff ’s office have partnered to increase the number of school resource officers, and there is now a school resource officer in each high school and middle school in the county. The sheriff ’s office is a state and nationally accredited law enforcement agency. The agency’s SWAT team assists with highrisk operations and its crime scene unit consists of four nationally certified crime scene investigators who work thousands of cases each year. The sheriff ’s office is also a member of the S.C. Attorney General’s Internet Crimes

Against Children Task Force. The Lancaster County Sheriff ’s Office can be reached on its non-emergency lines at (803) 283-3388 or (803) 283-4136. The detention center number is (803) 283-2084. Information about scrap metal permits can be obtained by dialing (803) 283-2108. For more information, visit www.lacoso.net.

Lancaster Police Department The Lancaster Police Department serves as the primary law enforcement agency for the city. It is located at 405 E. Arch St., Lancaster. It has a satellite station at MUSC Health-Lancaster Medical Center. Scott Grant, named police chief in 2017, has worked at the police department since 1998. He can be reached at (803) 283-CITY. The Lancaster Police Department has a staff of 52, Grant including 40 officers and 12 civilian employees. The department has two major divisions and a smaller unit. The Patrol Division is responsible for responding to all calls for everyday police services. Capt. Phillip Hall is patrol commander. The Special Operations Unit investigates crimes in order to make arrests and bring cases to court. Lt. Brian Small is its commander. Support Services supports all departmental operations of the city police force. Capt. Dwayne Davis is administrative commander. The police department has a partnership with the Lancaster Youth Leadership and Development Program. The nonprofit organiza-

tion reaches and impacts youth all over Lancaster.

S.C. Highway Patrol S.C. Highway Patrol Col. Christopher Williamson leads the patrol of 10 troops across the state. Eight of those focus on field operations. Troop 4, Post D, led by Capt. Jeff Wade, covers Lancaster and Chesterfield counties, with 20 troopers focused on reducing speeding and other driving infractions and keeping drunk drivers off the roads. The troop’s community relations officer is Master Wade Trooper Gary Miller. He can be reached at GaryMiller@scdps.gov. The local S.C. Highway Patrol office, 1710 Pageland Highway, Lancaster, can be reached at (803) 283-8585 or visit the SCHP website at www.scdps.sc.gov.

Department of Natural Resources S.C. Department of Natural Resources Capt. Matt McCaskill oversees wardens in Lancaster, Chester, York, Kershaw, Lee and Fairfield counties. The Department of Natural Resources has jurisdiction over the state’s waterways, fields and woodlands. Its officers guard the state’s natural resources and apprehend criminals who try to exploit them. DNR officers also encourage the safe use of natural resources and safe hunting and boating practices. To reach the area DNR field office, call (803) 684-4078. To reach DNR’s regional office in Florence, call (843) 661-4766. To report violations, call (800) 922-5431.

Adornus Cabinetry is producing all-wood frameless kitchen cabinets and bathroom furniture in the former Duracell battery plant in Lancaster. It moved its headquarters here and invested $10 million in its state-of-the art woodworking shop.

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Jobs grow despite COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has somewhat subdued new job creation in the county for 2020, though Lancaster County remains one of the state’s leaders in new industry. According to the S.C. Department of Commerce, Lancaster County ranked fifth in the state in job creation (199 jobs) and third in new investment ($55.8 million) for Jan. 1-June 30. Those numbers combined ranked the county second for new economic development. Jamie Gilbert, the county’s economic development director, noted that 2020 will go down as one of most unpredictable years in history, due to COVID-19, but the county is still moving for- Gilbert ward on economic development. Adornus Cabinetry has turned the 20-acre former Duracell plant into a $10 million stateof-the-art woodworking shop. Owners Jorge Mejias and William Li moved their Chinese manufacturing operation and Miami headquarters here. It now employs 100, but plans to create 210 local jobs in the next four years.

Malaysia-based Scientex, one of the world’s largest makers of industrial stretch film and flexible packaging, announced in February that it will invest $43 million here in the next five years, creating 69 jobs. It will locate a production facility at the former Springs Grace Logistics Center on Grace Avenue. Rembe, a German-based maker of specialty equipment that protects manufacturing plants from dust explosions, will invest $3.4 million and create 22 new jobs at Bailes Ridge Corporate Park in Indian Land. It plans to build a multipurpose complex that will serve as the company’s U.S. headquarters for operations and sales, as well as a warehouse and lightmanufacturing assembly facility. Spicemaker McClancy Seasoning, the county’s second-oldest manufacturer, announced in June that it would be creating 108 new jobs through a $9.4 million expansion at its two Indian Land facilities. In August, Silgan Containers announced a $9.7 million expansion at its Camp Creek Road facility. The expansion will add 62,000 square feet of manufacturing space for more production space and create 16 new jobs. In September, ClickFold Plastics, which designs and makes custom plastic parts, an-

nounced it will move its operation from Charlotte to Bailes Ridge Corporate Park in Indian Land. It will build a $1.5 million, 15,000-square-foot plant off S.C. 160 for 21 employees, doubling its workforce. The new plant should open by late 2021. “We have a number of other promising projects pending for the remainder of this year,” Gilbert said.

Pandemic incentives In March, Lancaster County officials came up with a groundbreaking way to lure overseas manufacturers of life-saving pharmaceuticals and medical devices here in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic. They passed an incentives package aimed at drawing foreign makers of personal protective medical equipment – surgical gowns and masks, face/eye shields, respirators and gloves – back to the United States. It includes free land in a county business park, the elimination of property taxes for the company’s first 10 years of local operation, and fast-track permitting to get the factory up and running quickly. To qualify, a medical company would have to be manufacturing outside the country and not be owned or controlled by a foreign government.

Major County Employers l Lancaster County School District,* 1,776 employees, 4-year-old through 12th-grade public schools, (803) 286-6972, www.lancastercsd.com l Red Ventures,* 1,758 employees, internet marketing and more, (704) 971-2300, www.redventures.com l Movement Mortgage,* 745 employees, home financing, (877) 314-1499, www. movement.com l MUSC Health - Lancaster Medical Center,* 725 employees, health care, (803) 286-1214, www.muschealth.org/locations/lancaster-medical-center l Continental Tire of the Americas,* 657 employees, tires for commercial trucks and cars, (704) 583-3900, www.conti-online.com l Lancaster County,* 569 employees, (803) 285-1565, www.mylancastersc.org l Nutramax Laboratories,* 538 employees, human and animal health supplements, (803) 289-6000, www.nutramaxlabs.com l Haile Gold Mine (OceanaGold),* 501 employees, gold mining, (803) 475-1220, www.hailegoldmine.com l Walmart in Indian Land, 401 employees, mass merchandiser, (803) 802-6666, www.walmart.com l Walmart in Lancaster, 375 employees, mass merchandiser, (803) 286-5445, www. walmart.com l Cardinal Health,* 367 employees, surgical-kit assembly, (803) 802-6800, www. cardinal.com l Founders Federal Credit Union,* 357 employees (in Lancaster County), credit union, (803) 283-5900, www.foundersfcu.com l Keer America,* 308 employees, cotton yarn manufacturer, (803) 835-1100, www. keeramerica.com l McClancy,* 250 employees, spices, (803) 548-2366, www.mcclancy.com l CrossRidge/INSP/Inspiration Ministries,* 238 employees, media production and distribution, international ministry, (803) 578-1000, www.insp.com, inspiration.org l PCI Group,* 222 employees, mission-critical document delivery, (803) 578-7700, www.pcigroup.com l Sharonview Federal Credit Union,* 208 employees, credit union, (704) 969-6700, www.sharonview.org l CompuCom Systems,* 205 employees, global information technology, (803) 2287400, www.compucom.com l Unique Loom,* 200 employees, floor coverings distributor, (803) 804-5319, uniqueloom.com l TriNet, 200 employees, human resources solutions, (888) 874-6388, www.trinet. com l Pro Staffers, 200 employees, temporary employment agency, (803) 285-4286, www.prostaff.com l Arcosa Meyer Utility Structures,* 196 employees, electrical steel transmission towers, (803) 286-5656, www.arcosa.com l Kershaw Correctional Institution, 188 employees, state prison, (803) 475-5770 or (803) 896-3300, www.doc.sc.gov/institutions/kershaw.jsp l University of South Carolina Lancaster, state college, 185 employees, (803) 3137000, www.usclancaster.sc.edu l ServiceMac, 175 employees, mortgage subservicing, (803) 650-3413, servicemacusa.com l White Oak Manor, assisted living facility, 168 employees, (803) 286-1464, www. whiteoakmanor.com l City of Lancaster,* 163 employees, (803) 286-8414, www.lancastercitysc.com l Honeywell (Hand Held Products), 160+ employees, sensing and motion devices, (803) 835-8000, www.honeywell.com l Simpson Electric, 133 employees, electrical wiring, (704) 821-5200, www. simpsonelectricnc.com l Pattison Sign Group,* 128 employees, sign maker, (803) 339-0059, www. pattisonsign.com l Chester/Lancaster Disabilities/Special Needs Board, 128 employees, public agency serving area residents with disabilities, (803) 285-4368 l Rico Industries, 112 employees, flags, pennants and screen printing, (312) 4270313, www.ricoinc.com l Adornus Cabinetry,* 100 employees, cabinet manufacturer, (803) 830-3200, adornus.com l Acadia Healthcare (Rebound Behavioral Health Hospital), 100 employees, psychiatric and substance abuse treatment facility, (803) 810-0995, www.acadiahealthcare.com Sources: Individual firms summer 2020 *Lancaster County Economic Development Department September 2020

Virus hasn’t derailed local retail

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic this year, Lancaster County continues to expand its shopping and dining opportunities as growth spills over the state line from Charlotte. Indian Land is an entirely different place than it was a few years ago, with multiple shopping centers offering entertainment, restaurants and many big-name retail stores. The rest of the county has also seen some new stores open in the past year, particularly restaurants, offering locals more options when it comes to dining out.

BridgeMill Commons Several new businesses have opened in BridgeMill Commons off U.S. 521 in the last year. They include BridgeMill Dental Care, Q Cleaners, BridgeMill Animal Hospital, Keller Williams Realty – The Snipes Team, That’s Amore Italian Grill, Southern Charm Pediatric Dentistry, Emergency MD Urgent Care, Elite Integrated Therapy Center, Sabina Hair and Spa, Magic Canvas and Beansprout Academy. Coming soon are New York Butcher Shoppe and Rendezbrew Coffee, Beer and Wine.

CrossRidge Center CrossRidge Center, a 190-acre mixed-use development in the works along U.S. 521 that includes the new Indian Land YMCA, is shifting its focus toward more corporate office space. Just south of the INSP campus, CrossRidge Center is an integrated development that blends residential, commercial, cultural, institutional and entertainment uses in one space. While all those components will remain, Ben Cerullo, chief operations officer of CrossRidge Development Corp., said there will be added emphasis on office space. “We came to the conclusion that incorporating additional Class A office space enhances the development and will provide patronage for the coming retail sector of the campus and surrounding area,” he said. The development, formerly known as the City of Light, broke ground on CrossRidge One, a $26 million, four-story, 120,000-square-foot office building this year. It will be part of a 5.5-acre office park. Plans include a 288-unit residential community, a grocery store and 270,500 square feet of retail and other commercial space.

RedStone RedStone, the county’s largest retail development, is located on the east side of U.S. 521 in northern Indian Land, and is now working on Phase 2 of the project. The shopping center already boasts dozens of restaurants, shops and other businesses, anchored by a 14-screen, state-of-the-art theater that can seat more than 2,100 moviegoers. RedStone continues to open new busi-

Joseph Morin and his staff were excited to start operations at Lancaster’s new Popeye’s location in August. “We are very excited to enter the Lancaster market, and we’d like to invite everyone to come and try our great products. We look forward to being part of the community and to be here for a long time.” nesses, such as That’s Art! and Pacific Dental, which opened this year. Phase 2 will add 125,000 more square feet of commercial space for potential tenants. It will also feature open green space suitable for outdoor events, such as movies on the lawn and live music events.

The Promenade Farther down the highway, the county’s second-largest retail development, The Promenade at Carolina Reserve, on Charlotte Highway across from Sun City Carolina Lakes, boasts 300,000 square feet of retail in Phase 1, with possibly up to 200,000 square feet more in the future. ISI Elite Training, Mavis Discount Tire and Taco Bell opened in the Promenade this year. Leasing agent The Providence Group’s website shows a Sonny’s Bar-B-Q and Founders Federal Credit Union office planned for two Promenade outparcels along Jim Wilson Road. A new 22,000-square-foot Aldi grocery is being built beside the Promenade. This Aldi, the second in Indian Land and third in Lancaster County, is scheduled to open by the end of 2020.

Openings in Lancaster, too Several restaurants have opened in Lancaster over the past year, including Lechonera Marcelo’s off Meeting Street, a Latin American dining establishment, and Señor Chicken Famous Rotisserie, off Springdale Road, which serves chicken and multiple sides with a Hispanic flavor.

Popeye’s, known for its famous chicken sandwich, opened in early August in the old Wing King location on S.C. 9 Bypass East. Shawn Eby, CEO of Goalz Restaurant Group, opened Captain D’s seafood and Church’s Chicken side-by-side on Charlotte Highway in the early summer. Bojangle’s Famous Chicken and Biscuits built a new restaurant next to its old one on North Main Street, moving in September, just before the old one was torn down to make room for a possible convenience store. Ken Faulkenberry moved his Five Grands Creamery from an ice cream truck to a storefront location in Lancaster Square shopping center this summer. A flurry of other new businesses opened in Lancaster this year, including: • The Big Deal opened in April in the old Athletic Warehouse space in North Park Square. • Space Saver Storage opened this summer with 266 units on Charlotte Highway. • Two new Dollar Generals opened this summer, one in Kershaw and the other just north of Lancaster, to make 10 of the company’s stores in the county. • SunStoppers, which tints vehicle windows, opened this fall on Charlotte Highway. And The Cookout restaurant is coming soon, with double drive-thrus, slated for the old First Citizens Bank site beside Murphy Express on S.C. 9 Bypass West. Some area restaurants and gathering spots have been hit hard by the pandemic, with several closing, including Fox’s Pizza Den, Fish Hook and The Craft Stand, just to name a few.

More than 150 people attended the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce’s After 5! Mix n’ Mingle event in September at Catawba Falls Events Center in Lancaster.

Chambers support businesses A chamber of commerce is an important resource and entity for the business community in normal times, but even more so in the circumstances of the last year. In the wake of COVID-19, the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce has rallied to the side of county companies, determined to support local business and provide assistance in the midst of the global pandemic. At the beginning of the outbreak, as many businesses in Lancaster County began to close and suffer loss of revenue, the chamber took the initiative to become a source of reliable and trustworthy information for local businesses, communicating state and local responses to the pandemic and providing essential information for businesses navigating the uncertainty of the times via emails, monthly newsletters and virtual meetings. As social media took on a central role in the crisis, the chamber also used platforms such as Facebook to direct members of the community to retail businesses and restaurants as they started to reopen or operate with curbside pickup and online shopping options. “Taking Care of Business,” a virtual interview series with chamber President Dean Faile on Facebook Live, was also launched in August to keep members up to date with business happenings across the county and state. The show is live-streamed on Facebook, with a different guest for each episode. In another effort to Faile encourage residents to support local businesses, the chamber created e-gift cards for local businesses, resulting in more than $50,000 spent at local businesses across the county. Local businesses were also featured in the chamber’s #SupportLocal ad campaign, an eight-week series of ads published in The Lancaster News, Carolina Gateway and The Kershaw News Era to encourage people to shop local and support Lancaster County businesses during the pandemic. Throughout what has been an incredibly trying time for many businesses, the Lancaster

individuals to provide leadership for the county. The program is open to highly motivated, emerging leaders in the county. It begins in November and ends in May.

Chamber trips on hold Because of the coronavirus, the Chamber Discoveries’ sightseeing tour of Italy, originally planned for March 2020, has been tentatively reset for 2021, as has the Danube River cruise that was set for this fall.

Chamber staff, board

C.D. “Bubber” Gregory, left, chuckles with Charlie Bundy as USC Lancaster Dean Walt Collins applauds while the pair were honored at the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Soiree in January. Gregory and Bundy spearheaded the effort to establish the university in Lancaster 60 years ago. County chamber has been committed to fulfilling its mission more than ever – making Lancaster County a better place to live, work and do business.

Chamber events The chamber puts on many events throughout the year, including its quarterly After 5! Mix n’ Mingle and monthly Morning Business Connections, which were held via Zoom during the late spring and summer due to COVID-19, but started meeting in person again in October. The chamber also holds information events, such as the Legislative and State of the Community and Education breakfasts, and hosts the annual Rub of the Green golf tournament in October. During the chamber’s annual meeting, new officers are recognized, and chamber award recipients are announced. The chamber also runs the annual Leadership Lancaster program to develop informed, committed and qualified

Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce Board officers are: Brad Small, chair; Erick Crawford, secretary and incoming chair; vice chairs Dr. Walt Collins, Sharon Snipes and Pamela Trimnal; Marty Haynes, treasurer; and Melissa Prince, past chair. Other board members are Beverly Adams, Alston DeVenny, Jamie Gilbert, Kristina Gordon, Will Hutchins, Rick Jiran, Susan Rowell, Ashley Shannon and Eduardo Venegas. Besides Faile, the chamber also employs Vice President Melissa Walker-Price and membership specialists Emily Pollok and Pam Higley. The chamber’s office is at 453 Colonial Ave., Lancaster. For details, call (803) 283-4105 or visit www.lancasterchambersc.org.

Kershaw Chamber of Commerce

The Kershaw Chamber of Commerce holds four events each year – the chamber banquet in April, the Spring-a-Thon festival in May, and Wreaths Across America and the Christmas parade in December. The 40-member Kershaw chamber meets every second Monday at Southern Properties Realty, 101 N. Cleveland St., Kershaw. Kershaw chamber officers are Sheila Hinson, president; Tammy Reynolds, vice president; Harvey Truesdale, treasurer; and Carmen McKoy, secretary. Other board members are Mike Borquez, Spencer Briggs, Amy Eubanks and Tommy Northern. For details, email KershawCoC@gmail. com, call Sheila Hinson at (803) 243-0195 or Carmen McKoy at (803) 230-3443 or visit Kershaw Chamber of Commerce on Facebook.

Housing market still strong Lancaster County is still a target for residential development, with most of the new housing in the Panhandle area. Those looking for more upscale homes will find plenty in Indian Land, where growth has led to the construction of numerous subdivisions and luxury townhome communities. The median price of a new home in Lancaster County is $331,557, according to the Lancaster County Planning Department. Within the past couple years, several major housing projects have been approved for the county, mostly in Indian Land, totaling more than 3,000 single-family residences and townhomes. Within the last year, the county issued 1,422 residential building permits, up from 1,073 the year before. The value of those 1,422 permits is $441.6 million, up from $373 million the year before. About 92 percent of those 1,422 permits were issued for the Indian Land area, according to the county Planning Department. And more residential housing is coming with the opening of the new Indian Land High School, county officials believe. County Planning Director Rox Burhans said apartment complexes have been especially prolific lately in Indian Land. However, Burhans also noted that apartments in Indian Land are typically on the more expensive end of the spectrum and affordable housing in the area is still in short supply. The average rent is $1,429 to $1,649 a month for a two-bedroom apartment in Indian Land, based on the website Apartments. com. As of August, there were 560 apartments under construction in the county. Those include several projects in Indian Land, where the Mason at Six Mile Creek will have seven buildings and 300 units. The Capital Club apartments off S.C. 160 have one- to threebedroom plans with 192 units. The SoBa at RedStone, with four buildings and 260 units, was set to open in September. It offers high-end apartments with a pool, dog park, roof terraces, outdoor gardens and a health club. A new senior community, also in Indian Land, broke ground this summer for those 55 and older. Greenway Square Retirement Community is developing 130 apartment-like rental units just south of the Indian Land library on Charlotte Highway. Construction is scheduled to be finished within 18 months. The Van Wyck Planning Commission approved Long Shadow, a gated 33-home subdivision on 84 acres, with open space, walking trails and a community garden. It will be off West Rebound Road near White Oak AME Zion Church. Groundbreaking is slated for late fall 2020. The county may soon see a shift in the loca-

Work is progressing quickly on College Place’s Phase 2, which includes 23 all-brick homes by Adams Homes. Almost all of the lots have been sold, with four homes completed and another eight under construction in the Lancaster subdivision off University Drive. tion of housing developments going forward. One of the biggest projects approved in the county within the last two years – Lennar Carolinas’ Roselyn – will include 1,800 homes on 1,300 acres between U.S. 521 and Old Hickory Road. The enormous development is likely to bring more residential projects farther south, as Roselyn will fix the existing lack of water and sewer infrastructure in that area. With the new Indian Land High School in the southern end of the Panhandle and major Roselyn development on the horizon, the next year could see more growth directed south. Already, development is picking up in the city of Lancaster. College Place’s Phase 2, offering 23 brick homes by Adams Homes in the subdivision off University Drive, is well under way. Almost all the lots have been sold, with four homes completed and another eight under construction in late September, said Louis Streater, director of the city of Lancaster’s Building, Planning, Zoning and Licensing Department. The homes cost $220,000-$300,000 or so. Streater expects it to be complete by mid-2021. NVR – the parent company of Ryan Homes – is aiming to build 179 single-family homes on 60 acres north of S.C. 9 Bypass West in the Rose Gate development. This will be the first new residential subdivision to be built within the city of Lancaster in 15 years. Construction on Rose Gate is slated to begin next year, Streater said. Homes of Lancaster plans to build 78 to 90 homes in The Trails on 28 acres off University

Drive. They will range from 1,800 to 2,500 square feet and cost $190,000-$250,000. After trying to rezone the property for a cluster development with higher density, Streater said the developers are now trying to acquire more property for the project. There are also several apartment projects in the works in Lancaster. Havenwood Woodland plans to build 50 senior apartments in two buildings on 6 acres behind the Lancaster Square shopping center and Wa Chang restaurant off Woodland Drive. Streater said he expects work on it to begin in early 2021. Construction is also expected to begin soon on Abbington Willow Lake, a 40-unit apartment complex on about 5 acres at the corner of Willow Lake and Meeting Street. More affordable housing is coming, too. Lancaster-based DC Development and Construction plans to build the Witherspoon Homes development in two phases of 72 units each, just off Miller Street on the south side of the city. The three-story apartments will include one-, two- and three-bedroom options. “I can’t begin to tell you how pleased it makes me to see new residential projects being planned for the greater Lancaster area,” Lancaster County Economic Development Director Jamie Gilbert wrote in a column. “With 90 homes proposed at The Trails, 179 at Rose Gate and almost 2,000 planned by Lennar for Roselyn just north of the city, this is welcomed news for local businesses and residents of the area.”

