Discover Lancaster County 2021

“Where Success Begins”

CAROLINA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Call for a Tour – 803-285-5565 Check Us Out On the Web - carolinachristian.org Accredited – Affordable – Safe – Convenient – Innovative 521 ByPass – Lancaster GRADES 7-12

• Graduates attend all major colleges such as BJU and Harvard • #1 in U.S. on Biblical Worldview, Nehemiah h Institute I tit t • International students from Korea, China, Brazil, and other countries • Learning support, FREE help classes • Parents relocate from MA, VA, NC, etc. to enroll in CCA. • Annual awards: Sir Francis Bacon Science, John Hancock Penmanship, L.S. Connor Math, and others • Modern technology – smart boards, Apple TVs, monitors, iPads • State and national accreditation, certified teachers • Substantial college scholarships awarded annually • Leadership development through 25-point plan

K5 learns to read on 2nd grade level Art, music, P.E., computer training, tumbling, karate Pee Wee basketball and cheerleading Dreamworld playground and gym time 48 campus and facilities security cameras Patriotism – daily salute and pledge to flag Daily Bible classes and prayer time Manners taught: yes ma’am, no sir, please, thank you, etc.

• Structured environment, well disciplined students • Phonics and cursive writing • Average student reads over 36 books per year

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• Average student tests more than one grade ahead • Modern technology-smart boards, Apple TVs, monitors, iPads • Daily parent updates through SeeSaw and ParentWeb • State and national accreditation, certified teacher • Learning support, FREE help classes • Parents relocate from MA, VA, NC, etc. to enroll in CCA. • Annual Sir Francis Bacon Science Award, John Hancock Penmanship Award, L.S. Connor Math Award, and more • Fifteen thousand-volume library

INFANTS – TWO-YEAR-OLDS

FOUR-YEAR-OLDS

• College Prep, AP and Dual Credit • Average student tests more than a grade ahead • More than 35 NCAA sanctioned athletic championships • Secure campus with 48 security cameras • Bible centered school; over 600 Bible verses memorized by grade eight • Servant Leadership – Hope of Lancaster, Relay for Life, community service projects, and Bibles for 3rd world schools • Manners taught: yes ma’am, no sir, please, thank you, etc.

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Qualified teachers Year-round childcare Loving, nurturing environment Stimulating group and individual play Development of independence

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Learn Bible lessons and Bible verses Recognize numbers one through 15 Learn alphabet with letter sounds and vocabulary words Develop language and listening skills Develop motor skills through language-driven activities Enjoy field trips to zoo, pumpkin patch, Children’s Theatre

THREE-YEAR-OLDS

• Learn and apply phonics rules and sounds • Improve comprehension and develop accuracy in reading • Develop cursive writing skills through step-by-step instruction • Develop cursive formation of letters, blends, and words • Learn to recognize and write numbers one through 20 • Enjoy manipulatives such as play dough, puzzles, building blocks, lacing cards and beads, and more • Enjoy fun field trips to strawberry patch, zoo, and more • Learn to pray and memorize 26 Bible verses • Learn Old and New Testament Bible lessons

Discover Our Contents Community Welcome 8, Lancaster County Demographics 9, Numbers You Need 10, Lancaster County Map 11, City of Lancaster Profile 12, City of Lancaster Map 13, Heath Springs Profile 14, Kershaw Profile 15, Indian Land Profile 16, Indian Land Map 17, Sun City Carolina Lakes Profile 18, Van Wyck Profile 19, Utilities 20, Driver’s License 21, Public Transportation 22, Helpful Organizations 23, Local Media 24-25, Pet Information 26-27

Government County Projects 28, Lancaster City Council, Lancaster County Council and County Officials 29, State/Federal Lawmakers 30, Kershaw/Heath Springs/Van Wyck Councils 31, Voting Info 32, Voting District Maps 33, Property Taxes 34

Public Safety EMS 36, Law Enforcement 37, Firefighters 38, County Fire Departments List 39

Business/Economy Economic Development 42, Major Employers 44, Retail Outlook 45, Chambers of Commerce 46, Housing Market 48

Education Education in a Pandemic 50, K-12 Schools List, School Demographics 51, School Board 52, New Indian Land High School 54, Preschools 55, USC Lancaster 56, Adult Education 57, Christian Schools 57

Kimauriah Frazier gets set to perform with I Am Dance at the Juneteenth celebration at the fairgrounds June 19, 2021.