Fifth-grader Mason Rathel wears his mask as he works on his Chromebook in Lisa Catoe’s class at Heath Springs Elementary School.

Education

Jordan Everette Wade graduated from Lancaster High School in early June. Like all 2020 grads, his senior year was unusual due to COVID-19. Prom, senior picnic, award ceremonies and his last year on the LHS soccer team were canceled. His aunts, Jimiko Witherspoon Ford and Jimaki Witherspoon Roach, took this picture as part of a graduation photo shoot to lift his spirits.

Pandemic leads to many changes

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on Lancaster County schools, starting with the school district’s sudden move to remote learning in March, during the coronavirus shutdowns. Sports were canceled, proms were canceled and even graduation ceremonies were curtailed. Over the next few months, Lancaster County School District officials scrambled to shape a plan that would facilitate learning, while safeguarding students’ health. The changes, which began with the new school year on Aug. 31, have affected nearly every aspect of school life, from how students learn to how they move about the building. “It’s been a really hard year, to put it mildly,” LCSD Superintendent Jonathan Phipps said. “We’ve basically reinvented public education this year.” The biggest change came with the school district’s decision to allow students a choice between two attendance options, split schedules or virtual learning. About 10,000 of the school district’s 14,341 students chose the first option, a hybrid A/B schedule. Under the plan, students from Group A attend school on Mondays and Tuesdays, while Group B students attend Thurs-

days and Fridays. Both groups stay home the rest of the week, with Wednesdays reserved for a remediation and enrichment day. Virtual students learn online from home and only return to campus by appointment or to see their teachers on Wednesdays. The school district’s attendance plan, based on guidelines from state health and education departments, reduces school occupancy levels to half of normal, allowing for social distancing and maximized hygiene efforts. Phipps said the plan also had another benefit for teachers, one they’ve wanted for years. “It’s not all been bad,” he said. “We have the lowest number of students in a class we’ve ever had. The teachers say that it’s been good to have time to work with their students on a more personal level like that.” Other notable changes start at the front door, with both students and staff required to wear masks. At the start of each school day, staff members monitor entrances, checking mask compliance and students’ temperatures. If a student’s temperature is too high, or they exhibit symptoms of COVID-19, they are immediately moved to a quarantine area to wait until someone can come take them home. Bus riders and car riders enter at separate,

staggered entrances to maximize social distancing and students must go straight to class. Elementary students remain in the same classroom all day, with teachers rotating among the classes. In middle and high school, social distancing is mandatory. Students don’t share materials and, with lockers a thing of the past, must keep their personal belongings with them. To maintain social distancing, schools now serve lunch in both cafeterias and classrooms, with students required to wash their hands before and after lunch. Among the toughest changes for active students, at least for the first semester, is the suspension of after-school clubs and activities, as well as field trips and live performances. Phipps said the district would find out how well it is meeting its central mission to educate students amidst all the changes with completion of countywide Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) testing in October. “That should give us a good idea of where students were when we left off (last school year) and picked up,” Phipps said. “It should be a good measuring stick to see where we’re doing OK and where we need to spend more time and focus.”

Lancaster County Schools Public School District Office l Lancaster County School District 300 S. Catawba St., Lancaster (803) 286-6972 or (800) 277-LCSD Superintendent: Dr. Jonathan Phipps Students: 14,341 Website: www.lancastercsd.com

Public Elementary Schools

l Brooklyn Springs Elementary 1637 Billings Drive, Lancaster (803) 283-8471 Principal: Michael Pratt; students: 484 l Buford Elementary 1906 N. Rocky River Road, Lancaster (803) 286-0026 Principal: Andrea Ribelin; students: 715 l Clinton Elementary 110 Clinton School Road, Lancaster (803) 285-5395 Principal: Keisha Witherspoon; students: 486 l Discovery School/GT program 302 W. Dunlap St., Lancaster (803) 285-8430 Site manager: Tom McDuffie; students: 106 l Erwin Elementary 1477 Locustwood Ave., Lancaster (803) 285-8484 Principal: Cory Hyslop; students: 433 l Harrisburg Elementary 10251 Harrisburg Road, Indian Land (803) 396-3737 or (803) 283-8484

Principal: Teryn Dalton; students: 984 l Heath Springs Elementary 158 Solar Road, Heath Springs (803) 273-3176 or (803) 286-8621 Principal: Sheri Watson; students: 369 l Indian Land Elementary 4137 Doby’s Bridge Road, Indian Land (803) 548-2916 or (803) 283-1939 Principal: Sarah Deason; students: 1,021 l Kershaw Elementary 108 N. Rollins Drive, Kershaw (803) 475-6655 or (803) 286-6689 Principal: Kelli Overcash; students: 514 l McDonald Green Elementary 2763 Lynwood Drive, Lancaster (803) 285-7416 Principal: Tonya Hunter; students: 353 l North Elementary 1100 Roddey Drive, Lancaster (803) 283-9918 Principal: Keishea Mickles; students: 621 l Van Wyck Elementary 4945 Charlotte Highway, Lancaster (803) 313-6650 Principal: Steven Puckett; students: 717

Public Middle Schools l Andrew Jackson Middle 6865 Kershaw Camden Highway, Kershaw (803) 475-6021 or (803) 283-1970 Principal: Chris Timmons; students: 484 l A.R. Rucker Middle 422 Old Dixie Road, Lancaster

Enrollment Total Enrollment: 14,341

(803) 416-8555 Principal: Michelle Crosby; students: 574 l Buford Middle 1890 N. Rocky River Road, Lancaster (803) 285-8473 Principal: Kevin Miller; students: 431 l Indian Land Middle 8361 Charlotte Highway, Indian Land (803) 578-2500 or (803) 286-5300 Principal: Chris Thorpe; students: 1,283 l South Middle 1551 Billings Drive, Lancaster (803) 283-8416 Principal: David Sweem; students: 651

Public High Schools

l Andrew Jackson High 6925 Kershaw Camden Highway, Kershaw (803) 475-2381 or (803) 283-1958 Principal: Shuntay Miller; students: 637 l Buford High 4290 Tabernacle Road, Lancaster (803) 286-7068 Principal: Michael Belk; students: 551 l Indian Land High 8063 River Road, Indian Land (803) 547-7571 or (803) 286-8470 Principal: David Shamble; students: 1,391 l Lancaster High 325 Woodland Drive, Lancaster (803) 283-2001 Principal: Rosalyn Mood; students: 1,369 l Lancaster County Career Center 625 Normandy Road, Lancaster

Per Pupil Cost Total Cost per Pupil: $10,335

White: 60% Black: 27% Hispanic: 6% Other: 7%

Lancaster County School District Info Elementary Schools.....................................................13 in district Middle..........................................................................5 in district High.............................................................................5 in district Districtwide Student/Teacher Ratio (with kindergarten assistant) ............................. 28/1

Average Teacher Salaries Lancaster County School District........................................................................$52,936 Source: Lancaster County School District; budget figures from fiscal year 2019-20

Instruction: $7,302 Plant Operations: $1,983 School Administration: $702 District Administration: $348

(803) 285-7404 Director: Rodney Miller; students: 1,200

Other Public Schools l Barr Street Learning Center alternative middle/high school 610 E. Meeting St., Lancaster (803) 416-8946 Principal: Anita Watts l Lancaster County Adult Education 610 E. Meeting St., Lancaster (803) 285-7660 Director: Kim Linton; students: 89 l Southside Early Childhood Center 500 Hampton Road, Lancaster (803) 283-3915 Preschool programs director: Shirnetha Stinson; students: 203 Enrollment numbers from September 2020

Private School l Carolina Christian Academy 1850 Kershaw Camden Highway (U.S. 521 South), Lancaster (803) 285-5565 Administrator: Dr. Huey A. Mills Principal: Trina Mills; students: 275 Website: www.carolinachristian.org

After High School Percentage of public high school students choosing college or employment after graduation.* College: 66% Employment/ Military: 24% Unknown: 10% *Class of 2018

District Test Scores SC Ready – grades 3-8 (2019)....46% met or exceeded standards in English Language Arts 47% met or exceeded standards in Math SCPASS – grades 4, 6 and 8 (2019).............50% met or exceeded expectations in Science grades 5 and 7 (2019)........66% met or exceeded expectations in Social Studies Ready to Work – grade 11 (2019)............81% received National Career Readiness Certificates 92% met the standards in Applied Math 91% met the standards in Locating Information 85% met the standards in Reading for Information 73% met the standards in Essential Soft Skills Average composite SAT score (2020)..............993 out of 1600 (59.7% of seniors tested) Average composite ACT score – grade 11 (2019)....................................17.4 out of 36 AP credits earned (2019)...................252 tests passed for college credit out of 563 taken

l Lancaster l Indian Land l Heath Springs l Kershaw l Van Wyck l Eastern Lancaster Co. l Southeastern Lancaster Co. l Southwestern Lancaster Co. l Western Lancaster Co. l Out of county

Who’s in charge of county schools? Lancaster County Board of Education District 1

District 2 vice chair

District 3 chairman

District 4

District 5 secretary

District 6

District 7

Superintendent

Melvin Stroble

Tyrom Faulkner

Bobby Parker

Brad Small

Janice Dabney

Margaret Gamble

Ken Buck

Dr. Jonathan Phipps

1203 E. Arrow Lake Court Indian Land, SC 29707 (803) 331-1990 (c) (800) 277-5273 (w) MelvinM.Stroble@lcsd. k12.sc.us

500 W. Barr St. Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 285-5784 (h) (803) 283-3444 (w) Tyrom.Faulkner@lcsd. k12.sc.us

4265 Rowell Road Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 283-8037 (h) (803) 320-1152 (w) Bobby.Parker@lcsd. k12.sc.us

595 W. Shiloh Unity Road Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 804-2957 (h) brad.small@lcsd. k12.sc.us

2752 Knotty Pine Drive Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 285-1414 (h) jad@comporium.net

118 S. Matson St. (P.O. Box 69) Kershaw, SC 29067 (803) 475-6621 (h) Margaret.Gamble@ lcsd.k12.sc.us

2027 Clover Hill Road Indian Land, SC 29707 (803) 910-1076 (c) Ken.Buck@lcsd.k12. sc.us

Lancaster School District Office 300 S. Catawba St., Lancaster, SC 29720 (803) 416-8806 (w) (803) 286-6972 (district’s main number) Jonathan.Phipps@lcsd. k12.sc.us

Lancaster County school board meets at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the school district office, 300 S. Catawba St., Lancaster. The public is welcome to attend. To address the board, sign up before 7 p.m. at the meeting or call (803) 286-6972 in advance. Website: www.lancastercsd.com

The baseball, softball and football practice fields around the new Indian Land High School stadium are full of large rocks. So far, $11.4 million has been spent to remove them – about eight times the budgeted $1.45 million – and still more rocks must be removed. Final inspection for the main building at the new high school is set for December, but the issues surrounding rock removal have delayed work on the site’s essential infrastructure.

Work continues on new school This year saw more delays for the Lancaster County School District’s largest infrastructure project, construction of a new Indian Land High School, but also the completion of several other much-needed projects at schools across the county. Located on a 142-acre site on the east side of U.S. 521 between Niven Road and Witherspoon Trail, across from Steele Hill AME Zion Church in Van Wyck, the ILHS project was originally scheduled for completion in May 2020. But the project faced a series of setbacks over the summer, including above-normal rainfall, the COVID-19 pandemic and rock removal issues that pushed completion back to June, then July, then January 2021. Lancaster County school board members learned during their September meeting that the situation was much “rockier” than anticipated and would likely push completion of the campus back again to at least March 2021. According to construction officials, crews had already removed 173,000 cubic yards of rock through mid-August at a cost of $11.4 million – nearly 10 percent of the school project’s total original cost. And they said crews still needed to remove another 40,000 cubic yards to complete the project as planned for an additional $3.6 million. “That number grabs everyone’s attention. For me, it’s sticker shock,” school board member Melvin Stroble said, going on to express concern about the contractor’s handling of the situation. The majority of the remaining rock remov-

al is at the site of the school’s baseball, softball and football practice fields, district officials said. While the two-story, 275,000-square-foot school building itself appeared still on its revised track for a late-2020 completion, district officials had not made a decision by presstime on whether it would open the school for students in January, due to safety concerns with construction crews still working on the site. Once the new high school opens, it will trigger a cascade of changes in the Panhandle schools to ease overcrowding. The old high school will be renovated – the interior will be repainted, a new dining area with a new seating arrangement installed, and the parking lot reworked to accommodate all three schools there. The district hopes to complete that work next summer, so all the atttendance changes can take effect before school starts next fall. Indian Land Middle School’s seventh- and eighth-graders will move into the renovated building, while the current middle school will become an intermediate school for grades five and six. The fifth-graders will be moving up to the intermediate school from Harrisburg, Indian Land and Van Wyck elementary schools. The elementaries will then house kindergarten through fourth grades.

Other projects Though the Indian Land High construction was the largest single project in county schools heading into this school year, it was far from the only one.

Over the summer, crews installed a new roof at North Elementary, new heating and air-conditioning at Erwin Elementary and remodeled bathrooms at Heath Springs and Brooklyn Springs elementaries. The school district also replaced Brooklyn Springs’ original 70-year-old wooden doors with newer, more secure metal doors. Students at Heath Springs Elementary and South Middle schools were able to enjoy newly renovated media centers when school started in August, thanks to projects earlier in the year. South Middle’s media center was also expanded. The district is also in the design stage for a new standalone media center at McDonald Green Elementary. Other projects scheduled for completion during this school year include new offices at Kershaw Elementary, a new kitchen area and offices at Heath Springs Elementary and traffic improvements at the Buford schools and McDonald Green Elementary. Like the Indian Land High School project, the other infrastructure projects were made possible by county voters’ approval of a $199 million school bond referendum in 2016. School district Superintendent Jonathan Phipps said the bond was a great help to Lancaster County schools. “It’ll be a great day” when the projects are completed, Phipps said, but added that then it will be time to start looking at how to meet other infrastructure needs. “So we’re on the home stretch finishing that up, but there’s always more to do than what we have funding for,” Phipps said.

It’s never too early to start educating children Looking for child care or a preschool for your little one? Here’s a list to get you started: l A Step Above Child Development Center, 1854 W. Meeting St., Lancaster, (803) 2858722 l Alpha and Omega Christian Learning Center, 1802 Airport Road, Lancaster, (803) 3132273 l Angels R Us, 854 Rocky River Road, Lancaster, (803) 289-1927 l Beansprout Academy, 2050 BridgeMill Drive, Indian Land, (803) 802-2336 l Blossom Academy, 101-105 N. York St., Lancaster, (803) 999-3798 l Buford Child Development Center, 1699 N. Rocky River Road, Lancaster, (803) 2864177 l Burbee Place Daycare, 830 W. Meeting St., Lancaster, (803) 313-9015 l Burbee Place Daycare, 291 Fort Mill Highway (S.C. 160), Indian Land, (803) 548-7420 l Carolina Christian Childcare and Kindergarten, 1850 Kershaw Camden Highway, Lancaster, (803) 285-5565 l Communication Station, 313 Moore St., Lancaster, (803) 283-4445 l Davis Child Care No. 3, 1483 Lynwood Drive, Lancaster, (803) 286-1208 l Field of Dreams Nurture and Education Center, 1080 Edgewater Corporate Parkway, Indian Land, (803) 547-0900 l First United Methodist Church Preschool, 200 W. Gay St., Lancaster, (803) 283-8406 l Goddard School of Indian Land, 8345 Collins Road, Indian Land, (803) 393-9800 l Greater New Hope Child Development Center, 1401 Old Landsford Road, (803) 2896303 l Happy Times Child Care, 2235 McIlwain Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-4566 l Indian Land Academy, 8558 Shelley Mullis Road, Indian Land, (803) 548-0078 l Kershaw First Baptist Church Preschool, 210 N. Matson St., Kershaw, (803) 475-3721 l Kidz Day Care, 1318 Charlotte Highway, Lancaster, (803) 285-4434 l Leaps and Bounds: After School Homework and Enrichment Center, 101 N. York St., Lancaster, (803) 283-4445 l Lil’ Ones Child Development Center, 615 N. Main St., Heath Springs, (803) 273-3205 l Mookie’s Place Youth and Family Program, 501 W. Meeting St., Lancaster, (803) 2858589 l Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Preschool, 238 Fort Mill Highway (S.C. 160), Indian Land, (803) 548-4922 l Rich Hill Child Development Center, 1634 Baskins Hill Road, Heath Springs, (803) 283-6300 l Rising Stars Child Development, 620 Lancaster Bypass East, Lancaster, (803) 285-7776 l Second Baptist Preschool, 1426 Great Falls Highway, Lancaster, (803) 283-2050 l Second Baptist Church Preschool, 7737 Kershaw Camden Highway, Kershaw, (803) 475-6057 l Shiloh Sonshine Preschool, 346 Shiloh-Unity Road, Lancaster, (803) 283-8122 l Southside Early Childhood Center/Head Start, 500 Hampton Road, Lancaster, (803) 283-3915 l Tender Hearts Academy, 2318 Cane Mill Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-4773 l Universal Karate Studios (after-school care), 112 E. Gay St., Lancaster, (803) 286-5155 l Youth Innovations (after-school care), 207 W. Barr St., Lancaster, (803) 288-1462 For more information on choosing a quality day care or preschool for your child, contact Lancaster County First Steps at (803) 286-8000 or visit the S.C. Department of Social Services website at dss.sc.gov. l Lancaster l Indian Land l Heath Springs l Kershaw l Van Wyck l Southeastern Lancaster Co. l Eastern Lancaster Co. l Western Lancaster Co. l Southwestern Lancaster Co. l Out of county

New students at USC Lancaster attend a socially distanced orientation atBundy Auditorium in late summer.

USCL weathering COVID When USC Lancaster reopened Aug. 20 for the fall semester, it was not back to school as usual. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the local university offered both in-person and online classes, with about a third of fall classes in person and the rest online. The university has hired a COVID-19 nurse, Vicki Hinson, and instituted new disinfecting regimens, required masks inside all campus buildings and limited class sizes to allow social-distancing. And fall break was eliminated across the USC campuses. But Dean Walt Collins said he expected enrollment to rise, as more students chose to study closer to home this year. “Fall 2020 is going quite well, with students in classes in both online and on-the-ground formats. Faculty and staff continue to show admirable dedication to the mission of the campus during the global pandemic,” Collins said. “Fall 2020 enrollment numCollins bers will surpass those of fall 2019 by approximately 6%. The campus remains ready to assist our students with their educational goals.” USCL, the oldest of USC’s many regional campuses, was founded in 1959 and celebrated its 60th anniversary last year. In honor of the anniversary, the campus is updating its campus master plan, to be used as a guide for growth over the next decade. USCL offers many degree programs, including full four-year bachelor’s degree programs and two-year associate degree programs. The university, which enrolled about

New USC Lancaster student Brandon Jefferies, right, checks in during the university’s Welcome Days in August. 1,700students this fall, also welcomed two new additions to its faculty this year – Dr. Todd Lekan, associate dean of academic and student affairs and philosophy professor, and biology Professor Uday Neelakantan, who manages the biology lab. It also added Albert Blackmon as director of corporate partnership and engagement and Ryleigh Waiters as director of student life. USCL students and their parents will be happy to learn that there is no tuition increase this year, for the second year in a row. The school’s undergraduate tuition is $3,579 per semester for in-state residents and $8,819 for non-residents. Expansion plans at USCL’s satellite site at

Indian Land High School, which opened in 2018, have been delayed due to the pandemic and delays in construction of the new ILHS. All courses scheduled to be offered onsite in Indian Land this fall are being offered online. In the last year, USCL has opened many of its outdoor recreational areas for the public to use when the facilities are not in use for campus-related activities. “Increased access to shared recreational areas is a win-win for our students and the community at-large,” said Tim Hallman, chair of the USCL Educational Foundation. For more information about USCL, visit www.sc.edu and follow the link for USC Lancaster.

Adult ed offers education help School is not only for the 14,149 students in Lancaster County School District’s kindergarten through high school classrooms, but also for adults in the community who want to further their education. Through the district’s adult ed program, county residents can work toward their general equivalence diploma (GED) or high school diploma, or get certified in their chosen fields, which can serve as a base for associate and bachelor’s degrees. Thirty-eight students graduated from Lancaster County Adult Education in 2020. The program, which currently has 89 students, offers tuition-free classes to help adult residents without high school diplomas prepare themselves for college and careers. “It is the goal of Adult Education to provide the best programs and services possible for Lancaster and surrounding county residents,” said Dr. Kimerla Linton, adult ed director. “We are trying to assist with academic, career and postsecondary needs.” Adult ed offers services like career training and transition services, in addition to the GED, high school diploma, National Career Readiness Certificate preparation, English as a second language, workforce education, career and technology training and help in transitioning to post-secondary education. Career education includes job training in auto mechanics and body repair, cosmetology, certified nursing assistant, emergency telecommunications, machine tools operation and welding. Courses are offered in the evenings at the Lancaster County Career Center. Adult ed also partners with Road 2 Hire, a paid professional development program designed for underserved, motivated young adults in the greater Carolinas, founded by Red Ventures and based in Indian Land. Participants have the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to move up the economic ladder without a four-year degree. To enroll in any adult ed programs, students must complete registration paperwork and assessment testing and attend orientation. Classes are offered 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 5-7:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 610 E. Meeting St., Lancaster. This year, adult ed is also offering full virtual, online and hybrid class options. For details, call (803) 285-7660.

York Technical College York Technical College, a two-year tech school based in Rock Hill, was founded in 1964 and established a satellite facility in Indian Land in 2014, the school’s only location in Lancaster County. With campuses in Lancaster, York and Chester counties, the college offers various associate degrees, diplomas and certifications. York Tech’s Indian Land center, located at 1245 Rosemont Drive, in the Rosemont development off Fort Mill Highway (S.C. 160), usually offers a variety of classes ranging from general education and information technology to corporate and continuing education. It also houses York Tech’s Advanced Information Technology Institute, which offers programs for network operations, advanced network security and advanced cyber security certifications, as well as PHP boot camps. IT students can complete their selected program entirely at the Indian Land center within four semesters and then enter the workplace. However, to help minimize the spread of COVID-19 this year, York Tech is not providing any in-person services, except select classes and labs. Only designated employees and students who have classes and labs are allowed on the main campus in Rock Hill. All services are available virtually, and the school’s off-site campuses are closed until further notice. To enroll, obtain services, ask questions or for any other assistance, call (803) 3278000 or visit www.yorktech.edu.

Jaime Schroeder, right, cleans MUSC Health-Lancaster Medical Center co-worker Paige Chester between patients at a COVID-19 mobile testing in late July at Steele Hill AME Zion Church in Van Wyck. By the end of that month, the hospital had conducted more than 4,300 tests at 23 pop-up testing sites.

Health Care

MUSC establishes identity here Since the Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC Health) bought Springs Memorial Hospital in Lancaster in 2019, the hospital system has been establishing its own identity in the Red Rose City. The new owner’s first year in Lancaster hasn’t been an easy one, with the coronavirus starting and changing CEOs at the start of the pandemic. Broome New CEO Scott Broome started in April, as the coronavirus pandemic was picking up speed. Before Broome came to Lancaster, he was chief of affiliations for MUSC Health and served as CEO in two hospital settings in the Charleston area. The hospital also hired a new chief medical officer, Dr. Edward McCutcheon, in late March. MUSC Health also owns hospitals in Chester, Florence and Mullins. The hospital in Lancaster is licensed for 225 beds. Ashley Shannon, director of marketing and community relations for MUSC Health in Lancaster and Chester, said the hospitals work together cohesively to offer a complement of patient care. They also work closely with MUSC Health’s Florence Medical Center and the flagship hospital in Charleston. “If a patient is being seen in Chester and they need a specialty that isn’t available in Chester, but it is avail-

able in Lancaster, then medical professionals will work together to ensure the patient receives quality care within another area of the MUSC Health portfolio,” Shannon said. “Being a fully integrated market allows our patients to have greater resources of specialty services.” The coronavirus has kept local hospital workers busy since it came on the scene in March. The hospital has conducted testing during the week and hosted pop-up site testing. By the end of July, it had set up 23 pop-up testing sites conducting more than 4,300 tests at these sites. MUSC Health plans to build a 100-bed hospital in the Indian Land area of Lancaster County. MUSC Health bought about 87 acres in the Panhandle for $10.25 million for the future facility. It also plans to open a primary-care practice in Indian Land and a transplant clinic in the Lancaster area for patients’ pre-and post-surgery appointments. MUSC has also added the following doctors this year: Dr. Patricia O’Dierno, pediatrician; Dr. Nicholas Langan and Dr. Fernando Navarro, general surgeons; Dr. Robbie Buechler, neurologist; Dr. Xaveira Carter, Dr. Amartha Gore and Dr. William B. Harris Jr., ob/gyn; Dr. Keia Hewitt, Emergency Department medical director; and Dr. Avinish Juneja, Core Clinical Partners (hospitalist group) medical director.

MUSC Health Affiliates Here’s a list of MUSC Health affiliates in the area: • Palmetto Tri County Primary Care is now MUSC Health – Primary Care – Lancaster. • Springs Women’s Health is now MUSC Health – Women’s Health Lancaster. • General Surgery of Lancaster is now MUSC Health – General Surgery Lancaster. • Lancaster Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is now MUSC Health – Orthopedics and Sports Medicine – Lancaster. • Comprehensive Urology is now MUSC Health – Urology – Lancaster. • Lancaster Neurology is now MUSC Health – Neurology – Lancaster. • Primecare Pediatrics is now MUSC Children’s Health – Primecare Pediatrics – Lancaster. • Lancaster Pediatrics is now MUSC Children’s Health – Pediatrics – Lancaster.

Health-care Centers There are a number of other health-care centers in the county. Here are a few of them:

l l Care Health Family Medical Practices The Care Health Family Medical Practices provide care for the uninsured and underserved, Medicaid, Medicare and privately insured patients in Lancaster County. Uninsured patients are charged according to a sliding scale based on income. Staffed by licensed family medicine doctors, they serve everyone from young children to the elderly. Part of the Lancaster-based medical group CareNet Inc., Lancaster Care Family Medical Practice, 838 W. Meeting St., in Medical Arts Building 5, Suite H, opened in 2008. The center and its pharmacy are open 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, except for Tuesday, when it is open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Both are closed 12:30-1:30 p.m. daily, except on Tuesday. Its phone number is (803) 285-2273. The Kershaw Care Family Medical Practice, at 212 E. Marion St., Kershaw, opened in 2012. It is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday and Thursday, but closed 12:30-1:30 p.m. both days. It is open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday. Its phone number is (803) 475-2083.

l Lancaster County Health Department The Lancaster County Health Department offers a general clinic providing immunizations, family planning, maternity referrals, help for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), communicable disease prevention and treatment, environmental health, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rehab and home health services. The health department is at 1833 Pageland Highway (S.C. 9), Lancaster. Its phone number is (803) 286-9948. To reach childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rehab services, call (803) 285-7628; for home health services, call (803) 286-8441.

l Rebound Behavioral Health Rebound Behavioral Health is an adult inpatient center and substance abuse rehabilitation program. At Rebound Behavoiral Health, staffers recognize the difficulties that surround the decision to receive treatment. The process for treatment is comfortable. Rebound Behavioral Health is prepared to provide effective care in a manner that promotes security and long-term success. Rebound Behavioral Health is located at 134 E. Rebound Road, Lancaster. Its phone number is (803) 810-0995, or call 24/7 hotline: (888) 641-8385. l Lancaster l Indian Land l Heath Springs l Kershaw l Van Wyck l Southeastern Lancaster Co. l Eastern Lancaster Co. l Western Lancaster Co. l Southwestern Lancaster Co. l Out of county

More seniors, more services

Senior services have become more critical than ever during the coronavirus pandemic, with so many of their socialization opportunities limited. The Lancaster County Council on Aging is helping fill that gap. Founded in 1975, its mission is to provide a network of services to the county’s older residents to help them maintain as independent a lifestyle as possible. In fiscal 2020, the council served 725 seniors. And the demands for its services aregrowing. While 18.2% of the state’s population is age 65 or over, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates Lancaster County’s senior population at 21.4%. Fueled by the construction of several local retirement communities, that percentage has grown from 12.9% a decade ago. The communities include Sun City Carolina Lakes, which has 3,200 homes, as well as 800 age-restricted homes at TreeTops. In July, Watercrest Assisted Living and Memory Care, a 107-unit senior living community, opened in Indian Land. And Greenway Square Retirement Community, a 130-unit apartment complex for residents 55 and older, has begun construction near the intersection of U.S. 521 and Van Wyck Road. More age-restricted homes are planned. Lennar Homes’ 2,000-home Roselyn subdivision is expected to include 1,000 age-restricted homes.

ABOVE: Carl Miles Sr., left, gets a meal delivered to his home by a volunteer with the Lancaster County Council on Aging. BELOW: A Morningside Assisted Living resident left, reaches through the facility’s “hug booth” to embrace a family member, right. The hug booth, which was set up in June, helps ease the family isolation that COVID-19 imposed on its residents.

Home-delivered meals Due to COVID-19, activities and meals at the county’s senior centers have been suspended. Onsite meals are usually provided at the four senior centers at Lancaster, Indian Land, Heath Springs and Kershaw. But the local Council on Aging is using its home-delivered meals program to keep close tabs on the county’s homebound and sometimes isolated elderly population. Almost 70% of those served by the program are age 75 or older. In June, the agency delivered 12,109 meals to county seniors. They also delivered 8,729 Sherrin meals in July. Volunteers delivering the “notouch” meals also wear gloves and masks. “This program serves much more than food. It provides a safety check, and sometimes the only opportunity for face-toface contact or conversation that day,” said LCCOA Director Sally Sherrin. For more information on the local meals program, call (803) 285-6956.

LARS bus system The Council on Aging also operates the popular Lancaster Area Ride Service (LARS), which provides demand-response transportation for county residents. Trips must be requested three days in advance and residents are charged a nominal

fee each way. It costs $2 each way for trips in the county; $5 each way for trips to Rock Hill; and $10 each way for trips to Charlotte or Columbia. For more information, to make ride reservations or to learn about volunteer opportunities, call (803) 285-6956 or visit www.lancastercoa.org.

Senior Centers l Heath Springs Senior Complex, 5353 Kershaw Camden Highway, Heath Springs, (803) 273-9206. Open 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Site manager: Denise Mangum l Indian Land Satellite Senior Center, 8286 Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521 North), Indian Land, (803) 802-4653. Open 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday. Site manager: Julie Morgan l Kershaw Satellite Senior Center, 3855 Fork Hill Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-8849. Open 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Site manager: Denise Mangum l Prime Time for Seniors Center, 309 S. Plantation Road, Lancaster, (803) 2856956. Open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Nutrition director: Sheryl Baker l Sun City Carolina Lakes Lake House, 1353 Del Webb Blvd., and Sun City Lodge, 2955 Sun City Blvd., Indian Land, (803) 547-8858. Open 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Open only to Sun City residents.

Senior Agencies l Lancaster County Council on Aging, 309 S. Plantation Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-6956. Executive director: Sally Sherrin l Catawba Area Agency on Aging, 2051 Ebenezer Road, Suite B, Rock Hill, (800) 662-8330 l Senior Network Coalition, Sally Sherrin at (803) 285-6956 or Irini Guda McCarthy at HOPE, (803) 286-4673

l Lancaster l Indian Land l Heath Springs l Kershaw l Van Wyck l Southeastern Lancaster Co. l Eastern Lancaster Co. l Western Lancaster Co. l Southwestern Lancaster Co. l Out of county

Work on the new YMCA in Indian Land is wrapping up. The $25 million, 70,000-square-foot recreation and sports facility is scheduled to open this fall.

Recreation

YMCA, Greenway set to open Recreation took great leaps in Lancaster County in 2020 as progress continued on the Indian Land YMCA and the Lindsay Pettus Greenway.

Indian Land YMCA Due to some weather-related delays, the new Indian Land YMCA’s opening, originally set for June, will be in October, according to new Upper Palmetto YMCA CEO Kirk Eich. The 70,000-square-foot facility will feature a 25-meter indoor pool, cardio- and weighttraining area, dedicated space for group exercise classes, including yoga and indoor cycling, space for childcare and an elevated walking track. The 16acre site will also include lighted ball fields. “It is going to be some facility,” Eich said. “It is going to be a blessing for the county. It will be one of the nicest facilities in the coun- Eich try. It is going to be great.” Sossaman Construction is building the facility. The cost of the project is $25 million.

The new YMCA is expected to attract 15,000 members once it gets up and running. It will anchor CrossRidge Center, a 190acre development along U.S. 521. The master plan also features a 5.5-acre office park, a residential community with 288 units, retail and commercial space totaling 270,500 square feet, a 104,000-square-foot grocery store, as well as walking trails, greenways and other amenities.

Lindsay Pettus Greenway The Lindsay Pettus Greenway is also scheduled to open its first phase – a 2-mile section – this fall. “We are putting the final sections into place (for Phase 1),” said greenway President Sherri Gregory. “We should be finished by the third quarter of this Gregory year.” Construction shifted into high gear in September, with a paving crew putting down a hard-surface walking path through two public parks along Woodland Drive.

Cutting through the city of Lancaster and running along Gills Creek, the 6-mile trail will connect people to schools, sports facilities, the downtown business district and other shopping areas, as well as the hospital. The cost of each mile of the greenway is about $1 million. Phase 1 begins behind the Barr Street school and continues along Gills Creek for 2 miles to Gillsbrook Road, featuring an environmental education center and three publicaccess points. Phase 2 will extend the trail west on Woodland Drive toward MUSC Health-Lancaster Medical Center, forking near Plantation Road. The southern path will connect with Springdale Recreation Center and its soccer fields. The northern leg will continue past Plantation Road, ending along the S.C. 9 Bypass. Phase 2 will also link to the USC Lancaster campus. One thing that may help this fall is another Capital Projects Sales Tax Referendum in November. This will give the greenway an additional $1.5 million for Phase 2, if it passes. The greenway is a volunteer-led organization with private and public collaboration. Donations are tax-deductible and can be made online at www.lindsaypettusgreenway.

County offers fun for all ages There are lots of entertaining attractions in Lancaster County. Check out one of these when you’re looking for something to do.

Outdoor fun

Chris Leddy helps his daughter, Kinsley, 3, line up a shot at High Seas Miniature Golf in Indian Land in September.

Horseback riding There are plenty of opportunities near Lancaster for horselovers to get in the saddle. Check out these local horse-riding academies and ranches. l Belfair Farms Riding Academy – 4499 Old Hickory Road, Van Wyck, (704) 661-4341 l Blue Wave Stable – 8821 Belt Lane, 8811 Shelley Mullis Road, Indian Land, (704) 847-3424 l Fantasia Farms– 6924 Cross Creek Estates Road, Lancaster, (704) 619-5677 l His Barn – 8737 Whippoorwill Lane, Indian Land, (803) 547-7791 l Horse ”N” Around – 2593 N. Rocky River Road, Lancaster, (740) 641-2146 l Horseplay Farms – 3684 Cimmeron Road, Lancaster, (803) 320-3188 l Leg Up Equestrian – 6201 Johannes Road, Indian Land, (803) 230-8121 l Lynnwood Equestrian – 748 Lynnwood Farms Drive, Indian Land, (803) 396-2025 l Partnership Equestrian Center – 3081 Sentry Road, Lancaster, (803) 246-7464 l Redbarn Riding at Larkspur Ranch – 6717 Charlotte Highway, Lancaster, (704) 542-6466 l Thalia Farm – 9062 Henry Harris Road, Indian Land, (704) 609-6285

Mini golf Miniature golf is just the thing for golfers of all ages who just want to have fun. l High Seas Miniature Golf – Nautical- and piratethemed mini golf course, 10001 Charlotte Highway, Indian Land, www.highseasgolf.com, (803) 228-3143

Racing If you have a need for speed, visit one of these local racetracks. l Carolina Motorsports Park – This road-racing facility on 290 acres includes a 2.27-mile, 14-turn racing course with an 1,800-foot straightaway and a 16-turn, 0.7-mile kart track. 3662 Kershaw Highway, Kershaw, (803) 475- 2448 l Hanging Rock Kartway – This 0.2-mile dirt track offers go-kart racing year-round. Saturday is race day at the track, from 1:30 to 10 p.m. 1082 Horton Rollins Road Kershaw, (704) 400-6929 l Lancaster Motor Speedway – This half-mile oval dirt track hosts Saturday night races throughout its season, along with special events. www.lancastersuperspeedway.com, 223 Shiloh Unity Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-1877

Indoor fun The indoors can be fun and exciting too. Check out these entertainment centers. l Jumpin Jax of Lancaster – 2650 Charlotte Highway, Lancaster, (803) 320-3547 l Kershaw Bowling Alley – 200 Close Circle, Kershaw, (803) 475-2142 l Lancaster Bowling Center – 1352 Reece Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-0711 l Time Outs – 1649 Memorial Park Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-5660

Movies Catch a movie with friends at one of the local theaters. l Crown Cinema – 1041 W. Meeting St., Lancaster, (803) 285-5544 l RedStone 14 – 9650 RedStone Drive, Indian Land, (803) 548-2262

Museums and cultural centers If museums and tours are more your cup of tea, check out one of these, ranging from art, culture and history to transportation. l Lancaster and Chester Railroad Museum – Features a scale model replica of the original 29-mile route of the L&C, 512 S. Main St., Lancaster, www.landcrailroad.com/museum. html, (803) 286-2100 l Lancaster County Historical Museum – Housed in the Lancaster Historic Courthouse, a national landmark designed by

Robert Mills, it features graffiti on the walls done by Civil War prisoners. 100 N. Main St., Lancaster, (803) 285-1565 l Lancaster Cultural Arts Center – Built in 1865, the center is housed in the historic Old Presbyterian Church, the second-oldest brick building in Lancaster County. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it was used for worship services for 61 years. Now it is used for live music performances. 307 W. Gay St., Lancaster, www.facebook.com/oldlancpreschurch, (347) 604-2179 l Historic Craig House at Craig Farm – This farm features a historic inn that was built in 1827. You can tour the lovely inn, gardens and make reservations to stay for bed and breakfast at Kilburnie. You will have a wonderful opportunity to discover and experience the pleasures of historic circa-1772 Craig Farm. 1859 Craig Farm Road, Lancaster, (803) 287-6826 l Historic Springs House – Come and see the Historic Springs House. This historic house was built in the mid-1800s, but was remodeled throughout the years. The house was used as Lancaster City Hall from 1957 to 2000. It now serves as the home of the Lancaster County Council of the Arts, where you can see the wonderful collection of textile and other types of art, on display. 201 W. Gay St, Lancaster, (803) 285- 7451 l Native American Studies Center – This USC Lancaster center houses the largest collection of Catawba Indian pottery and shares Native American history and culture through texts, classes, oral history labs, gallery exhibits, an artist-inresidence and programs. 119 S. Main St., Lancaster, (803) 313-7172

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Pandemic affects local arts

Judge, one of the Paws on Parade dogs placed by the Lancaster County Council of the Arts, is all masked up, in keeping with COVID-19 restrictions at the Lancaster County Administration Building, where he stands guard.

The coronavirus pandemic has affected people and events around the world, including right here in Lancaster County, where it temporarily closed the doors of the Historic Springs House and forced the cancellation of many performances and fundraising events in the community. “But, as an arts organization, we have a valuable resource – creativity – to help us be innovative in our approach to arts programming,” said Debbie Jaillette, executive director of the Lancaster County Council of the Arts. Here are some examples of how the LCCA is changing and adapting to continue its mission. The “Paws on Parade” public art installations continue throughout the county. Since the pandemic started in March, the LCCA has installed a cat and five dogs, bringing the total number of “Paws” lo-

cations to 20. The Arts Council has 10 more to soon install before the entire litter is out doing their jobs as ambassadors of the arts and our community, highlighting special places in Lancaster County. The Arts and Sciences Camp – a two-decade tradition – went virtual this summer for the first time. Using the studios of Learn TV, the LCCA produced 30 arts and sciences videos for kids ages 5 to 15, put together backpacks of supplies and healthy snacks so campers would have everything they need for an athome virtual camp experience. The Springs House closed just after the Youth Art Month show opened to the public, so it went virtual and posted all the work from student artists in an online exhibit at www.lccarts.net/yam. It did the same with the Red Rose Festival Photography Contest and the annual Marian Hagins Memorial Competition Art Exhibit, available online through Nov. 27. And LCCA’s YouTube channel features the regular program “Creative Tuesdays with Liz.” The Arts Council is developing a public-art plan for the Lindsay Pettus Greenway, and partnering with businesses to place art in their spaces to give local artists more opportunities to show and sell their work. “This is just a sample of the fun and exciting projects that keep the arts and culture at the forefront of our community – even through a pandemic!” Jaillette said.

The LCCA organizes events promoting local artists, such as the Pottery Tour of Lancaster County in September and the Gay Street Arts Crawl in October. The LCCA also supports the annual “Nutcracker Ballet,” a Columbia City Ballet joint performance that features more than 100 local dancers, although this year’s performance has been canceled. The Arts Council helps support other local cultural groups, such as book and music clubs, the playhouse and the Vivian Major Robinson concert series of classical shows at the Lancaster Cultural Arts Center, which was renovated this year. Upcoming concerts at the Cultural Arts Center include: • Nov. 22, 5 p.m., Astralis Ensemble VMR Beethoven Concert • Dec. 6, 3 p.m., North Carolina Baroque Orchestra Chamber Players VMR Christmas Concert • Dec. 20, 3 p.m., The Charlestones Christmas a cappella VMR Concert • Jan. 16, 2021, 6:30 p.m., Noel Freidline Jazz: Take Five – the Music of Dave Brubeck • Jan. 31, 2021, 3 p.m., North Carolina Baroque Orchestra Chamber Players VMR Concert • Feb. 19, 2021, 6:30 p.m., Ben Rosenblum Piano Jazz Trio VMR Concert • May 8, 2021, 6:30 p.m., Noel Freidline Jazz: Signed, Sealed & Delivered – the Music of Stevie Wonder

• May 16, 2021, 3 p.m., Astralis Ensemble Mothers Day VMR Concert • Sept. 18, 2021, 6:30 p.m., Noel Freidline Jazz: Catching Some Rays – the Music of Ray Charles Cultural Arts Center concert tickets are $15 in advance at lccarts.net, or $20 at the door. For more information on the LCCA, call (803) 285-7451 or visit the website at www. lccarts.net.

Community Playhouse of Lancaster County The Community Playhouse of Lancaster County is still in flux, after leaving its home at the Barr Street Auditorium last year. The 48-year-old playhouse, the oldest arts organization in Lancaster County, is still looking for a performance space of its own. For now, the Community Playhouse holds its plays and shows at Bundy Auditorium, a 400-seat venue at USC Lancaster, and other places around the county. Its children’s show, “Beauty and the Beast,” was canceled this summer, due to the coronavirus. But this fall, it staged the mystery comedy “Curse of the Werewolf ” outdoors at Andrew Jackson State Park. Upcoming shows include “A Christmas Story” on Dec. 3-7 at Bundy Auditorium; “Bull in a China Shop” on Feb. 4-7 and “Alice in Wonderland” on April 19-24 at Andrew Jackson State Park. The playhouse also hosts a fringe season

that includes shows more suited to adults only. Upcoming shows include “WASP” by Steve Martin and “Murderess.” Performance dates had not been set at presstime. For details, call Playhouse President Joe Timmons III at (803) 285-7451, visit www. lancasterplayhouse.com or email info@lancasterplayhouse.com.