Photo by Eric Rowell

Health Care Hospital 58, Health Care Centers 59, Senior Services 60-61

Recreation Lindsay Pettus Greenway 62, Libraries 63, Arts Scene 64, Local Festivals 66-67, Rec Centers 68, Local Attractions 70, State Parks 71, Smaller Parks 72, Clubs 73-75

Sports Champions 76-77, High School Sports 78, USC Lancaster Sports 79, Youth Sports 80, Adult and Spectator Sports 81, Golf 82-83, Lancaster Motor Speedway 84, Motorsports 85

Churches Local Church Listings 86-89

Advertising Here’s My Card 90

Color keys: Listings of area churches, parks, schools and more are color-coded to the map of the county on page 11, 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: Dale Morefield Editor: Jane Alford Design: Jane Alford, Athena Redmond Editorial Contributors: Jane Alford, Mac Banks, Lanie Bryson, Mandy Catoe, Robert Howey, Rick Johnson, Ashley Lowrimore, Jamison Murphy, Eric Rowell, Gregory Summers, Kayla Vaughn Advertising Team: Narissa Jackson, Ashley Johnson 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.

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Let us dress you from head to toe!

Artist Amiri Farris stands in front of the mural he designed and painted with the help of the community in April at the Woodland Drive underpass on the Lindsay Pettus Greenway.

Community

Welcome to Lancaster County This year was supposed to be less chaotic than last year, with the coronavirus on the wane. Instead, even with free vaccines, it surged back again with a new varaiant and is still taking its toll on us all.

But COVID-19 hasn’t ruined everything.

Businesses and schools are open, most of us are back at work.

Plus, cooler weather and fall’s colors are just around the corner. Municipal elections will be held in November in three of our towns.

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 24th mini-encyclopedia of our home county, published by The Lancaster News and Carolina Gateway.

If you’re a newcomer here, Discover is your go-to 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 96 pages can answer thousands of questions about how to navigate your new territory.

But you don’t have to be a new arrival to need this publication. At the newspaper, we pride ourselves on knowing Lancaster Coun-

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ty, and Discover is on every desk. It’s our allpurpose reference book. We hope it will find a home on your coffee table, too.

Lancaster County encompasses the rural farmland of Buford and Kershaw and the booming suburbs of Indian Land, part of the sprawling Charlotte metro area.

Home, school and road construction seem unending here as we work to accommodate our fast-growing population, but several such projects have just wrapped up.

This August saw the opening of the new Indian Land High School and a cascade of changes at other Panhandle schools to help ease overcrowding in all of them.

Traffic has eased along the S.C. 160 corridor with the completion of its $15 million widening project, which started in 2017.

Downtown Lancaster is in the middle of reimagining itself as a destination for visitors and locals alike. The new Lindsay Pettus Greenway, winding through the town, is rapidly becoming a popular destination for both residents and visitors.

Our historic Cultural Arts Center, an acoustic wonder, has wrapped up its $1.3 million expansion and has a wide variety of musical performances scheduled from now until

next fall.

The new YMCA in Indian Land opened last October in the ambitious CrossRidge Center development, to be surrounded by 190 acres of office, retail and residential construction.

And all three of the county’s library projects – the renovation and expansion of Lancaster’s main library and the Indian Land branch and the relocation of the Kershaw branch to its new location – wound up this year. The end result is bright, updated facilities across the county for readers of all ages.

New employers like Studio Designs and SynTech Design are adding to our economic mix. Major expansions are under way at some of our biggest employers, including Continental Tire the Americas, VOCO America and Unique Loom.

MUSC Health, our state’s flagship public hospital system, has been busy buying up regional hospitals. It owns MUSC HealthLancaster Medical Center and plans to build hospital in Indian Land, and its employees are still heroically fighting the pandemic.

There’s so much going on in Lancaster County. Discover will take you though a lot of it.

Enjoy!

MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS Lancaster County’s People* Under 18

21.5% 65 and older

21.4%

Median Household Income

Male 48.6%

$58,849

Female 51.4%

Poverty Rate

11.8%

High School Graduates

85.9%

College Graduates (Bachelor’s +)

26.9%

White

75.1%

Black

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21.4%

5.9%

Other

3.5%

Self-reported census figures include white-only, Black-only and mixed-race/other. Hispanic is not a race, but an ethnicity. Respondents can choose more than one of these categories.