Performing Arts Series Lancaster’s Performing Arts Series, which has been on hiatus the last year, is still under reconstruction, said Timmons, the city’s events and promotion manager. The Performing Arts Series used to hold 10 annual events – six main concerts and four secondary shows. The city now funds new one large outdoor concert and one secondary show. The city’s new nonprofit See Lancaster SC is tasked with raising money for art exhibits, concerts and other events. This year’s new Rock the Rose, a full day of music concerts, followed by fireworks, was canceled due to the pandemic. Next year, it is set for June 26. The See Lancaster Murder-Mystery Dinner Theatre’s “Meet the Deadline,” written by Timmons, will be Feb. 27, 2021, at USCL. “Expect to see more shows come to light as we reconstruct the Performing Arts Series.” Timmons said. For details on Lancaster’s Performing Arts Series, call (803) 289-1486.

Cultural Arts Center expands

Doug Barnes took this bird’s-eye view of the Lancaster Cultural Arts Center’s renovation project this summer. Barnes entered the drone photo, titled, “Old is New,” in the 2020 Red Rose Festival Photography Contest.

The $1.3 million expansion and renovation of Lancaster’s Cultural Arts Center is nearly complete, with a grand opening set for 5 p.m. Nov. 5. John Craig, chairman of the Lancaster County Society for Historical Preservation, was pleased with the pace of the work on the project, which began in September 2019. He never expected it to wrap up within a year, but all that was left at the beginning of October was landscaping. Owned by the LCSHP, the Cultural Arts Center is housed in the Olde Presbyterian Church, built in 1862, when it was the first brick church building in Lancaster. The early French Gothic Revival style building has 16-inch thick brick walls, an arch in the pulpit area, a graceful three-sided balcony, and beautiful stained glass windows, some two stories high. The expansion project, done by Perception Builders, included adding a new entry wing to the east of the building, with modern restrooms and a large accessible vestibule. A green room wing was added behind the building to provide changing and rehearsal rooms for performers, as well as storage. One of Heath Springs native Jim Shore’s glassworks graces the arched window at the front of the green room. Both wings are connected to the historic structure with glass corridors. A new sound system was also installed to enrich the distinct tones of the jazz and classical groups CAC often invites to the stage. The first event in the renovated space is the Astralis Ensemble VMR Beethoven Concert at 5 p.m. Nov. 22. For details, visit www.lcshp.org or www.facebook.com/ oldlancpreschurch or call Craig at (347) 604-2179.

Subcontractor Tanner Lanum prepares an electrical faceplate while installing data infrastructure in late September at the new Kershaw Branch Library on Hampton Street in the former Wells Fargo Bank. Nearly six years after voters approved a special sales tax to pay for library renovations and expansions, the work is finally near completion. The Lancaster Main Library is getting a 5,000-square-foot addition and Del Webb Library in Indian Land is getting a 1,000-square-foot addition. All three projects are expected to be done by early 2021.

Renovated libraries to reopen

The long-awaited Lancaster County Library renovations should be finished in the next few months. Five years after voters approved updating the county’s three libraries, architects unveiled the sleek, modern design for the expansion and refurbishment of the Main Library in Lancaster, and an addition to Del Webb Library in Indian Land that blends into the existing structure. Renovations include a 5,000-squarefoot addition to the main library and a 1,000-square-foot addition to the Del Webb branch, using $8 million accumulated from a sales-tax increase that voters approved in 2014. The addition to the main library is stateof-the-art, with a 2,000-square-foot meeting room, four group-study rooms, dedicated spaces for teens and friends of the library, a creative lab and a new program room for the children’s area. The meeting room will hold 150 people, and the creative lab will be sectioned off from that space with a glass garage door, which can be opened up to further extend the meeting area. The program room will be especially beneficial, since having a dedicated space means children’s programs won’t need to fight for space with other library programs and events. The existing library spaces will also be reconfigured and updated to be more efficient and user-friendly. In addition, a help desk will be situated at the library’s entrance, and large windows installed at the rear of the building will bring in more natural light. While the main library is being renovated, it has moved its operations into the Barnett Building at 1228 Colonial Commons in Lancaster, where it offers electronic services – internet access, faxing, copying and print-

County Libraries l Del Webb Library at Indian Land, 7641 Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521), Indian Land, (803) 548-9260 l Kershaw Branch Library, 101 N. Hampton St., Kershaw, (803) 475-2609 l Lancaster County Library, 313 S. White St., Lancaster, (803) 285-1502 For more information about the Lancaster County Library system, visit www.lanclib.org. l Medford Library at the University of South Carolina Lancaster, 476 Hubbard Drive, Lancaster, (803) 3137060, USCLancaster.sc.edu/library ing, popular reading materials and children’s books. The expected completion date for the Lancaster main library is February 2021.

Del Webb Library In Indian Land, the Del Webb Library is also undergoing big changes, with an extension that will double the size of its meeting room. Like the Lancaster library, the plans for Del Webb include reworking the current layout to make the space more functional. The renovations will also include adding a second meeting room and increase the size of the study room. Outside, the lattice wall has been demolished to create space for a planting area and reading garden. The expected completion for Indian Land branch was mid-October, and it is expected to open in November.

Kershaw Branch Library Kershaw is getting a new library branch in the heart of downtown. Lancaster County Council bought the va-

cant Wells Fargo Bank building on Hampton Street for $80,000. The original plan called for updates at the Kershaw library branch on Fork Hill Road. But library officials, worried about crime in that remote part of town, became interested in the Wells Fargo building last summer when the bank started talking about leaving Kershaw. The building is being renovated internally from a bank into a library and a meeting room will be added as well. The expected completion date for the Kershaw branch was mid-October, and it is expected to open in November.

USCL’s Medford Library USC Lancaster’s Medford Library is another great resource for county residents – and the place to go if you have to do some research. Medford Library’s services, including free internet access, are open to residents high school age or older with a library card, available at the circulation desk. During the 2020-2021 school year Medford Library will be limiting most spaces to USC Lancaster students, faculty, and staff. County residents will have access to the community computer and be able to check out materials. Face coverings are required to be worn at all times and a health form is required to be filled out when entering the library. In addition to its own books and periodicals, the USCL library offers free internet connections, multiple databases, a 35,000-title e-book catalog, and, as a Federal Depository Library, access to a vast number of federal documents and publications. Medford Library also hosts special events and exhibits, such as this school year’s “Secrets From Our Shelves.” Medford Library is open 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m.-noon Friday.

Local festivals offer lots of fun Although many festivals and other big events were canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, most of them are still on the calendar for next year. Check The Lancaster News and Carolina Gateway for current information on these events.

January ● “I Have a Dream” parade and ceremony – The annual parade and ceremony, set for Jan. 16, 2021, honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his contributions to society. The parade is 3 p.m. and the ceremony is 4 p.m. The parade will end at Lancaster City Hall. The winners of the “I Have a Dream” essay contest are announced at a ceremony at city hall after the parade.

February

June

● One Stop Shop Hop – This annual event sponsored by Magic Needle and Piecemakers Quilt Guilds of Lancaster and Heath Springs brings vendors from several states to Lancaster for a quilter’s shopping paradise offering fabrics, notions, patterns, etc. The event is held in the Bradley Building on the USC Lancaster campus. ● Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre – This See Lancaster SC live performance takes place in the multipurpose room of USC Lancaster’s Bradley Arts and Sciences Building. The Community Playhouse of Lancaster County uses a different theme each year. The show, “Meet the Deadline,” written by Lancaster’s Joe Timmons III, is Feb. 27, 2021.

● Ag+Art Tour – The Ag+Art tour, sponsored locally by Clemson Cooperative Extension, Olde English District Tourism Commission, Lancaster County Council of the Arts and See Lancaster SC, is a weekend-long festival celebrating the work of local artists and farmers, part of a month-long event across Lancaster, Heath Springs and other S.C. counties. It features free agricultural site tours, gallery displays, demonstrations, homemade goods, home tours, food and drink. ● Finally Friday in Lancaster – Each summer, the city of Lancaster holds Finally Friday in Lancaster, a monthly, free outdoor concert series held from June to September in downtown Lancaster, featuring a variety of music genres and food trucks.

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July

● Native American Studies Week – Join USC Lancaster’s Native American Studies Center for its annual Native American Studies Week, celebrating native culture in March 2021. Events feature an arts and crafts festival, an art exhibit opening reception, lectures and more. Call (803) 313-7172 or visit sc.edu/Lancaster/nativeamericanstudiescenter for a schedule of events.

April ● Rosie’s Easter Bash – Children can join Rosie the Rabbit, the city of Lancaster’s mascot, each year on the Saturday before Easter – April 3, 2021 – for an egg hunt. The Easter bash is 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the American Legion, 823 Kershaw Camden Highway, sponsored by the city. Children up to age 12 are invited to hunt eggs, have their picture taken with Rosie and enjoy amusements.

May

A masked Rosie greets visitors at a scaled-down Red Rose Festival on Sept. 26, after it was rescheduled from its traditional date in May.

● May the 4th Be With You in Lancaster – Sponsored by the Cultural Arts District, this “Star Wars”themed event is held in downtown Lancaster. There will be food, a costume contest, movie night and a photo booth to celebrate May 4th. ● Red Rose Festival – Held in downtown Lancaster the third weekend in May, the two-day Red Rose Festival is budgetfriendly family fun at its best. There are games and rides for children, live local and nationally acclaimed music artists, loads of crafts and plenty of food. The next festival is May 14-15, 2021. ● Memorial Day Service – Lancaster County residents come together at Lancaster Memorial Park to honor servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom Americans enjoy. In 2021, the service will be May 31. s

● Charlesboro Independence Day Parade – The event that started out as a handful of Charlesboro folks riding up and down the road in the back of a truck to celebrate July 4 now draws thousands of roadside picnickers, who flock to the rural community for a glimpse of Americana at its best. Any vehicle sporting an American flag can enter the parade. ● Heath Springs July 4 Parade – In the afternoon and evening of July 4, spectators head to Heath Springs for another Independence Day celebration that includes a parade, street dance at town hall and plenty of good food. ● Rich Hill July 4 Parade – Residents of this small community in the eastern portion of the county get together for a little Independence Day fun along Billy Kirk and Rocky River roads on July 4. And just like in Charlesboro, any vehicle sporting an American flag can enter the parade. ● Van Wyck July 4 fireworks – Residents of Lancaster’s smallest town get together for an Independence Day fundraiser at the Van Wyck Community Center on July 4. The cookout, which raises funds for the Van Wyck Development Club, ends with a fireworks show.

August ● Founders Kickoff Classic – High school football is as popular as ever in Lancaster County. In mid-August, local fans have the opportunity to see all four county high schools – Andrew Jackson, Buford, Indian Land and Lancaster – compete in the Founders Kickoff Classic preseason football jamboree. The location rotates, with each county high school hosting the event every four years. ● Bear Hug Brawl – The annual Bear Hug Brawl takes place in August at Buford High School Stadium. The event hosts the county’s four junior varsity football teams in a football jamboree in honor of the late Seth Muennich. Proceeds benefit Seth’s Giving Tree Foundation.

September ● Gold Mine Cruiser’s Cruise-In --- On the second Saturdays in September and October, take part in a downtown Kershaw car cruise-in. There will be free food and fun from 5-9 p.m. ● Car Show and Festival --- Pleasant Dale Baptist Church holds an annual car show and festival every year on the third weekend of September with classic cars, food, entertainment and activities for the whole family.

Barbara Sneed holds Faith Douglas while she watches the annual Charlesboro July 4 parade.

● Sickle Cell Festival & Family Day --- The annual James R. Clark Lancaster Sickle Cell Festival & Family Day is held in late September at the Lancaster County Fairgrounds. This free event raises money for the James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Foundation Scholarship Fund, with special performances, a balloon release, festivities, food and screenings. ● Rich Hill Fall Festival --- In late September, come out to Rich Hill Community Center to enjoy a show filled with truck and tractor pulls, antique tractor show, hay rides, vendors, inflatables, activites and more. ● Carolinas Chili Championship – This International Chili Society-sanctioned event features chili cooks from around the country, as well as local chefs in a cookoff at McClancy Corp. headquarters in Indian Land. The event includes the VFW Honor Our Heroes Car Show, a pancake breakfast, cornhole tournament and motorcycle ride. The 2020 event was postponed until spring 2021.

October ● Indian Land Fall Festival – This annual festival is usually held the first Saturday in October at the Indian Land schools campus, off U.S. 521 at River Road. It includes business and arts and crafts vendors, live entertainment, kids’ activities, food trucks and a fireworks show on Saturday night. In 2020, it was postponed until April 17-18, 2021. ● Off the Grid Food Truck Festival – Horseplay Farms. 3684 Cimmeron Road, Lancaster, usually hosts an annual Off the Grid Food Truck Festival in early October with food and crafts vendors, live music, hay rides, pumpkin painting, inflatables and more. ● Nature and Art Day at the Park – This event is a collaboration between the Kershaw Community Park Council and the Town of Kershaw. It is held at Stevens Park in October. There will be activites and contests for kids of all ages. ● Pints and Paws Fundraiser – In mid-October, Benford Brewing Co. holds an annual fundraiser for the Lancaster County Spay and Neuter Project. It offers live music, vendors, food trucks, wagon rides, adoptable pets, and kid- and dogfriendly activites. ● Boo Fun Fest – Lancaster’s annual Halloween festival is sponsored by the city of Lancaster and local businesses. Goblins and ghouls of every age can trick-or-treat in a safe

environment with games, music, pumpkin and costume contest and lots of candy. In 2020, this will be a drive-by trick-or-treat event 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31 at the school district parking lot, 300 S. Catawba St., Lancaster.

November ● Veterans Day Parade and celebration – Lancaster residents honor the county’s military veterans with an annual parade, beginning at noon Nov. 7, 2020. The parade begins on Main Street and the celebration will be held at the American Legion. There is usually a car show and food trucks. The Veterans Day Ball, usually held that evening at the American Legion Post 31, has been canceled for 2020. ● Life in the Waxhaws Lantern Tour – Experience life in our area during Andrew Jackson’s time and watch the events that shaped the community as you step back in time at this annual event at Andrew Jackson State Park. Sponsored by the Friends of Andrew Jackson State Park, this event offers halfhour tours of a series of local historical re-enactments. Usually held in mid-November, this event has been canceled for 2020. ● “The Nutcracker” ballet – This holiday performance involves many local children and youth dancers on stage with the professional Columbia City Ballet Company. The community performance, sponsored by the Lancaster County Council of the Arts, is usually held in November at Lancaster High School Auditorium, but it has been canceled for 2020. ● B&B Craft Show – The B&B Craft Show is usually held in November at Springdale Recreation Complex in Lancaster. With a wide variety of crafts and unique items, it’s the perfect place to shop for Christmas gifts. ● Heath Springs for the Holidays – Heath Springs usually holds a holiday tree lighting celebration in late November, but the event has been canceled for 2020. ● Kershaw Christmas Parade – The town of Kershaw will hold its Christmas parade at 3 p.m. Nov. 29, 2020.

December ● Piedmont Folk Art Show & Sale – This folk art show and sale is usually in early December at St. Luke United Methodist Church, but it has been canceled for 2020. It features regional crafters, as well as a silent auction, concessions and door prizes. Admission is free. The event is co-sponsored by the

church and Lancaster County Council on Aging. ● Native American Arts and Crafts Sale – Catawba pottery, jewelry, baskets and other handmade works by Native American artists and craftspeople are usually sold at this event in early December at USC Lancaster’s Native American Studies Center, but the event has been canceled for 2020. ● Christmas in the City – Lancaster usually celebrates Christmas with a number of events all day (tentatively set for Dec. 5, 2020, but subject to chang due to COVID-19) in the downtown area, including: • Red Rose Holiday Tour and Christmas Bazaar with food and business vendors, artisans and musicians, holiday open houses, a gingerbread contest, children’s rides and craft tent, free trolley rides to event locations and photos with Santa. Admission and refreshments are free. • Lighting of the Tree – The community will gather at 7 p.m. at Springs House, 201 W. Gay St., to kick off Christmas in the City by lighting Lancaster’s Christmas tree. Once the tree is lit, all of the holiday lights in Lancaster are lit until January. • Lancaster Christmas Parade – The county’s largest Christmas parade is a great way to bring the family together for Christmas. Beginning at noon, enjoy caroling at the Lancaster Historic Courthouse. Children can enjoy a snack with Santa at Chastain’s Studio Lofts on Main Street at 3 p.m. before the parade. The parade is at 5 p.m. on Main Street. ● Lighting of the Way – On the afternoon of the first Sunday in December, Van Wyck residents come together to light hundreds of candles along the streets during a procession to local churches for short musical programs. A decision on whether to hold the event, set for 4:30 p.m. Dec. 6, had not been made at presstime. ● Indian Land Christmas Parade – Indian Land will tentatively hold its third Christmas parade at 3 p.m. Dec. 12. The 2020 theme is “Winter Wonderland” and will feature entries from local businesses, schools, churches and civic organizations, as well as Santa Claus. The parade starts on River Road and turns onto the service road behind Indian Land High and Middle schools, ending behind IL Elementary. ● Bethlehem MarketPlace at Homeplace Bed and Breakfast – Come out to Homeplace on Pageland Highway during the holiday season to experience nativity scenery, shows, open house and more.

Centers open for recreation Looking for somewhere to burn off some stress? Check out one of Lancaster County’s four recreation centers. With one in each part of the county – Buford, Indian Land, Lancaster and Kershaw – you won’t have to travel far to find activities you can join. l Andrew Jackson Recreation Center Andrew Jackson Recreation Center, 6354 N. Matson St., Kershaw, is a 12,500-squarefoot facility that opened in 2005. It has a gymnasium, two program/meeting rooms and a kitchen. The AJ center offers an after-school program, youth dance classes, walking, youth sports and Zumba. Call (803) 285-5545 for details or (803) 475-4716 to reach the Andrew Jackson center. l Buford Recreation Complex The newest county recreation center – the Buford Recreation Complex, 4073 Hurley Walters Road, Lancaster – opened in 2008. The 16,500-square-foot Buford center, on 26 acres, has a gymnasium, kitchen and three meeting rooms. There are three youth baseball fields, an adult softball field and two soccer fields. There is also a memorial to the nearby historic Buford Battleground, site of the 1780 Buford Massacre. The center offers indoor walking, an after-school program, summer day camp, tae kwon do classes and youth sports. Call (803) 285-5545 for details or (803) 289-5500 to reach the Buford center. l Indian Land Recreation Center Indian Land Recreation Center, 8286 Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521), opened in 2002. The 12,524-square-foot building has a gymnasium and two program rooms. The IL center offers after-school, tae kwon do classes, youth sports and meeting rooms for organizations and churches. Call (803) 285-5545 for details or (803) 802-PLAY (7529) to reach the Indian Land Recreation Center. The center also serves as the Council on Aging’s Indian Land Senior Center for activities and meals. Call (803) 802-GOLD (4653) to reach the Council on Aging. l Springdale Recreation Complex Springdale Recreation Complex, 260 S. Plantation Road, Lancaster, opened in 2000. The 21,800-square-foot center has a gymnasium, two program rooms and Lancaster County Parks and Recreation administrative offices. The complex includes four youth baseball/softball fields, two soccer fields, concession/restrooms, a .33-mile walking track

and an ornamental pond and creekside nature area.The recreation center hosts aerobics, after-school and summer day camp, tae kwon do, a walking club, community events, youth sports and adult exercise classes. Springdale also serves as a meeting place for many community groups and church services. Call (803) 285-5545 for details. All four of the county recreation centers may be rented by individuals or groups for family reunions, birthdays or other special events. Call (803) 285-5545 for details. Visit the county Parks and Recreation Department’s website at www.mylancastersc.org/ parks for updated program opportunities at all county facilities. l Lancaster County Pool and Tennis Courts The county recreation department also manages the Lancaster County Pool and Tennis Courts at 201 Wylie St., Lancaster. The pool, open from May to September, offers swimming lessons, pool parties and competitive youth swimming. The tennis courts are open to the public.

Other recreation sites The county also has several other community or neighborhood recreation sites: l Barr Street Family Life Center Barr Street Family Life Center, 612 E. Meeting St., Lancaster, opened in 2013 in the former Barr Street High School complex. Hope on the Hill, a local group that provides services for youth, has been renovating the building. The facility includes a gymnasium and auditorium. The gym is used for basketball tournaments and camps. The facility is also used for concerts, workshops and class and family reunions. For details, call (803) 2834940. l Gregory Family YMCA The Upper Palmetto YMCA, 512 Hubbard Drive, Lancaster, has been running the former Gregory Health and Wellness Center at USCL since late 2017. A number of improvements have been made since then. USCL renovated the locker rooms and gym, with the YMCA providing new workout equipment in the weight room. The center has a 25-meter indoor pool, fitness facilities, a yoga room, racquetball courts, showers, a steam room and a sauna. It also offers several programs for senior citizens, along with a strong aquatics program for all ages. The YMCA plans to eventually offer a kids’ after-school program and summer day camp.

The Gregory Family YMCA does not have membership contracts. The enrollment fee is $25. Monthly rates for youth are $29, young adults (ages 15-24) $39, adults (ages 26-61) $56 and seniors $49. Family rates are also available and Upper Palmetto YMCA offers corporate membership rates to some organizations and discounted memberships to military families. Financial assistance is available. Call (803) 313-7103 or visit www.upymca. org/locations/gregory-family-ymca for details. l Marion O. Boan Community Center The Marion O. Boan Community Center (formerly the Kershaw Recreation Center), 201 Close Circle, Kershaw, is operated by the town of Kershaw, which took it over in 2005. Facilities include a renovated six-lane bowling alley, video game room, six-lane swimming pool with a bathhouse, park with two playgrounds, picnic shelter and skate park, which opened in fall 2013. It offers a summer swim team, senior programs, after-school program and offers rooms available for rental. Call (803) 475-2142 or (803) 475-8825 for details. l Sun City recreation centers Sun City Carolina Lakes residents can enjoy The Lake House, 1353 Del Webb Blvd. The 40,000-square-foot private recreation center opened in 2007. It offers a café, club/meeting rooms, a fitness center, a pool and a ballroom. It is set for a $3 million renovation that will enlarge the existing structure by enclosing underused patio spaces for management company offices, additional meeting rooms and exercise spaces. An addition on the lower level will house the pottery studio in a secure space with fireproof walls. Sun City opened a second amenities center, The Lodge, at 2955 Sun City Blvd., in 2015. It has another ballroom and pool, plus a pavilion and a partially covered outdoor patio and playground for adult fitness. Sun City also has tennis, basketball, bocce ball and pickle ball courts, canoe and kayak access to the Catawba River and an 18-hole public golf course. l Van Wyck Community Center Van Wyck Community Center, 5036 Old Hickory Road, offers a community meeting room, kitchen, walking track, bandstand and picnic area.

Private recreation centers Most of the larger housing developments also offer recreation facilities, many with pools, for their residents’ use.

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The vernal pools at Forty Acre Rock Natural Area are a draw for hikers.

Area parks showcase nature Lancaster County residents have plenty of options for natural and historic exploration, with two nearby state parks – Andrew Jackson State Park and Landsford Canal State Park – as well as Forty Acre Rock Natural Area and the rapidly expanding Carolina Thread Trail at Walnut Creek.

l Andrew Jackson State Park From battlefield to politics, Andrew Jackson is remembered as the first populist president and larger-than-life character of high energy and emotions. The son of poor ScotsIrish immigrants, Jackson was born in the backcountry along the Carolina border. To Kirk Johnston, Andrew Jackson park manager for 19 years, Jackson is a fascinating historical figure who is still relevant today. Andrew Jackson State Park was established in his honor in 1952. Its 360 acres are believed to encompass his birthplace and boyhood home. At the park’s museum, visitors can learn about Jackson’s life in the backcountry of the Waxhaws from his birth in 1767 until he left the state in 1784. Park facilities include two picnic shelters, gift shop, nature trail, rental boats, amphitheater, playground, meeting house and a replica of an 18th-century one-room schoolhouse. The meeting house, styled after the churches, or “kirks,” of the Scots-Irish in the late 18th century, can accommodate 50 people and features a kitchenette. The park also features Anna Hyatt Huntington’s “Boy of the Waxhaws” sculpture, an herb garden and orchard. The park’s 25 campsites are equipped with water and electrical hook-ups. A dump station is available for RV users. Visitors may fish in the 18-acre park lake or just enjoy rowing across the lake in one of the

park’s rental boats. The park, 196 Andrew Jackson Park Road (nine miles north of Lancaster on U.S. 521), is open daily 9 a.m.-9 p.m. April 1-Oct. 31, and 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 1-March 31. Office hours are 11 a.m.-noon. The museum is open 1-5 p.m. on weekends and by appointment. The schoolhouse is open 1-5 p.m. Saturday and 2-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3 for adults, $1.50 for S.C. residents over 65, $1 for children ages 6-15, and children 5 and under get in free. Call (803) 285-3344 for details. Call (866) 3457275 to make reservations for campsites, picnic shelters and the meeting house.

l Carolina Thread Trail The Carolina Thread Trail is a regional network of greenways, trails and blueways that passes through 15 counties in both Carolinas. The trail system has 141 miles open to the public – linking people, places, cities, towns and attractions. In 2016, a new 180-foot suspension bridge connected the Twelve Mile Creek Trail in Lancaster County with the Twelve Mile Creek Greenway in Waxhaw, N.C., creating 4 continuous miles of pathway. The connected trail was among the first interstate sections of the Thread Trail system. Lancaster County’s first section of the Thread Trail opened in Walnut Creek Park in Indian Land in 2015. To visit the bridge, park at H.C. Nesbit Park, 1304 H.C. Nesbit Park Drive in Waxhaw. There’s a quarter-mile hike to the bridge. For more information about the Carolina Thread Trail, visit carolinathreadtrail.org.

l Forty Acre Rock Natural Area Forty Acre Rock Natural Area, a 1,425-acre

natural area 15 miles southeast of Lancaster on Conservancy Road, is a designated National Natural Landmark. The geological wonder features a 14-acre flat granite rock, with runoffs that sometimes allow for 30-foot waterfalls. The area brims with a diverse array of wild plants, including at least 20 national and state endangered species. It is one of five worldwide habitats of the wild plant amphianthus picullus. The rare pool sprite grows on the granite.

l Landsford Canal State Park Visitors to the area may also want to visit Landsford Canal State Park on U.S. 21, about 15 miles west of the city of Lancaster. The park spans Lancaster and Chester counties on both sides of the Catawba River. The 448-acre park features 19th-century river canals, designed by the state’s own Robert Mills. Some of the canals, culverts, stone bridges, locks and a mill site from the 1820s remain. A lock-keeper’s residence features exhibits about the canal system. Landsford is the site of Tivoli, the home site of American Revolution Gen. William R. Davie, which is being excavated. LilyFest, a festival showcasing the park’s rare rocky shoals spider lilies, is held in the park each May. The park is home to one of the largest populations of the rare plant, which blooms from mid-May to mid-June. Guided canoe trips are available during LilyFest. Park amenities include a nature trail, canoe trail, picnic shelter and meeting facility. Admission is $6 per adult, $3.75 for S.C. residents over 65, $3.50 for ages 5-15, and children under 5 get in free. The park is open from official sunrise to sunset every day. Its office is open from 11 a.m. to noon. For details, call (803) 789-5800.

Head to parks for outdoor fun Lancaster County residents have numerous other parks available for their use. Here is a list of smaller parks in the county and their amenities. Buford

This striking bench was created by metal sculptor Bob Doster for the Carolina Thread Trail ’s opening in Walnut Creek Park in 2016. It sits on the South Carolina side of the swinging bridge crossing Sugar Creek. The back of the bench depicts the Carolina Thread Trail’s logo. An equally striking bench sits on the North Carolina side of the bridge, emblazoned with “Waxhaw” on its seat.

l Bear Creek Park, 1672 S. Potter Road, 4.5 acres, picnic shelter, nature area, fishing lake l Buford Battleground, 262 Rocky River Road, 1 acre, historical site with picnic area l Buford Soccer Field and Tennis Courts, 1812 N. Rocky River Road, 7 acres, lighted soccer/multipurpose field, two tennis courts l Buford Youth Ballfield and Practice Field, 4240 Tabernacle Road, 4 acres adjacent to Buford High School, lighted youth ballfield and multipurpose practice ballfield l Tradesville Community Ballfield, lighted ballfield

Flat Creek l Flat Creek Park, 3500 Gold Mine Highway, 6 acres, lighted adult softball field, two lighted tennis courts, restrooms/concession building, playground, nature areas, .2-mile rubberized walking track l Tripp Faulkenberry Field, 3404 Lee Deese Road, 2 acres, youth ballfield

Heath Springs l Hanging Rock State Historic Site, south of Heath Springs on S.C. 58, site of a pivotal Revolutionary War battle on Aug. 6, 1780, (803) 285-3344 l Heath Springs Ballfields, 107 S. College St., 4 acres, lighted adult baseball/softball field and youth baseball/ softball field l Heath Springs Picnic and Walking Track, 221 Spring St. (5384 Kershaw Camden Highway), 5 acres, enclosed picnic shelter with lights and grill, lighted .2-mile asphalt walking track, historic site with boardwalk and nature areas, (803) 273-2066 l Heath Springs Soccer Field, 162 Solar Road, 3 acres, multipurpose field l Heath Springs Town Park, 102 Duncan St., 2 acres, two lighted tennis courts, playground and picnic area l L.T. Reeves Park, 100 Reeves St., 1 acre, basketball court

Indian Land l Bailes Ridge Nature Trail, S.C. 160 and Old Bailes Road, 3 acres, natural walking trail l Deputy Roy Hardin Park, 8341 Shelley Mullis Road, 2 acres, picnic shelter and grill, two playgrounds, .25-mile asphalt walking track, dog area, (803) 802-7529 l Indian Land Fields, 8286 U.S. 521, adjacent to Indian Land Recreation Center, 12.5 acres, multi-use field and lighted youth baseball field l Van Wyck Community Park, 1215 W. Rebound Road, 4.5 acres. picnic shelter, playground and ballfield l Walnut Creek Park, 10521 Walnut Creek Parkway, 60 acres, baseball, softball, soccer and multipurpose fields, two playgrounds, walking trails, tennis courts, basketball court, pavilion, office/meeting area, maintenance building, rest-

l Kershaw Community Park, 502 S. Matson St., Kershaw, (803) 475-9664 l Kershaw Softball Field, 605 N. Matson St., 2 acres, softball field l Kershaw Tennis Court, 640 Woodland Drive, 1 acre, two lighted tennis courts l Marion Boan Youth Ballfields, 219 Little Dude Ave., 5 acres, two youth baseball/softball fields, one with lights l Marion Street Park, 425 W. Marion St., 8.5 acres, baseball/softball field, basketball court, playground, picnic area l Mullinax Park, 635 E. Church St., 4.5 acres, two lighted soccer fields, restroom/concession building, playground l Steve Williams Picnic Shelter, 305 Club House Drive, 2 acres, enclosed/screened picnic shelter with lights and grill, (803) 285-5545 l Stevens Park, 200 Close Circle, 19.5 acres, includes Marion O. Boan Community Center with six-lane bowling alley, pool, Haile Gold Mine Playground, another playground, skate park, (803) 475-9664

St., 4.5 acres, outdoor swimming pool, six lighted tennis courts, restrooms, (803) 285-1006 l Laurie Brice Park, 1140 Elliott St., 5.5 acres, multipurpose field, storage building l Melvin Steele Park, 120 Springdale Road, 10 acres, two lighted multi-use fields and nature area along creek l Pardue Street Park, 101-A Pardue Circle, 1 acre, two basketball courts, playground and picnic shelter l Preston Blackmon Park, (formerly Connor Street Park or Southside Park), 500 Conner St., 7 acres, softball field, two basketball courts, playground, two picnic shelters, restrooms l Shady Lane Park, 1030 Shady Lane, 2 acres, playground, picnic area and nature area along creek l Stafford Belk Park, 190 Brooklyn Ave., 1 acre, playground and picnic area l Wayne Fields All-Children’s Park, East Arch Street, beside Municipal Justice Center, playground, picnic shelter and walking area, (803) 286-8414 l Westmoreland Park, 1300 Churchill Drive, 3 acres, playground, picnic and nature areas l Wylie Ballfields (Dixie Youth fields), 13 acres, six lighted youth baseball fields, restroom/concessions buildings

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Greater Lancaster

l Buckelew Park, 405 Chester St., 11 acres, lighted youth baseball field, adult softball field, two tennis courts, playground, two picnic shelters, nature areas and restroom/ concessions building, (803) 285-5545 l Constitution Park, 300 Woodland Drive, 2.5 acres, picnic and nature areas l Gay Street Courts, 309 E. Gay St., .5 acre, two unlighted basketball courts l Hughes Street Park, 100 S. Hughes St., .5 acre, playground and picnic shelter l Independence Park, 200 Woodland Drive, 3.75 acres, rose garden, picnic and nature areas l Lancaster County Pool and Tennis Courts, 106 S. Wylie

l Camp Clyburn, 3662 Taxahaw Road, Moriah Baptist Association recreation facility, three softball fields, playground, picnic shelter, tent camping area, (803) 286-9957 l Country Club Park, 2227 Morningside Drive, 1.5 acres, basketball half-court and picnic area l South Softball Complex, 1555 Billings Drive, 7.5 acres, two softball fields (one lighted) and restroom/concessions building l Springs Park Access Area, 18 acres, off S.C. 200 at the end of Springs Park Road on Fishing Creek Lake, two boat ramps, courtesy dock, paved parking and lights l Woodland Hills Tennis Courts, 1158 Suttle Road, 1.5 acres, two lighted tennis courts

rooms and concessions, plans for pickle ball facilities

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l Lancaster l Indian Land l Heath Springs l Kershaw l Van Wyck l Eastern Lancaster Co. l Southeastern Lancaster Co. l Southwestern Lancaster Co. l Western Lancaster Co. l Out of county

Members of the Untouchables Motorcycle Club are ready to ride, though these bikes are a bit smaller than usual. Fom left, club members Lloyd Haggins, “Johnny Boy” Adams, Wycliff Brevard, “Joe Joe” McGriff, Horace Johnson, Mel Cloud and Keith Robinson pose for a photo with some of the 300 toys and bicycles they collected last December to give to county kids for Christmas.

Local groups want you to join If you’re looking to participate in local activities, you’ll find plenty of opportunities here. Check out this list of county clubs and organizations and contact those that interest you. Civic l Heath Springs Lions Club, Frank Steen, (803) 2733529 l Indian Land Rotary Club, Archie Walker, (704) 6871403 l Indian Land Rotary Club Lunch, Tracy Little, (803) 984-5059 l Kershaw Chamber of Commerce, Amy Kinard, (803) 432-2525 l Kershaw Lions Club, Sam Portman, (803) 475-9862 l Lancaster Breakfast Rotary Club, Erick Crawford, (803) 285-3261 or Amber Owens, (803) 246-8211 l Lancaster Civitan Club, Laura Caskey, (803) 287-8675 l Lancaster Lions Club, Charlie Jordan, (803) 285-4765 l Lancaster Rotary Club, April Joplin, (803) 320-1494 or (803) 287-7907 l Lancaster Sertoma Club, Brent Guthrie, (717) 2030828 l NAACP, the Rev. Wayne Murray, (803) 416-7910, or

Elvira Faulkner-McIlwain, (803) 286-4070

Cultural l Community Playhouse of Lancaster County, Joe Timmons III, www.lancasterplayhouse.com, (803) 285-7451 l Lancaster Art League, Shirley Hunter, (803) 285-1820 or (803) 285-7451 l Lancaster County Council of the Arts, Debbie Jaillette, (803) 285-7451, www.lccarts.net l Lancaster Music Study Club, Shirley Hunter, (803) 285-1820 or (803) 285-7451 l Lancaster Study Club, Rhonda Fortune, (803) 2871958

Educational l First Steps to School Readiness, Lora Bryson, (803) 286-8000 l Lancaster Literacy Council, Kim Linton, (803) 2857660 l Lancaster County Retired Teachers Association, Barbara

Lynn, (803) 287-4931 l Palmetto State Teachers Association, Venise Grier, (803) 283-2001 l Palmetto Homeschool Association, Dee Hollinger, (803) 327-2344 l Parents for Public Schools, Susan DeVenny, (803) 286-8108 l Steele Hill Community Partners, Fred Witherspoon, (704) 488-5008

Fraternal l Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Iota Theta Omega Chapter, Arlene Lathan, (803) 762-9501 l Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority, Psi Chapter, Linda Blalock, (803) 285-1020 l Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Lancaster Alumnae Chapter, Bertha Smith, (803) 287-7139 l Fort Mill Elks Lodge No. 2859, Sal Incorvaia, (803) 984-5144

l Lancaster l Indian Land l Heath Springs l Kershaw l Van Wyck l Eastern Lancaster Co. l Southeastern Lancaster Co. l Southwestern Lancaster Co. l Western Lancaster Co. l Out of county

l Indian Land Masonic Lodge No. 414, Ed Cook, (803) 548-7646 l Jackson Lodge No. 53 AFM, Billy Goodnow, (803) 804-5513 or Mark McDonald, (704) 621-7922 l Lancaster Women of the Moose, (803) 283-3978 l Lancaster Woman’s Club, Brittany Ellis, (803) 2464130 l Loyal Order of the Moose, Eric Cauthen, (803) 2833978 l Omega Psi Phi Fraternity International, Jerry Witherspoon, (803) 286-4209 l Order of the Eastern Star, Lancaster Chapter 146, Ricki Phipps, (803) 283-2440 l Order of the Eastern Star, Indian Land Chapter, Ed Cook, (803) 548-7646 l Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Lambda Epsilon Zeta Chapter, Arnetha Perkins, (803) 286-9738 or Stephene Johnson, (803) 289-8614

l Land of the Waxhaws Colonial Dames XVII Century, Jane Massey, (803) 285-6444 l Marine Corps League No. 1169, Billy Helms, (803) 804-9317 l Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, Barbara DeRiemacker, (803) 802-3343 l Sons of Confederate Veterans, Witherspoon Barnes Camp No. 1445, George Bragdon, (803) 287-2095, Todd Hartley, (803) 669-9809, Leland Summers, (803) 2358322, or Dennis Bradshaw, (803) 286-5759 l Sons of the American Revolution, Col. William Bratton Chapter, Murray White, (803) 548-4135 l Sons of the American Revolution, Maj. Robert Crawford Chapter (Indian Land), John Marker, (704) 843-6930 l Stafford Graham American Legion Post 31, Gene Wallace, (803) 246-0739, or Ernest Stroud, (803) 475-2654

Garden/Literary/Social

l Indian Land Action Council, Evan Freeman, (201) 317-4811 l Indian Land Democratic Club, Ralph Renninghoff, (415) 902-3164 l Indian Land Republican Club, Donnie Jones, (803) 207-5450 l Indian Land Republican Women, Michelle Simonetti, panhandlevolunteers@gmail.com l Lancaster County Democratic Party, Keith Grey Sr., (704) 241-3445 l Lancaster County Republican Party, Sandy McGarry, (954) 821-4203 l Lancaster County Republican Women, Pat Troutman, (803) 283-4656 l Lancaster TEA Party, Winston Smith, (803) 283-7580 l Sun City Democratic Club, Jeanne Huber, (803) 547-3047 l Sun City Republican Club, Susan DeKleine, (803) 396-2035 l Young Republicans, Chandler Norville, (804) 804-0271

l Au Courant Book Club, Mary Riner, (803) 286-6311 l Green Gardeners, Martha Connor, (803) 320-1214 l King Alfred Garden Club, Rose Marie Baker, (803) 475-2002 l Lancaster Garden Club, Carolyn Tolson, (803) 2839521 l Leaf and Petal Garden Club, Elaine Atkins, (803) 285-2857 l Literary Review Club, Sara Johnson, (803) 283-9847 l Lower Providence Community House, (704) 905-8334 or Joann Palka (803) 802-8889 l Perennial Optimist Garden Club of Indian Land, Janice B. Manning, (803) 802-3813 l Red Rose Book Club, Cathy Ardrey, (803) 286-5194 l Rev’s Book Club, Katherine Stevens, (803) 288-0872 l Van Wyck Women’s Club, Kelly Bishop, (803) 4167874

Historical l City of Lancaster Landmark History Commission, Teresa Meeks, (803) 289-1455 l Lancaster County Historical Commission, Melody Craig, (803) 286-8318 l Lancaster County Society for Historical Preservation, John Craig, (347) 604-2179 l Town of Kershaw Historical Society, Sonya Poole, (803) 475-7495

Patriotic l American Legion Indian Land Post 250, William Chick, (803) 422-9486 l American Legion Indian Land Auxiliary Unit 250, Robin Renn, (304) 290-4227 l Daughters of the American Revolution, Catawba chapter, Janie Matson, (803)980-2357 l Daughters of the American Revolution, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson Chapter (Indian Land), Mira Smith, (803) 547-7205 l Fort Mill Veterans of Foreign Wars, (803) 547-5480 l Capt. John P. Monahan Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12136 (Indian Land), Jim Taylor, (803) 493-4361 l Capt. John P. Monahan Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12136 Auxiliary (Indian Land), SuzAnne Taylor, (803) 802-5397 l Lancaster Commandery No. 19, Grady Usher Jr., (803) 285-3167 l Lancaster United Daughters of the Confederacy, Donna Sowell, (803) 283-8528

Political

Professional/Trade l Lancaster County Bar Association, Ned Gregory, (803) 283-3324 l Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce, Dean Faile, (803) 283-4105 l Lancaster County Homebuilders Association, Donna Fox, (803) 285-2600 l Lancaster County Medical Society, Dr. Kashyap Patel, (803) 286-9696 or (803) 329-7772 l Lancaster Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, Mae Barber, (803) 286-8355

Red Hat groups l Carolina Lakes Red Hatters, Ann McCullough, (803) 802-5888 l Classy Lassies of Lancaster, Dianne McManus, (803) 283-8640 or (803) 416-6490 l Dazzling Dames & Dolls (Kershaw), Linda Catoe, (803) 475-4645 l East End Red Hatters, Mary Brown Sistare, (803) 283-8132 l Feels Like a Woman Red Hatters, Sandra Morgan, (803) 273-6593 l Magic Hats of South Carolina, Evalena Catoe, (803) 283-2773 l Ramblin’ Red Hatters, Dorothy Fairconeture, (803) 285-4885 l Red Hat Hens & Chicks, Linda Stover, (803) 273-9277

Religious l Christian Women’s Connection, Pat Johnson, (803)285-8205 l Moriah Baptist Association, Bryant Fersner, (803) 283-8409

Service/Charitable l A Father’s Way, Tyrom Faulkner, (803) 283-3444 l American Cancer Society/Relay for Life of Lancaster, Kaleb Keefe, (843) 601-2123 l American Red Cross, Lancaster Chapter, Stephanie DeLorenzo, (803) 283-4072 or (803) 329-6575 l CareNet Inc., Margaret Moore, (803) 285-2273 l Carolina Community Actions Inc., Artimisha Foster, (803) 285-2034 l Christian Services, Eric Kramer, (803) 285-9327, pantry, (803) 285-4444, www.christianserviceslsc.com l Community Long Term Care, Virginia Crisp, (803) 327-9061 l Counseling Services of Lancaster, Walter Quinn, (803) 285-6911 l Dream Team Foundation, Julie Barton, (803) 4166539 l Habitat for Humanity, Nita Brown, (803) 283-1203 l Healthy Woman, Lisa Roddey, (803) 416-8350 l Home Health Services, Deann Cook, (803) 541-1190 l HOPE (Helping Other People Effectively) in Lancaster Inc., Bekah Clawson, (803) 286-4673, www.hopeinlancaster.org l KARE (Kershaw Area Resource Exchange), Angie Neal, (803) 475-4173 l Lancaster Children’s Home, Annette Deese, (803) 286-5277 l Lancaster County Council on Aging, Sally Sherrin, (803) 285-6956, ext. 23 l Lancaster County Health and Wellness Commission, (803) 313-9355 l Lancaster County Health Department, (803) 286-9948 l Lancaster (Catawba) Mental Health Center, (803) 285-7456 l Lancaster County Outreach Project, (803) 289-4438 l Lancaster Disabilities and Special Needs Board, Sheila McWaters, (803) 285-4368 l March of Dimes, Adriene Tyler, (803) 252-5200 l Matt Blackwell Foundation, Larry Blackwell, (803) 285-6488 l Mental Health America, Matt Williamson, (803) 313-7126 l MUSC Health-Lancaster Medical Center Auxiliary, Pam Blackmon, (803) 286-1474 l MUSC Health-Lancaster Medical Center chaplain’s staff, Lori Johnson, (803) 416-5459 l National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Betsey O’Brien, (803) 610-8174 l National Federation of the Blind, Lancaster Chapter, Tomecki Williams, (803) 804-1223 l Palmetto Citizens Against Sexual Assault, Charlene McGriff, (803) 286-5232 l Partners for Youth, Sharon Novinger, (803) 286-1465 l Safe Passage, Jada Charley, (803) 329-3336 l Salvation Army, Maj. Bret McElroy, (803) 324-5141 l S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation, Lancaster office, Tina Stuber, (803) 285-6909 l The Children’s Council, Heather Mueller, (803) 283-4995

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l United Way of Lancaster County, Amber Jackson, (803) 283-8923 l Women’s Enrichment Center (formerly Pregnancy Care Center), Julie Walters, (803) 286-5900, www.womensenrichmentcenter.com l Youth Volunteer Services at MUSC Health-Lancaster Medical Center, Lori Johnson, (803) 416-5459

Special Interests l 4-H Clubs of Lancaster County, Steve Hucks, (803) 283-3302, ext. 111 l American Heritage Girls, (803) 285-1578 l Boy Scouts (Indian Land), Taylor Thomas, (803) 519-8262 l Boy Scouts (Lancaster), Jonathan Platt, (864) 5854391, ext. 21 l Boy Scouts Troop 720 (Lancaster), Peter Schmal, (407) 928-7565 l Bruins Booster Club, Mark Strickland, (803) 2832323 l Civil Air Patrol, Lt. Col. Joe Tirado, (803) 804-1480 l Friends of Andrew Jackson State Park, Jill Marshall, (803) 285-2671 or (803) 804-7504 l Friends of the Buford Massacre Battlefield, Ken Obriot, (803) 548-7871 l Friends of Del Webb Library at Indian Land, Mary Last, (803) 396-7863 l Friends of Lancaster County Library, April Williams, (803) 285-1502 l Girl Scouts, Beth Holmes, (803) 374-9994 l Healing Horses, Katie Holme, (803) 804-0544

l Hope On The Hill, the Rev. Wayne Murray, (803) 416-7910 l Humane Society of Lancaster SC, Mary Reimers, (803) 289-9820 l Katawba Valley Land Trust, Dick Christie, (803) 2859455 or (803) 273-9909 l Lancaster Conservation District, Amanda Roberts, (803) 286-4455, ext. 3 l Lancaster County Beekeepers Association, Don Carrier, (803) 246-8932 l Lancaster Shag Club, Danny Starnes, (704) 219-0657 l Lancaster Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Diana Knight, (803) 287-7636 l Leroy Springs Senior Citizens, (803) 283-8330 l Magic Needle Quilters, Cherie Hulse, (803) 872-7309 l Paws in the Panhandle (animal rescue and adoption), Gloria Davey, (803) 371-0897 l Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Donna Sawyer, (803) 273-3834 l Scrap Happy Quilters, Loree Wolfe, (803) 285-3719 l Untouchables Motrocycle Club, Joe McGriff, (803) 416-3516 l Van Wyck Community Development Club, Dennis Wiese, (803) 287-2420

Support groups l 12 Steps to Spiritual Recovery Through Jesus Christ, (803) 285-1273 l A Father’s Way, (803) 283-3444 l AJ’s Allstars, Kanesha Montez Haile, (323) 606-3019 l AL-ANON Family Groups, (803) 285-4131

l Alcoholics Anonymous, (803) 285-4131 or www. area62.org l ALS Support Group, Lucas Coe, (704) 567-2912 l Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Dementia Caregivers Support Group, Sun City Carolina Lakes residents only, (803) 548-6766 l Alzheimer’s Support Group, (803) 289-7001 l Chainbreakers (addiction outreach ministry), (803) 285-9805 l CamdenMommies.com l Dementia Support Group, (803) 432-1195 l Gamblers Anonymous, (803) 285-6911 l Greater Agape Parenting Single (GAPS), (803) 8049022 or (803) 320-2660 l Hospice of Lancaster Grief Support Group, Alice Robson, (803) 286-1472 l Lancaster Al-Anon, (803) 283-8386 l NAMI Connection Support Group, www.namipiedmont. org l Narcotics Anonymous New Hope Group, (803) 2870021 l Columbia Parkinson’s Support Group, Janice Broach (803) 285-2014, Joan Long, (803) 804-5474 l Safe Passage (domestic violence support), (803) 3293336 or 24-hour hotline, (803) 329-2800 l Survivors of Sexual Assault, Rape and Incest, (803) 286-5232 l TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter No. 0314, (Springdell Baptist Church) Sandy Allen, (803) 288-1334 l TOPS Chapter No. 0181, Lisa Newton, (803) 2462295

l Lancaster l Indian Land l Heath Springs l Kershaw l Van Wyck l Eastern Lancaster Co. l Southeastern Lancaster Co. l Southwestern Lancaster Co. l Western Lancaster Co. l Out of county

Sports

The Indian Land High School wrestling team won its second Class AAA team wrestling title in a row in February. The team won 12 out of 14 weight classes at the state championship in Columbia.

Local athletes win state gold Lancaster County had its share of 2020 golden moments with two team state championships and 11 individual state titles.

Warriors repeat as Class AAA mat champions The Indian Land High School wrestling team had an excellent encore for the 2019-20 mat season. The Warriors, who won their first wrestling state crown and first boys state title in 2018-19, repeated in impressive fashion under veteran coach Leon Boulware. ILHS, which finished 30-2, blitzed the Lower-State Champion Gilbert Indians, 569, at Dreher High School in Columbia for the state team title. The win was more decisive than last year’s 44-12 state title victory over Gilbert. On the way to the 47-point win, ILHS captured 12 of 14 weight classes to again take state gold back to the Panhandle.

ILHS grapplers lead individual gold rush Indian Land High led an impressive effort in the individual state championships in Anderson to cap the 2019-20 season. Senior grappler Markeith Drakeford-Yegge, who captured his second straight Class

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AAA 160-pound state championship, paced the Warriors. Warriors sophomore 106-pounder Drew Endres matched Drakeford-Yegge’s state title effort, as each went 3-0 with three pins in earning their respective state crowns. Other Warriors taking home gold medals included Dylan Layton (120), Grant Witherspoon (145) and Xavier Dreese (170). Each captured a Class AAA Upper State individual title to earn a bid to the state tournament. The Warriors also compiled the most points among competing Class AAA teams with 165 points, 31 more than second-place West Oak, which fell to ILHS during the Class AAA Upstate playoffs.

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Andrew Jackson High School’s Tyleik Elder notched a second straight Class A-AA individual mat state title. Elder, 29-1 for the season, pinned High Point Academy’s Brendan Ross in the second period to win the 160-pound weight class at the Class A-AA state individual tournament. He was the Class A-AA 152-pound state champ as a junior. Lancaster High School’s Immanuel Bush, in the state finals for the third and final time, made the most of the mat opportunity with a Class AAAA heavyweight state title. Bush, who placed fourth as a junior when he was injured with a neck strain in the state finals, finally captured state gold in 2020.

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Buford High School wrestler Dylan Jenkins earned state gold in the Class A-AA 120-pound individual wrestling state championship.

Andrew Jackson High School wrestler Tyleik Elder earned gold in the Class A-AA 160-pund individual wrestling state championship.

Buford High School junior Dylan Jenkins, who missed the bulk of his sophomore season with a back injury, “put a hurting” on the 120-pound weight class at the Class A-AA state tournament. Two years ago, Jenkins was a state runner-up at 106, but he reached the top in 2020. Jenkins posted three pins to win the state title.

Girls first: Bracewell makes wrestling history Indian Land High also posted another mat milestone as junior varsity girls’ wrestler Jaden Bracewell, a freshman in the 106-pound weight class, captured an individual state title in the junior varsity tournament of the Carolina Invitational in Lexington. She is the Bracewell first girls state champion for the ILHS wrestling program.

Buford High School junior Makenzy Mills won the 100-yard backstroke in the Class AAAA state swim meet last fall for the second time in a row. She also won the 100-yard butterfly race.

Lancaster High School wrestler Immanuel Bush won gold in the Class AAAA heavyweight individual wrestling state championship.

Vaughn Coleman, 4, has a swing that any journeyman golfer would covet, and a trophy to prove it. He won the age 3-4 world title in the Little Linksters Pee Wee Golf Swing Contest this summer. Vaughn, who took up golf two years ago, topped the field in the contest, which featured a minute-long video showcasing his phenomenal form. The contest drew 1,000-plus entries. “When I won, it was like – what?!” Vaughn said. “I was Vaughn super happy. This was the best thing ever.” The winning video included Vaughn’s various golf shots at Firethorne Golf Club, where he practices. He lives nearby with his parents, Andrew and Kelly Coleman.

Mills repeats pool feat

15U girls soccer stars shine

Lancaster High School swimmer Makenzy Mills continued to rack up state gold in the pool, winning two individual state championships in her junior season in fall 2019. Mills, a Buford High School student, repeated as the girls Class AAAA 100-yard backstroke champion, topped her own personal best of 57.60 with a blazing 56.43 effort to claim the state title. Mills also won the 100yard butterfly in 55.32, her first time in the event at the state level. Mills competes with the LHS swim team, since Buford doesn’t field a swim team. In her last two seasons in the Class AAAA state swim meet, Mills has captured four state medals, including three individual state championships.

Lancaster County claimed its first S.C. Athletics Program girls state soccer championship as the 15-under team captured gold at the tournament at Buford High School’s Jacket Stadium on Nov. 23, 2019. The 15U girls all-stars, playing under tough conditions – rain, wind and cold – defeated Bluffton in penalty kicks, 3-1. Bluffton took an early 1-0 lead, but the Lancaster all-stars rallied to tie the match to force overtime and prevailed in the decisive penalty kick session. The team included Kaitlyn Sanders, Julia Jordan, Peyton Bristley, Kaitlyn Knoll, Jenna Luera, Ally Beckham and Zoe Schwippert (offense); and Madison Weaver, Delanee Vick, Alesha McClannan, Charley Lundy and Nataleigh Baker (defense). Kali Alford was the keeper.

Lancaster County’s 15-under girls soccer team poses with its trophy after capturing its first SCAP state championship at Buford High School’s Jacket Stadium last November.

Lancaster High School swimmer Taylor Teague competes during a freestyle event in the LHS swim team’s first meet against new region and county rival Indian Land High School. ILHS, which moved up to Class AAAA this fall, now has its own swim team.

Schools offer lots of sports The county’s four public high schools provide a host of opportunities for student athletes in grades nine through 12. Andrew Jackson, Buford, Indian Land and Lancaster high schools all field varsity and junior varsity-level sports teams. A few sports teams are open to students in three of the four high schools, such as the Lancaster High School swim team and the LHS tennis squad. Since Lancaster and Indian Land are now in the same region and classification, students from ILHS can’t participate on LHS teams as they have in the past. Some high school teams, depending on whether they are a non-contact sport as set by the S.C. High School League, are also open to county middle school students. Fans in each area of the county can also get involved with the school’s booster clubs. School athletics directors can provide information on booster club opportunities. Here are the sports offered at each county high school:

l Andrew Jackson High School The Andrew Jackson High School Volunteers offer football, volleyball, cross country

(boys and girls), basketball (boys and girls), wrestling, softball, baseball, track (boys and girls), golf (boys), soccer (boys and girls) and cheerleading. Jimbo Barton is Andrew Jackson High’s athletics director. He can be reached at (803) 475-2381 or (803) 283-1958.

l Buford High School The Buford High School Yellow Jackets offer football, volleyball, cross country (girls and boys), basketball (boys and girls), wrestling, baseball, softball, track (boys and girls), golf (boys), soccer (girls and boys) and cheerleading. Eric Funderburk is Buford High School’s athletics director. He can be reached at (803) 286-7068, or (803) 577-9037.

l Indian Land High School The Indian Land High School Warriors offer football, volleyball, cross country (boys and girls), tennis (boys and girls), basketball (boys and girls), soccer (boys and girls), wrestling, baseball, softball, track (boys and girls), golf (boys) and cheerleading. Vernon Hunter is Indian Land High’s athletics director. He can be reached at (803) 547-7571, or (803) 548-9452 or (803) 286-8470.

l Lancaster High School The Lancaster High School Bruins offer football, volleyball, tennis (boys and girls), cross country (boys and girls), golf (boys and girls), swimming (boys and girls), basketball (boys and girls), wrestling, baseball, softball, track (boys and girls), soccer (boys and girls) and cheerleading. Karl Fritz is Lancaster High’s athletics director. He can be reached at (803) 283-2323 or (803) 283-2001.

l Carolina Christian Academy The Carolina Christian Academy Cougars offer basketball, golf and volleyball teams for boys and girls. CCA also has a cheer squad and Pee Wee basketball and cheerleading teams. Call athletics director Huey Mills at CCA at (803) 285-5565.

Want to be a coach or booster? Lancaster County’s four high schools also work with volunteer coaches in various sports throughout the school year. To get involved as a coach on the varsity or junior varsity level, call the respective athletics director at one of the county high schools.

USCL postpones fall season The University of South Carolina Lancaster fields four athletic teams in an effort to provide a complete college experience at the two-year regional campus. USCL’s 2020-21 athletics feature volleyball and baseball teams and men’s and women’s soccer squads. Due to COVID-19, all four USCL sports teams will compete in the spring this school year. The volleyball and soccer teams normally compete in the fall, but will move to the spring for the 2020-21 school year following a midJuly ruling by the National Junior College Athletic Association. The USCL Lancers are members of the NJCAA Division I and Region X. The NJCAA allows members to offer scholarships. The baseball squad, which plays its regular season in the spring, will continue with that plan. The Lancers will have fall baseball practice, which includes scrimmage games.

USC Lancaster players return a volley in a match against St. Andrews University. The Lancers volleyball team, now in its sixth season, will play in the spring instead of the fall this school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Baseball The USCL baseball team, in its 13th season, usually plays a 20-game fall schedule and a 56game spring schedule. The Lancers play home games at the Lancaster High School baseball field. The USCL baseball team is led by Nick Calhoun, entering his fourth season. The Lancers’ 2020 spring season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lancers were 19-4, including a 3-1 Region X record. Calhoun followed longtime USCL coach Steve Williams, who guided the USCL program for nine seasons, compiling a 250-197 record before retiring in 2017.

Soccer The USCL soccer program has a new coach in Kenny Halas, who was named the Lancers coach in January. He replaced David Parnell, who had coached the Lancers’ men’s and women’s squads since July 2018. USCL plays its home soccer matches at the field adjacent to the USCL Carole Ray Dowling

Center on Hubbard Drive. The USCL women’s team is in its 14th season, while the Lancers men’s squad is in its ninth. Coach Halas can be reached at (803) 984-9051, or by email at halas@mailbox.sc.edu.

Volleyball The Lancers volleyball program is in its sixth year with new leadership for the 2020 season. The Lancers will be led by coach Mike Van Lieu, who previously coached at Indian Land High School, where he compiled a 46-17-2 re-

cord, including an 18-0 region mark over two seasons, and two Class AAA playoff bids. USCL volleyball debuted in 2015, when it played a limited schedule, but the team has played a full schedule the past five seasons. Dr. Fernanda Burke and Professor Darris Hassell, USCL faculty members with volleyball experience, served as associate head coaches prior to Van Lieu’s hiring in June. Van Lieu can be reached at (225) 772-6857. For more information on USCL sports, visit www.usclathletics.com.

Team sports for kids of all ages Lancaster County features a host of sports programs and recreation activities for youngsters of all ages throughout the year. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sport-by-sport guide:

Baseball l Fort Mill American Legion baseball, Post 43 athletics officer Bill Banks, (803) 547-5687 l Lancaster American Legion baseball, Post 31 athletics officer Scott Cato, (803) 286-7068 or (803) 804-1409 l Lancaster Dixie Baseball, Dale Laney, (704) 695-5730 l Lancaster County Parks and Recreation (LCPR) baseball, Sam Bashioum, (803) 285-5545 l LCPR fall T-ball, spring T-ball for boys, ages 4-5, and swing leagues, ages 5-6, Tyler Wozniak, (803) 285-5545

Basketball l Indian Land Waves AAU basketball, Daryl Givner, (704) 778-6230 l LCPR basketball (ages 10U-15U), Patrick Heckroth, (803) 285-5545 or (803) 577-4850 l LCPR basketball (ages 6U, 8U), Patrick Heckroth, (803) 285-5545 l Moriah Baptist Association, Sammy Macy, (803) 285-3665, or (803) 283-8409

Bowling l Kershaw Recreation Department, Randy Jordan, (803) 475-2142

Cheerleading l LCPR youth football cheering, (803) 285-5545

Football Dream Team player Daniel Castle takes a swing while Cem Cagleyan gives encouragement and advice during a T-ball game at The Springdale Recreation Complex last October. During baseball season, USC Lancasterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lancers join The Dream Team on the diamond and buddy up with players.

l LCPR youth flag football, Cameron McIsaac, (803) 285-5545

Skateboarding l Kershaw Recreation Department, Randy Jordan, (803) 475-2142

Soccer l Carolina United Soccer Academy, Martin Cantu, (832) 656-0529 l Charlotte Independence Soccer Club, (803) 548-7677 or (704) 899-4680 or www.independencesoccer.club l LCPR fall and spring soccer leagues for boys and girls, (Lancaster, Buford, Heath Springs), Tyler Wozniak, (803) 285-5545 l LCPR fall soccer (Indian Land), Patrick Heckroth, (803) 285-5545

Softball l Lancaster Dixie Softball, Darlings (ages 7-8), Angels (9-10) and Ponytails (11-12), Tyler Wozniak, (803) 285-5545 or (803) 577-4850 l Lancaster Dixie Sweetees, ages 4-6, girls only, Tyler Wozniak, (803) 285-5545 l Lancaster Southern Belles and Lancaster Debs, Tyler Wozniak, (803) 285-5545 l LCPR fall softball, Tyler Wozniak, (803) 2855545 or (803) 577-4850

Swimming l Carolina Rays, Anne H. Small, (803) 3137016 l LCPR Piranhas, Micky Taylor, (803) 285-5545 or (803) 285-8486

Track l Columbus Parker Track Club, Arthur Benjamin, (803) 283-3606, or Tina Shaw, (803) 370-1971

Volleyball l Youth volleyball, ages 8-13, Sam Bashioum, (803) 285-5545

Lancaster Dream Team l The Lancaster Dream Team offers disabled youth the opportunity to play a variety of team sports, including basketball, bowling, cheerleading and T-ball, Julie Barton, (803) 416-6539

Sports for grownups Lancaster County features team sports for adults, too, including baseball, flag football, soccer, softball and volleyball. Check out these:

l Camp Clyburn – Summer and fall softball leagues, Moriah Baptist Association, (803) 283-8409 l Carolina Sports Association – Summer and fall men’s and coed flag football leagues and basketball, (704) 644-5627 or visit www.csaathletics.com l Christian Services Bowling Center – Bowling for all ages, (803) 286-0711 or theLancasterBowlingCenter@gmail.com l Lancaster County Parks and Recreation – Fall volleyball, basketball and summer softball, fall and spring kickball, (803) 285-5545 or (803) 285-8486 l Lancaster Cubs – Community All-Star Baseball League, Marcus Adamson at (803) 2352198 or marcus.adamson76@yahoo.com. All home games are at Post 31’s Eggleton Field. l Marion O. Boan Community Center – Bowling leagues for men and women, (803) 475-8825

Want to be a coach?

If you would rather coach than play, volunteer coaches also help Lancaster County’s four high schools in various sports, as well as county recreation league teams. To get involved, call the athletics directors at the schools or the county recreation department: l Andrew Jackson High – Jimbo Barton, (803) 475-2381, (803) 283-1958 or (803) 313-6544 l Buford High – Eric Funderburk, (803) 286-7068 l Indian Land High – Vernon Hunter, (803) 547-7571 or (803) 286-8470 l Lancaster High – Karl Fritz, (803) 283-2323 or (803) 283-2001 l Lancaster County Parks and Recreation Department – Hal Hiott, (803) 285-5545 or (803) 285-8486

Lancaster Cubs’ third baseman O’Brien Clyburn, left, gives pitcher Barrett Phillips a boost for his mound work in their 2-0 win over the Lexington Blue Jays for the regular-season championship at Eggleton Field this fall. The Cubs are part of the Community All-Star Baseball League.

Pro/Collegiate Sports If spectator sports are more your speed, check out these nearby venues for armchair athletes: l Carolina Panthers, NFL football in Charlotte, (704) 358-7000 l Charlotte Hornets, NBA basketball in Charlotte, (704) 467-6387 (HOR-NETS) l Charlotte Checkers, minor league hockey in Charlotte, (704) 342-4423 l Charlotte Knights, minor league AAA baseball in Charlotte, (704) 274-8282 l Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., NASCAR racing, (704) 455-3200 l Clemson University Tigers baseball, basketball, soccer, cross country, football, golf, rowing, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball in Clemson, (800) CLEMSON l Darlington Raceway, NASCAR racing, (866) 459-7223 l Lancaster Motor Speedway, U.S. 521, dirt-track racing, (803) 285-1877, Eric Caskey, (803) 288-8104, or Shannon Munn, (803) 804-4742 l University of South Carolina Gamecocks baseball, basketball, cross country, equestrian, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball and beach volleyball in Columbia, (803) 777-4274 or (800) 4SC-FANS l University of South Carolina Lancaster Lancers baseball, soccer and volleyball in Lancaster, (803) 313-7464, (803) 313-7095, (803) 807-0737 l Winthrop University Eagles baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball in Rock Hill, (803) 323-2129

Bob Krebs celebrates his first hole-in-one in 40 years of playing golf. Blaine Gossman strokes a putt on No. 11 at the Lancaster Golf Club as Bryce Phillips watches during an outing in May. Golfing, which offers plenty of social distancing, has been a popular sport during the pandemic. He hit it Nov. 14, 2019, on hole No. 11 at Edgewater Golf Club.

Courses offer fun in the sun Lancaster County features four public golf courses, two that opened in recent years – Edgewater Golf Club and Carolina Lakes Golf Club. The Lancaster Golf Club was renovated eight years ago and the Kershaw Golf Club has recently undergone extensive renovations.

Carolina Lakes Golf Club Carolina Lakes Golf Club’s course, in the Sun City Carolina Lakes subdivision in Indian Land, opened in December 2006. The 18-hole, par-72 course, which measures 7,124 yards, has been called “the best course open to the public in the Charlotte area.” Designed by Tim Freeland, each hole features six tees, along with a family tee and a par-3 course within the course. Its signature hole is No. 16, a par-3 hole with a carry over water and a large bunker. The pro shop, completed in 2007, has golf apparel and equipment, and the golf club houses a restaurant, Tavern at the Lakes. Carolina Lakes, 23012 Kingfisher Drive, Indian Land, is open to the public 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday during spring and summer. Todd Burrell is the PGA director of golf and operations. John Thompson serves as

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PGA director of instruction. For details, call (803) 547-9688.

Edgewater Golf Club Edgewater Golf Club, in southern Lancaster County, has earned recognition from Golf Advisor Magazine. Edgewater earned five top 25 awards for U.S. courses from Golf Advisor in 2016, as well as the No. 2 ranking among South Carolina courses. Edgewater was No. 6 for the friendliest courses, No. 7 for value courses, No. 12 for pace of play and No. 22 for course layout. Edgewater is also ranked No. 38 in the Best of Golf Advisor. Edgewater has also been voted one of the toughest courses in the Charlotte area by the Charlotte Business Journal. The par-72 championship course is 7,103 yards. EGC held its grand opening tournament, the Can Opener, in September 2008. Designer Bruce Brodsky and former County Council Chairman Rudy Carter, an avid golfer, hit the first shots. Located 10 miles from Lancaster at 2380 Catawba Ridge Blvd., Edgewater has several scenic holes bordering Fishing Creek Lake. Edgewater is open to the public with fees

that include cart, range balls and bottled water. The 18-hole course has a $52 weekend rate, with a $43 rate during the week, and $32 for seniors. The course also has twilight rates, junior rates and nine-hole rates. Call (803) 2839800 for details.

Kershaw Golf Course The town of Kershaw has upgraded Kershaw Golf Club’s 18-hole course, some 15 miles south of Lancaster. In the past four years, town leaders have made substantial improvements at the 6,000-plus-yard course, spending $40,000 in 2017 to refurbish sand traps, rework greens on the back nine holes and make irrigation repairs. The clubhouse restrooms, pro shop and kitchen have also been upgraded. The Kershaw Golf Club upgraded its greens in the summer of 2019. When built in 1933, the course was nine holes. It was expanded to 18 holes in 2004. The greens grass varied between the original nine holes and the additional nine. “For maintenance purposes and easier play, we changed the first nine to be like our newest greens, a TifEagle Burmudagrass. With the greens the same, golfers say they play the

same, not slower or faster, as in the past,” Kershaw Mayor Mark Dorman said. “The move gave us conformity and helped maintenance, not having to cut (each of) the greens a certain way, but all the same.” The course re-opened with the Kershaw Open in August 2019. Former Andrew Jackson High star golfer Logan Sowell won with a 124, 59-65, setting a new course record. The Kershaw course was built by the Depression-era Works Progress Administration on land donated by the Kershaw Cotton Oil Co., operated by the J.T. Stevens family. T he Stevens Foundation gave the course to the town in 1973, when the family-owned oil mill was sold to ADM. Kershaw’s signature hole is No. 16, a par 3. The hole plays 185 yards (blue tees), 160 yards (white tees), 124 yards (gold tees, seniors) and 110 yards (red tees, ladies). The course offers a fully stocked snack bar and pro shop, as well as the upgraded clubhouse. The KGC, 301 Kershaw Country Club Drive, is open every day except Christmas. Summer hours are 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. In fall and winter, hours are 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. For details, call (803) 475-2104.

kers and cart paths. “The bunkers needed renovating,” LGC pro Phil Small said. “The car path asphalt was worn by wear and tear and buckled by tree roots.” The course was established in 1935, when what is now the front nine was designed by Donald Ross. The back nine was added in the mid-1960s, with golf course architect Russell Breeden handling the upgrade. Lancaster’s No. 7 is the featured hole – a 140yard par 3. The 6,099-yard course accommodates seniors and ladies with special gold and red tees. Experienced golfers can play the blue tees. The clubhouse features a patio and pro shop with golf equipment and apparel as well as drinks and snacks. The course, 1821 Springs Club Road, is open seven days a week, except Christmas. The club offers memberships at reasonable rates for individuals, families and seniors. It also offers a weekday membership and seven-day membership. For details, call (803) 416-4500, or visit www. playlancaster.com.

Lancaster Golf Club

Crow’s Nest driving range

The Lancaster Golf Club, an 18-hole championship course, underwent a major renovation in 2012 with a greens upgrade. Bent grass, a cool-weather grass, was replaced by a mini-verde variety, tolerant of hot, humid conditions. Work was also done to enhance bun-

Golfers can hone their skills at The Crow’s Nest at Arrowood, a driving range at 2081 Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521), north of Lancaster. Raymon Chisom operates the driving range, which has snacks and a fully stocked pro shop. For details, call (803) 283-4653, (803) 283-GOLF or

Area Public Golf Courses l Ballantyne Golf Club, 10000 Ballantyne Commons Parkway, Charlotte, (704) 248-4383 l Chester Golf Course, 770 Old Richburg Road, Chester, (803) 581-5733 l Fort Mill Golf Club, 101 Country Club Drive, Fort Mill, (803) 547-2044 l Pinetuck Golf Club, 2578 Tuckaway Road, Rock Hill, (803) 327-1141 l Republic Golf Course, 536 Evans Vaughn Drive, Great Falls, (803) 482-3300 l Springfield Golf Club, 639 Hambly House Lane, Fort Mill, (803) 548-3318 l Tega Cay Golf Club, 15083 Molokai Drive, Tega Cay, (803) 548-3500 l Waterford Golf Club, 1900 Clubhouse Road, Rock Hill, (803) 324-0300 l Winthrop University, 1162 Eden Terrace, Rock Hill, (803) 323-2129, ext. 2112. The Winthrop course is temporarily closed, due to the coronavirus.

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Driver Jonathan Starkey, right, displays his trophy in victory lane with his father and grandfather after notching his first racing win in the Renegade Division at Lancaster Motor Speedway in mid-July.

LMS offers dirt-track racing

Lancaster Motor Speedway hosted its 66th season of dirt-track racing in 2020. Each racing season opens in mid-March with the annual car show and open practice. The 2020 campaign was the third season with driver Brandy Baker as owner. The track’s co-promoters are Shannon Munn and Eric Caskey, who handle day-to-day operations. The 2020 season featured nine regular divisions – Crate Late Models, Lightning Late Models, Renegade, Crate Sportsman, Thunder Bombers, Pure Stock V8, Vintage, Young Guns FWD and Extreme 4. The track also hosts special races during the season with the Blue Ridge Outlaw Late Models, Carolina Clash Late Model Series, Ultimate Super Late Model Series, Monster Minis and Fuel Racing Series. The track’s major event is the World of Outlaws Super Late Model Series, the country’s premier late model series.

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The track also features the Fastrak Crate Late Model bonus races and popular River Wars racing series for Crate Sportsman. River Wars tracks include LMS, Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney and Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, N.C.

Track history The track opened in 1954, when the late “Hump” Poovey and a host of local businessmen built the facility on Poovey’s property off Shiloh Road. Cousins Ross and Charles “Snooks” Cauthen bought the track in 1963 and ran it until 1969, when they sold it to Jim Mahaffey. Coble Funderburk promoted races from 1969-73 for Mahaffey. After Funderburk suffered health issues, Mahaffey stepped in to handle day-to-day operations, making major renovations and drawing major races. Mahaffey leased the track to the late Herbert Murray for three seasons, 1986-89,

before Murray, a Fort Lawn businessman, bought it and ran it through 2002. A member of the LSS Hall of Fame, Mahaffey died in 2016. Murray, who died in 2019, was inducted into the hall of fame Oct. 17. Doug McManus, who bought the track in 2003, stressed a family atmosphere. He sold the track to Baker in 2017. The track, which draws youngsters to seniors, also hosts youth bicycle races. Each Saturday, from early spring to midfall, pit gates open at 4:30 p.m., with the grandstands opening at 5. The drivers’ meeting is at 6:45 p.m. Racing, heat races and main events follow at 7. The track is four miles north of Lancaster off U.S. 521 at 223 Shiloh Unity Road. To learn more about LMS, visit its website, www.lancastersuperspeedway.com, or its Facebook page at Lancaster Motor Speedway Caskey/Munn.

Take a ride in the fast lane at area tracks looking forward to its future development under new management. Carolina Motorsports Park was recently used for the filming of the 2020 Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation Corvette for a Cure promotional video. The new owners plan to expand go-kart rental operations, although that was still closed in late September, due to COVID-19. Cummings said they also hope to add a driver’s club and potentially garages for regulars at the racetrack. Carolina Motorsports Park is at 3662 Kershaw Highway. The phone is (803) 475-2448 and website is www.carolinamotorsportspark. com.

If you want to get behind the wheel of a speedster yourself, check out one of these options in Lancaster County.

Carolina Motorsports Park Carolina Motorsports Park, about 4 miles south of Kershaw on U.S. 521 South, changed hands last year. Motorsports Capital, based in Georgia, bought the facility in October 2019 from a group of investors led by track founders Bob Humphreys and Joe Hooker. “Carolina Motorsports Park’s ownership has done a great job building a first-class facility in addition to building a great organization and a loyal customer base,” said Motorsports Capital founder Michael J. Cummings. “We consider ourselves fortunate to have the opportunity to continue the development of Carolina Motorsports Park.” The 290-acre motorsports complex was built in 1999 on the site of a World War II fighter pilot training base. The facility features a 2.27-mile, 14-turn road course designed by Alan Wilson for both amateur and professional racers, as well as a 0.7-mile, 16-turn go-kart track, completed in 2010, and a 200foot skid pad. The road course, which features a 1,800-foot-long straightaway, was repaved this summer. The track can be split and operated as a 1-mile west course and a 1.25-mile

Hanging Rock Kartway Carolina Motorsports Park and Hanging Rock Kartway both offer go-kart racing. CMP, where this photo was taken, usaully offers rentals of Birel N-35 karts, although that part of the park is temporarily closed. east course. “We developed the facility to have a purpose-built road-racing facility in the Carolinas, and we are very proud of what Carolina Motorsports Park has become,” Hooker said. Humphreys said the transition of the racetrack’s ownership is “bittersweet” but he is

Hanging Rock Kartway, 1082 Horton Rollins Road, Kershaw, offers go-kart racing yearround at the 0.2-mile dirt track. Saturday is race day at the track, from 1:30 to 10 p.m. The track’s winter season began Oct. 19. To reach an HRK track official about the schedule, call (704) 400-6929. To get to the track from Lancaster, take U.S. 521 South to Heath Springs. Follow U.S. 521 South toward Kershaw and turn right on Horton Rollins Road and follow to the Hanging Rock Kartway.

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The Conquerers sing during a prayer vigil and peaceful protest June 7 in front of the Historic Courthouse in Lancaster. The event drew a racially diverse crowd of about 250, who listened as 11 area clergy members, leaders from a Rock Hill mosque and a Jewish temple in Fort Mill and four elected officials spoke that Sunday.

Churches

Plenty of worship options here African Methodist Episcopal ● St. Paul AME Church, 133 Pleasant Hill St., Lancaster, (803) 283-4360

African Methodist Episcopal Zion ● Beaver Creek AME Zion, 2034 Hilton Road, Heath Springs, (803) 273-3254 ● Camp Creek AME Zion Church, 4022 Demount Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-7696 ● Cedar Creek/Warner Temple AME Zion Church, 204 Hampton Road, Lancaster, (803) 287-5201 ● Centennial AME Zion Church, 1852 Flat Creek Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-8616 ● David Stand AME Zion Church, 1989 Riverside Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-0440 ● Ebenezer AME Zion Church, 3402 Ebenezer Church Road, Heath Springs, (803) 475-5534 ● El Bethel AME Zion Church, 8631 Henry Harris Road, Indian Land, (803) 547-6688 ● Gold Hill AME Zion Church, 9239 Van Wyck Road, Van Wyck, (803) 547-2107 ● Greater Frazier AME Zion Church, 101 Willowlake Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-7459 ● Indian Hill AME Zion Church, 10728 Barberville Road, Indian Land, (803) 547-4506

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● Mount Calvary AME Zion Church, 185 W. Doc Garris Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-4460 ● Mount Carmel AME Zion Church, 4336 Mount Carmel Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-4254 ● Mount Moriah AME Zion Church, 1532 Douglas Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-7020 ● Mount Nebo AME Zion Church, 2479 Zion Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-4379 ● Mount Tabor AME Zion Church, 590 Shiloh Unity Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-6820 ● Mount Zion AME Zion Church, 317 E. Barr St., Lancaster, (803) 286-7171 ● New Hope AME Zion Church, 3383 Pink Plyler Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-0077 ● North Corner AME Zion Church, 3754 E. North Corner Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-8362 ● Pleasant Grove No. 2 AME Zion Church, 7573 Flat Rock Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-1214 ● Pleasant Hill AME Zion Church, 684 Hart St., Heath Springs, (803) 273-9739 ● Salem AME Zion Church, 4086 Old Camden Highway, Heath Springs, (803) 286-5059 ● St. Paul AME Zion Church, 5841 Taxahaw Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-7285 ● Steele Hill AME Zion Church, 6021 Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521), Lancaster, (803) 285-7850

● Union Ezzell AME Zion Methodist Church, 5510 Main St., Fort Lawn, (803) 872-4780 ● Victory Tabernacle AME Zion, 300 W. Gay St., Lancaster, (803) 289-1201 ● Warner Temple AME Zion Church, 204 Hampton Road, Lancaster (worshipping with Cedar Creek AME Zion Church), (803)283-3830 ● White Oak AME Zion Church, 1281 W. Rebound Road, Van Wyck, (803) 285-4854 or (803) 285-2308

Anglican ● Christ the King Anglican Church, 8511 Shelley Mullis Road, Indian Land, (704) 749-4989 ● St. Barnabas Anglican Church, meets at Lake Wylie Lutheran Church Chapel, 2906 S.C. 160 West, Fort Mill, office: 2764 Pleasant Road, No. 11118, Fort Mill, (980) 272-1336

Apostolic ● Body of Christ Cathedral Church, 4889 Charlotte Highway, Lancaster ● Christian Life Center, 2551 Great Falls Highway (S.C. 200 South), Lancaster, (803) 286-8343 ● Church in the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, 5266 Pleasant Plains Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-8873 ● Loving Way Apostolic Church, 1499-A Lynwood Drive, Lancaster, (803) 804-7244

Assembly of God l Harvesttime Assembly of God, 729 Monroe Highway, Lancaster, (803) 286-7999 l New Life Christian Assembly, 2743 Pageland Highway (S.C. 9), Lancaster, (803) 285-1113

Baptist l Abney Baptist Church, 3706 Roberts Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-7272 l Antioch Baptist Church, 3052 Taxahaw Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-3922; pastor, (803) 285-2790 l Arrowhead Valley Baptist Church, 159 Arrowhead Road, Indian Land l Baptist Church Open Arms, 5401 Lockhart Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-8337 l Beaver Creek Baptist Church, 4670 Stoneboro Road, Heath Springs, (803) 273-7236 l Bethel Baptist Church, 2893 Bethel Road, Lancaster, (803) 283-4858 l Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1841 N. Rocky River Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-8567 l Bright Light Baptist Church, 4469 Kershaw Camden Highway, Heath Springs, (803) 273-9220 l Buffalo Baptist Church, 6390 Lockhart Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-6130 l Calvary Baptist Church, 100 Barron Blvd., Lancaster, (803) 283-2260 l Camp Creek Baptist Church, 998 Potter Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-0645 l Catawba Baptist Church, 1144 Riverside Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-6789 l Cedar Rock Baptist Church, 3650 Stoneboro Road, Heath Springs, (803) 273-9771 l Center Grove Baptist Church, 236 Scout Cabin Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-8835 l Charlesboro Baptist Church, 8701 Taxahaw Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-1707 l Covenant Baptist Church, 165 Craig Manor Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-5683 l Crestview Baptist Church, 2228 Douglas Road, Lancaster, (803) 283-9516 l Cross Roads Baptist Church, 9851 Flat Creek Road, Jefferson, (803) 475-6579 l Damascus Road Baptist Church, 304 N. White St., Lancaster, (803) 285-3234 l Eastside Baptist Church, 1180 Garnette Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-9805 l Ebenezer Baptist Church, 4214 Old Church Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-3336 l Elgin Baptist Church, 2303 Belmont St., Lancaster, (803) 286-7392 l Emmanuel Baptist Church, 531 Edwards Road, Fort Lawn, (803) 872-4034 l First Baptist Church, 300 S. Market St., Lancaster, (803) 285-4322 l First Baptist Church of North Hampton Street, 401 N. Hampton St., Kershaw, (803) 475-6709 l First Baptist Church (Southern Baptist), 210 N. Matson St., Kershaw, (803) 475-3721 l First Washington Baptist Church, 1300 E. Meeting St., Lancaster, (803) 285-5154; pastor, (803) 285-5027 l Flat Creek Baptist Church, 3737 Victory Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-7599 l Flat Rock Baptist Church, 3078 Flat Rock Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-4429 l Flint Ridge Baptist Church, 1850 Flint Ridge Road,

Heath Springs, (803) 273-9225 l Fork Hill Baptist Church, 1125 Fork Hill Road, Heath Springs, (803) 286-8814; parsonage, (803) 286-8815 l Fort Lawn Baptist Church, 5742 Church St., Fort Lawn, (803) 872-4546 l Friendship Baptist Church, 1809 Bennett Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-9904 l Gethsemane Baptist Church, 7575 Ember Lane, Heath Springs, (803) 273-3264 l Glenwood Heights Baptist Church, 600 Nichols Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-5193 l Grace and Truth Baptist Church, Indian Land, (803) 320-4197 l Haile Gold Mine Baptist Church, 7980 Haile Gold Mine Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-4242 l Heath Springs Baptist Church, 101 S. Main St., Heath Springs, (803) 273-3566; parsonage, (803) 273-3561 l Heath Springs Second Baptist Church, 4837 Kershaw Camden Highway, Heath Springs, (803) 273-3078 l High Point Baptist Church, 1888 Rocky River Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-7602 l Hyde Park Baptist Church, 1898 Flat Creek Road, Lancaster, (803) 283-4676 l Immanuel Baptist Church, 1152 Great Falls Highway, Lancaster, (803) 283-8459 l Indian Land Baptist Church, 7583 Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521 North), Indian Land, (803) 547-5881 l Indian Land Community Church, meeting at The Barn, 8800 Collins Road, Indian Land, shannon@indianlandcc.com l Jones Crossroads Baptist Church, 3107 Oakland Drive, Lancaster; pastor, (803) 273-4380 l Kershaw First Baptist Church, 210 N. Matson St., Kershaw, (803) 475-3721; pastor, (803) 475-7915 l Life Center International, meeting at Ardrey Kell High School, 10220 Ardrey Kell Road, Charlotte, (980) 365-6160 l Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 8805 Van Wyck Road, Van Wyck, (803) 286-0922 l Midway Baptist Church, 7760 Old Jefferson Highway, Kershaw, (803) 475-2422 l Mount Nebo Baptist Church, 269 Nebo Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-1858 l Mount Olive Baptist Church, 3788 Tom Horton Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-4714 l Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church, 5565 Lancaster Highway, Fort Lawn, (803) 872-4786 l Mount Zion Baptist Church, 6097 Flat Rock Road, Heath Springs, (803) 273-9348 l New Hope Baptist Church, 3731 Lynwood Drive, Lancaster, (803) 285-2401 l New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 2393 New Hope Road, Heath Springs, (803) 285-8286 l New Horizon Community Church, 1906 Great Falls Highway, Lancaster, (803) 246-7073 l New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 929 Rocky River Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-4080 or (803) 285-3245 l Oak Hill Baptist Church, 6437 Oak Hill Church Road, Lancaster, (803) 289-6293 l Oakhurst Baptist Church, 394 Barrett Road, Heath Springs, (803) 273-5896 l Oak Ridge Baptist Church, 603 Oak Ridge Church Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-3531 l Olive Green Baptist Church, meeting at Sherwood Baptist Church, 1030 Darlene Blvd., Lancaster l Open Arms Baptist Church, 5401 Lockhart Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-8337 l Pineview Baptist Church, 224 Youngs Bend Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-9574

l Pleasant Dale Baptist Church, 133 S. Potter Road, Lancaster, (803) 283-8377 l Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 2785 Spirit Road, Heath Springs, (803) 285-1644 l Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 4357 Kershaw Camden Highway, Heath Springs, (803) 273-9389 l Pleasant Plain Baptist Church, 3795 Pleasant Plains Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-3055 l Pleasant Plain Missionary Baptist Church, 3721 Shiloh Unity Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-3809 l Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 211 Marvin Road, Indian Land, (803) 548-7208 l Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 7375 Kershaw Camden Highway, Kershaw, (803) 475-8200 l Providence Baptist Church, 3334 Providence Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-3011 l Red Hill Baptist Church, 2020 Red Hill Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-4770 l Rich Hill Baptist Church, 1557 E. Doc Garris Road, Heath Springs, (803) 283-8346 l Rock Hill Baptist Church, 3850 Stoneboro Road, Heath Springs, (803) 273-9513 l Rocky Branch Baptist Church, 8407 Taxahaw Road, Lancaster, (803) 283-8610 l Rose Hill Baptist Church, 6507 Shiloh Unity Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-8648 l St. John Baptist Church, 420 W. Shiloh Unity Road, Lancaster, (803) 283-4880 l St. Paul Baptist Church, 4985 Green Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-9664 l Sand Hill Baptist Church, 6895 Bethune Road (S.C. 341), Kershaw, (803) 475-6526 l Sandhill Missionary Baptist Church, 4143 Uriah Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-3121 l Second Baptist Church, 1426 Great Falls Highway, Lancaster, (803) 283-2015 l Second Baptist Church, 7737 Kershaw Camden Highway, Kershaw, (803) 475-6057 l Second Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 6676 Flat Rock Road, Heath Springs, (803) 273-9250 or (803) 273-9027 l Sherwood Baptist Church, 1030 Darlene Blvd., Lancaster, (803) 286-9758 l Springdell Baptist Church, 1420 Springdell Church Road, Lancaster, (803) 283-2170 l Spring Hill Baptist Church, 2245 Old Camden Monroe Highway, Lancaster, (803) 285-2444 l Taxahaw Baptist Church, 1734 Overbrook Road, Kershaw, (843) 622-6238 l Taylors Grove Baptist Church, 2382 Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521 North), Lancaster, (803) 283-9453 l Temple Baptist Church, 1214 Old Landsford Road, Lancaster, (803) 283-4306 l Thorn Hill Baptist Church, 2587 Kershaw Country Club Road, Heath Springs, (803) 475-3407 l Trinity Baptist Church, 1519 Steele Hill Road, Van Wyck, (803) 313-9357 l Union Baptist Church, 5003 Taxahaw Road, Lancaster, (803) 313-3094 l Unity Baptist Church of Kershaw, 112 E. Sumter St., Kershaw, (803) 475-4330 l Victory Worship Center, 894 Grace Ave., Lancaster, (803) 286-1143 l Westside Baptist Church, 2066 Airport Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-8825

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l White Bluff Baptist Church, 3125 Duckwood Road, Kershaw, (803) 285-4341 l White Springs Baptist Church, 1249 Grace Ave., Lancaster, (803) 283-3616 l Zion Pilgrim Baptist Church, 1829 Beacon Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-8959

Baptist (Freewill) l Bethel Freewill Baptist Church, 9809 Blackwelder Road, Indian Land, (803) 548-3913 l Calvary Freewill Baptist Church, 354 E. Rebound Road, Van Wyck, (803) 493-5085 l Canaan Freewill Baptist Church, 1525 Kershaw Camden Highway, Lancaster, (803) 283-8055; parsonage, (803) 283-3556 l Freedom Freewill Baptist Church, 1697 N. Rocky River Road, Lancaster, (803) 289-7258; parsonage, (803) 283-9880 l Grace Freewill Baptist Church, 1616 Alpha Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-9840 or (803) 320-1826 l Heartland Freewill Baptist Church, 1433 Camp Drive, Lancaster, (803) 286-0008 l High Point Freewill Baptist Church, 2095 Great Falls Highway (S.C. 200), Lancaster, (803) 283-8316 l Liberty Free Will Baptist Church, 3026 Camp Creek Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-1181 l New Harvest Freewill Baptist Church, 2086 Old Camden Monroe Highway, Lancaster l New Life Freewill Baptist Church, 1622 Springdale Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-5551; parsonage, (803) 289-6465 l Pine Grove Freewill Baptist Church, 1616 McBee Highway, Kershaw

Baptist (Independent) l Beacon Baptist Church, 1982 Evans Drive, Lancaster, (803) 283-8602 l Faith Baptist Church, 4695 J.B. Denton Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-5444; parsonage, (803) 286-5452 l Greater Life Baptist Church, 17025 Lancaster Highway (U.S. 521), Charlotte, (704) 541-6226 l Northside Baptist Church, 934 Snow Drive, Lancaster, (803) 283-3844 l Second Baptist Church, 110 New Miller St., Lancaster, (803) 283-3133

Bible l Cornerstone Bible Church, 1372 Reece Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-5470 l Fellowship Bible Church, 1850 Kershaw Camden Highway, Lancaster, (803) 285-5567

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Episcopal

l Byzantine (Eastern) Catholic Community of Fort Mill, meeting at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, 292 E. Munn Road, Fort Mill, (440) 477-6389 l Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 7095 Waxhaw Highway (S.C. 75), (803) 283-4969 l St. Catherine Catholic Church, 720 W. Meeting St., Lancaster, (803) 283-3362

l Christ Episcopal Church, 534 Plantation Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-5224 l St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 501 Pine St., Fort Mill, (803) 547-5968

Christian l African Christian Fellowship International, 206 Mercy Drive, Lancaster, (803) 286-6264 l New Testament Christian Church, 2145 Pageland Highway (S.C. 9), Lancaster, (803) 804-8600

Church of Christ l Church of Christ, 301 W. Dunlap St., Lancaster, (803) 285-2977 l Church of Christ at Indian Land, 651 Jim Wilson Road, meeting at Indian Land Recreation Center, 8286 Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521), Indian Land, (843) 670-8976 or (704) 201-7514

Church of God l Church of God, 1437 Great Falls Highway (S.C. 200 South), Lancaster, (803) 286-1187 l Fort Lawn Church of God, 2760 Catawba River Road, Fort Lawn, (803) 872-4117 l Greater Mount Sinai Glorious Church of God, 289 Brooklyn Ave., Lancaster, (803) 283-2366 l Hope Center Church of God of Prophecy, 1458 Williams Estate Drive, Lancaster, (803) 286-5595 l Kershaw Church of God, 138 Pine Ridge Drive, Kershaw, (803) 475-8635; pastor, (803) 475-8993 l Lynwood Drive Church of God, 2138 Lynwood Drive, Lancaster, (803) 285-1667 l New Hope Fellowship Church of God, 1192 Memorial Park Road, Lancaster, (803) 283-2189 l One Fold Church of God, 713 E. Dunlap St., Lancaster

Church of God in Christ

l Deliverance Holiness Church, 150 Barnes Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-5728

Church of God of Prophecy l Alpha Life Church of God of Prophecy, 1677 Alpha Road, Lancaster, (803) 207-6720

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints l Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1416 W. Meeting St., Lancaster, (803) 286-6103

Evangelical l United House of Prayer, 741 S. Market St., Lancaster, (803) 285-9884 or (803) 285-9894

Holiness

l House of Faith, 219 S. York St., Lancaster l Mount Olive Holiness Church, 5507 Lancaster Highway (S.C. 9 Bypass West), Fort Lawn, (803) 872-4956

Independent l Jackson Grove Independent Church, 5000 Old Church Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-9422

Interdenominational l United Bible Way Church of Lancaster, 2746 Great Falls Highway (S.C. 200 South), Lancaster, (803) 283-6369

Islamic l Islamic Community Center of South Charlotte, 1048 Gant Road, Indian Land, (704) 900-1964

Jehovah’s Witnesses l Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall, 667 Hubbard Drive, Lancaster, (803) 285-5607

Jewish l Founded in Truth, meeting at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 130 Tom Hall St., Fort Mill, (803) 627-8623 l Temple Kol Ami, meeting at Unity Presbyterian Church, 303 Tom Hall St., Fort Mill, (803) 701-0149 l Temple Solel, meeting at Belair United Methodist Church, 8095 Shelley Mullis Road, Indian Land, (803) 619-9707

Lutheran l All Saints Lutheran Church, 17030 Lancaster Highway (U.S. 521 North), Charlotte, (704) 752-4287 l Crossroads Lutheran Church, 8523 Henry Harris Road, Indian Land, (803) 548-5230 l Reformation Lutheran Church, 508 N. French St., Lancaster, (803) 285-6744

Methodist

l Belair United Methodist Church, 8095 Shelley Mullis Road, Indian Land, (803) 547-6657 or (803) 547-6631

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l Bethel United Methodist Church, 4146 Shiloh Unity Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-5655 l Camp Creek United Methodist Church, 4721 Great Falls Highway (S.C. 200 South), Lancaster, (803) 285-8915 l Cedar Creek United Methodist Church, 3320 J.B. Denton Road, Lancaster, (803) 283-2371 l First United Methodist Church, 200 W. Gay St., Lancaster, (803) 283-8406 l Fort Lawn United Methodist Church, 5733 Church St., Fort Lawn, (803) 872-4451 l Grace Community United Methodist Church, 1190 Gold Hill Road, Fort Mill, (803) 548-4078 l Grace United Methodist Church, 1905 Country Club Drive, Lancaster, (803) 283-2668 l Harrison United Methodist Church, 15008 Lancaster Highway, Pineville, (704) 541-3463 l Hopewell United Methodist Church, 3734 Heyward Hough Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-4999 l Lynnwood United Methodist Church, 1753 Lynwood Drive, Lancaster, (803) 285-5472 l Osceola United Methodist Church, 6575 Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521 North), Indian Land, (803) 285-7959 l Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, 238 Fort Mill Highway (S.C. 160), Indian Land, (803) 548-4922 l St. Luke United Methodist Church, 128 Providence Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-8652 l Salem United Methodist Church, 201 S. Main St., Heath Springs, (803) 273-4516 l Sandy Grove United Methodist Church, 5810 Mount Pisgah Road, Jefferson, (803) 475-4002 l Tabernacle United Methodist Church, 5908 Tabernacle Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-4595 l The Church of the Good Shepherd (United Methodist), 1005 University Drive, Lancaster, (803) 285-4577 l Trinity United Methodist Church, 1664 Flat Creek Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-6277 l Van Wyck United Methodist Church, 5068 Old Hickory Road, Van Wyck, (212) 555-0123 l Zion United Methodist Church, 1665 Zion Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-3864; parsonage, (803) 283-3000

Nazarene

l Fort Mill Church of the Nazarene, 109 Harris St., Fort Mill, (803) 548-4633 l SonLight Community Church of the Nazarene, 571 Monroe Highway, Lancaster, (803) 286-0964

Nondenominational

l Carolinas Cowboy Church, 1504 Caskey Road, Lancaster, (704) 578-0035 l Citadel of Love Christian Fellowship, 1787 Lynwood Drive, Lancaster, (980) 328-2390 l Christ Fellowship Community Church, 1705 Highway 21 Bypass, Fort Mill, (803) 548-2477 l Christ Our Peace Community Church, 159 Arrowhead Drive, Indian Land, (803) 547-6091 l Chozen N Anointed, 1200 Memorial Park Road, Lancaster, (803) 235-6544 or (704) 919-0434 l Church of Lancaster, 206 Mercy Drive, Lancaster, (803) 286-5102 l Church of Smokerise, 2107 Upson Drive, Lancaster, (803) 285-2365 l Church of the Great God, 10409 Barberville Road, Indian Land, (803) 802-7075 l Community Hospital Church, 1592 Kershaw Camden Highway, Lancaster, (803) 285-9944 l Crossover Church, 1755 Airport Road, Lancaster, (803)

287-4833 or (803) 230-0715 l Deliverance Word of Faith Church, 500-B Palmetto St., Lancaster, (803) 285-5286 l Destiny Bible Church, 2422 Flat Creek Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-9800 l Faith Hope & Victory Christian Church, 202 S. Gregory St., Lancaster, (803) 285-1075 l Faith Temple, 217 E. Gay St., Lancaster, (803) 285-9913 l Faith Temple Church, 5779 Mount Pisgah Road, Jefferson, (803) 475-7374 l Glorious Resurrection of Life Praise and Worship Ministry (formerly Greater Mount Sinai Glorious Church of God), 289 Brooklyn Ave., Lancaster, (803) 285-2168 l God’s Holy Temple International Fellowship Ministries, 120 E. Gay St., Lancaster, (803) 285-9161 l Grace Church of the Carolinas, meeting at 8160 Regent Parkway, Fort Mill, (803) 396-1797 l Grace and Praise Worship Church, 2670 Flat Creek Road, Lancaster l Greater New Hope Christian Association, 1721 Waddell Stinson Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-5617 l Greater Works Outreach Ministry, 113 N. Main St., Heath Springs, lori_c74@yahoo.com l House of Prayer, 408 Charles Pettus Road, Indian Land, (803) 548-0085 l House of Provision, 1886 Grace Ave., Lancaster, (803) 285-5807, l Inspiration Chapel at Inspiration Ministries, 3000 World Reach Drive, Indian Land, (803) 578-1000 l Kingdom of God Church International, 691 S.C. 9 Bypass in Townview Center, Lancaster, (803) 577-4200 l Lakewood Christian Church, 3333 Kershaw Camden Highway, Lancaster, (803) 286-5639 l Lifeline Ministry, 300 South Ave., Lancaster, (803) 285-8772 l Living Word Church of Lancaster, 117 S. Market St., Lancaster, (803) 285-9355 l Morning Star Fellowship Church, 374 Star Light Drive, Fort Mill, (803) 802-5544, ext.243 l Mount Calvary Outreach Church, 305 W. Church St., Kershaw, (803) 475-2506 l New Life International Ministries, 1148 Ten Oaks Drive, Lancaster, (803) 741-6401 l Open Door Fellowship, 1941 W. Meeting St., Lancaster, (803) 286-9745 l Prayer Temple Word of Life, 2910 Rocky River Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-8721 l Refuge Ranch Ministries, meets at Inspiration Ministries, 2001 World Reach Drive, Indian Land, (980) 221-9323 l Restoration Church of the Carolinas, 8365 Possum Hollow Road, Indian Land, (803) 802-3189 l Ridin’ the Frontline Biker Church, 7728 Highway 341, Kershaw, (803) 246-0554 l Spirit & Truth Ministries, 541 S.C. 9 Bypass East, Lancaster, spiritandtruthlancaster@yahoo.com l The Anointed Word Church, 1268 Old Charlotte Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-9778 l The Christian Life Center, 2551 Great Falls Highway, Lancaster, (803) 287-7125 l The Fire Christian Fellowship, 110 E. Gay St., Lancaster, (803) 283-8446 l The Master’s Ministry, 726 S. Main St., Lancaster, (803) 286-7729 l Transformation Church, 8978 Charlotte Highway, Indian Land, (803) 835-0630 l Upper Room of Jesus Outreach Tabernacle, 311 W. Gay

St., Lancaster, (803) 286-9805 l WaterMark Church, meeting at Crossroads Lutheran Church, 8523 Henry Harris Road, Indian Land, (803) 5702196 l Zamar Church, 542 S.C. 9 Bypass East, Lancaster, (803) 286-7846; pastor, (803) 420-0331

Orthodox l St. Mary & Mina Coptic Orthodox Church of the Carolinas, 349 Little River Road, Indian Land, (803) 547-2199 or (980) 226-6966

Pentecostal Holiness

l Canaan Land Ministries, 4964 Taxahaw Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-5702 l Centro Cristiano Luz Y Verdad, 1734 Bradburn Dr., Lancaster, (803) 283-9034 l Church of the Apostles, 2136 Carolina Place Road, Fort Mill, (803) 517-7869 l First Pentecostal Holiness Church, 1138 10th St., Lancaster, (803) 283-8373; parsonage, (803) 283-4272 l Landmark Pentecostal Holiness Church, 6469 Kershaw Camden Highway, Heath Springs, (803) 804-1860 l Trinity Pentecostal Holiness Church, 1824 Airport Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-0123

Presbyterian l Beaver Creek Presbyterian Church, 1928 Kershaw Country Club Road, Kershaw, (803) 475-8028 l Doby’s Bridge Presbyterian Church, 2500 Doby’s Bridge Road, Fort Mill, (803) 547-5240 l Douglas Presbyterian Church, 2325 Sunday Place, Lancaster, (803) 283-8327 l Faith Presbyterian Church, 7520 Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521), Indian Land, (803) 548-8810 l First ARP Church, 701 N. Main St., Lancaster, (803) 285-1578 l First Presbyterian Church, 700 N. Main St., Lancaster, (803) 283-3329 l First Presbyterian Church, 201 N. Cleveland St., Kershaw, (803) 475-3225 l Grace Presbyterian Church, 1026 Grace Ave., Lancaster, (803) 285-5876, parsonage, (803) 283-2856 l Leap of Faith Fellowship Church, 301 S. York St., Lancaster, (704) 780-6675 l Liberty Hill Presbyterian Church, 20 Meeting Lane, Liberty Hill, (803) 273-9191 or (888) 403-2855 l Messiah Presbyterian Church, 4067 John G. Richards Road, Heath Springs, (803) 273-9801 l New Cut Presbyterian Church, 2617 New Cut Church Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-8922 l Oak Ridge ARP Church, 2774 McIlwain Road, Heath Springs, (803) 286-5800 l Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, 2814 Old Hickory Road, Lancaster, (803) 286-9561 l Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church, 912 Clinton Ave., Lancaster, (803) 285-1661 l Shiloh ARP Church, 346 Shiloh Unity Road, Lancaster, (803) 283-8122 l Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCA), 4421 Old Hickory Road, Van Wyck, (803) 816-2660 or (423) 388-0809 l Unity ARP Church, 3495 Unity Church Road, Lancaster, (803) 285-3492 l Van Wyck Presbyterian Church, 5140 Old Hickory Road, Van Wyck, (803) 285-1895 l Wade Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1094 Memorial Park Road, Lancaster

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Allstate, Tracy Caldwell........................................ 26 Alpine Advantage ............................................... 99 Alpine Agency..................................................... 40 Arras Foundation ................................................ 35

Belair United Methodist Church ......................... 107 Benford Brewing................................................. 18 Blackmon Insurance Group ................................. 29 Budget Blinds ..................................................... 22 Burbee Place Early Care & Education Center......... 66 Burgess Funeral Home & Crematory .................... 17

Carolina Cardiology Associates............................. 71 Carolina Chiropractic & Wellness .......................... 72 Carolina Christian Academy ................................... 3 Carolina Heart Specialists, LLC ............................. 58 Carolina Podiatry Group...................................... 75 Carter Quality Plumbing, LLC............................... 33 Cauthen Motors .................................................. 96 Chandler’s Collision Center .................................. 66 Charlotte Hearts ................................................. 72 Christ Episcopal Church...................................... 107 Community Playhouse of Lancaster County .......... 79 Comporium .......................................................... 2 Crawford Funeral Home, Inc................................ 92 Custom Carts .................................................... 101

DPS Mobile Storage ............................................ 20 Duke Energy ...................................................... 14

Energy Center..................................................... 27 Enfinger & Associates.......................................... 26 Evans Petroleum Company .................................. 40

Finance of America Mortgage .............................. 17

Garris Jewelers ................................................... 69 Genelles ............................................................. 13 George L McDow................................................... 9 Gindi Physical Therapy ........................................ 96

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Harp It Up ............................................................ 7 Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Service ....... 23 Hess Finanical Planning, Inc. ............................... 20 Home Specialties ................................................ 10 Hubbard Heating & Cooling................................. 93

Oceana Gold Haile Gold Mine .............................. 11

INSP Ministries ................................................... 53

Quality Pool & Spa................................................ 7

Jet Direct Mortgage .............................................. 9 Jewell Vision Care ............................................. 102 J W Watts Tax Service ......................................... 97

Kentucky Fried Chicken ....................................... 61

Lancaster Area Ride Service ................................ 79 Lancaster Chamber of Commerce......................... 53 Lancaster County ................................................ 44 Lancaster County Department of Economic Development ................................................. 54 Lancaster County EMS ......................................... 47 Lancaster County Farmer’s Market....................... 85 Lancaster County Natural Gas Authority ............... 27 Lancaster County Parks & Recreation................... 85 Lancaster County Recycling ................................. 28 Lancaster County Stormwater .............................. 45 Lancaster County Water & Sewer District .............. 25 Lancaster Funeral Home & Cremation Service ........ 4 Lancaster One Medical .......................................... 5 Lancaster Pawn & Jewelry................................... 68 Lancaster Radiation Therapy Center..................... 73

Mariachis Mexican Restaurant ............................. 98 Medicare Advantage, Randy Smith ...................... 49 Meeting Street Dentistry, LLC............................... 71 Merle Norman Cosmetics ..................................... 69 Miles Insurance Agency, Inc. ................................ 78 Mobley Drugs ..................................................... 10 Morphis Pediatric Group ...................................... 71 Mosteller Automotive & Alignment ...................... 17 MUSC Health – Lancaster Medical Center ........... 116

Nobel Dental Care .............................................. 83 Nutramax Laboratories ....................................... 37

Palmetto Family Hearing Center .......................... 75 Paws on Parade .................................................. 78

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Ray’s Flowers...................................................... 78 Rebound Behavioral Health................................. 72 Red Rose Dining ................................................. 88 Rollins Pest Control, Inc. ...................................... 17 Roy Wilson, Realtor® .......................................... 27 Rural Garbage Service ........................................ 68

Sam’s Heating & Air Conditioning ........................ 97 See Lancaster SC ................................................. 89 Sistare Carpets & Flooring ................................... 49 Solar Solutions...................................................... 9 Southern Propane ............................................... 66 State Farm ......................................................... 15 State Farm ......................................................... 51 Subway ............................................................ 101 Super 8 .............................................................. 14

The Eye & Laser Center ..................................... 115 The Scrub Shop ................................................... 92 The Snipes Team ............................................... 102 The UPS Store ..................................................... 69 Thompson & Davis CPA’s...................................... 23 Town of Heath Springs ........................................ 16 Town of Kershaw ................................................ 19

University of South Carolina Lancaster ................. 64

Williams Financial Services .................................. 18 Williams Flooring of Lancaster ............................. 27 Wolfe Funeral Home ............................................. 4

Yarborough Tractors & Equipment, Inc. .............. 103