Lancaster County’s Population* 96,016 City of

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Lancaster County’s Labor Force* Lancaster County (August 2021) ..........................................42,920 Unemployment Rate (August 2021) ........................................ 4.6% White Collar (2019)*......................................................... 56.2% Blue Collar (2019)*........................................................... 27.6% Service (2019)* ................................................................ 16.1% +

WHERE DO LANCASTER COUNTY’S PEOPLE WORK?*

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20% 15% 10%

11.4%

6.8%

18.9%

5.4%

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Management & Professional

Education, Health Care & Social Assistance

Hospitality & Other Services

Sources: *2019-20 American Community Survey/U.S. Census estimates and +S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce

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Numbers You Need

Emergency – In case of emergency, always call 911.

l Forest fire reporting and controlled burning, 800-777-3473 l Lancaster County Sheriff’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. 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 l Indian Land Elementary, 803-548-2916 or 803-283-1939 l Indian Land Intermediate, 803-547-3600 l Indian Land Middle, 803-578-2500 or 803-286-5300 l Indian Land High, 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 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, 803-283-1010 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. DMV/S.C. Highway Department, 803-286-4859 l S.C. Works (S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce), 803-285-6966

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City of Lancaster The city of Lancaster now has a showcase performing arts venue. The historic Olde Presbyterian Church on West Gay Street has been transformed into a Cultural Arts Center that strikingly integrates the old with the new.

Built in 1865, the old church is the secondoldest brick building in Lancaster County and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The $1.4 million expansion was completed in November 2020, through a public/private partnership that included the city, county, state and local foundations, businesses and 500 donors.

“We have a fine example of what our town can do when we all pull together, as we almost always do,” said John Craig, chair of the Lancaster County Society for Historical Preservation, which owns the building.

The city is working on a multi-million-dollar, multi-year revitalization plan. The centerpiece of the plan is Gay Street Commons, a marketing hub that creates a downtown destination through retail shops, arts and entertainment. In November 2020, county voters approved $1.5 million for the first block of Gay Street Commons as part of the county’s continuing penny sales tax for capital improvement projects. The The Lancaster Fire Department, Lancaster Police Department and Lancaster County plan transforms Red Rose Park into an educaSheriff’s Office threw a spring party at Palmetto Place Apartments on April 9. LPD tional and sculpture garden linked to USC Lancaster’s Native American Studies Center.

Capt. Phillip Hall shows off the department’s golf cart for kids at the party.

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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: 9,083 Median age: 38 Age breakdown: Under 18: 26% 65 and older: 17% Racial breakdown: White: 46% Black: 51% Other races/multi: 9% Gender breakdown: Male: 44% Female: 56%

All figures from 2019 American Community Survey

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DOWNTOWN LANCASTER WALKING TOUR SITES Lancaster Historic Courthouse, 1828

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Springs House, 1828

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Lancaster City Hall, 2000

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Lancaster’s first AME Zion Church, 1870

Old Farmers Bank & Trust Co., 1915

Lancaster County Administration Building, 2002

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Heath Springs

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Heath Springs residents marked the town’s 130th anniversary in December 2020 with a drive-in type celebration in front of the town’s government complex.

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Small-town charm and strolling along sidewalks with friends and family is a daily occurrence in peaceful and tight-knit Heath Springs, nestled halfway between Lancaster and Kershaw.

It started growing around the Hanging Rock mineral springs and the Stoneboro quarry in the 1860s. In 1886, Benjamin Heath of Waxhaw, N.C., formed a partnership with soon-to-be textile giant Leroy Springs to open a mercantile in the area. They called their joint venture Heath-Springs and Co. Three years later, Heath donated land to build Heath Springs Baptist Church, and a town took shape around the house of worship.

The town was incorporated in December 1890, with a church, post office, a bank and several Main Street stores. A railroad depot was added in 1903.

Area landmarks include the Battle of Hanging Rock Historic Site and the Heath Springs Depot, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There is as an 18-foot-tall veterans monument that honors county residents in the heart of downtown Heath Springs.

Soon there will be another attraction. Work has begun on a $5 million youth soccer complex along Boyd Faile Road in Pleasant Hill.

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: 1,083 Median age: 40 Age breakdown: Under 18: 19% 65 and older: 19% Racial breakdown: White: 50% Black: 40% Other races/multi: 3% Gender breakdown: Male: 45% Female: 55%

Allfi gures from2 019 American Community Survey

Kershaw

The Kershaw Branch of the Lancaster County Library opened in April 2021 in the former Wells Fargo Bank building on Hampton Street.

There is a fresh wave of optimism in downtown Kershaw with the new satellite library now open and construction of a child-development center in full tilt.

Both projects, Kershaw Mayor Mark Dorman said, have injected downtown Kershaw with a much-needed economic boost.

“We’ve been waiting for some time and it’s finally here,” Dorman said in April when the library opened. “You talk about revitalization of a downtown, you see it.”

The Kershaw library occupies the old Wells Fargo Bank building on Hampton Street. It was one of three library projects funded through a $41 million penny sales tax passed in 2014.

The Clyburn Early Childhood Center is a $1.6 million project transforming the old Bank of Kershaw into a First Steps 4k child-development center. It is being built through a private/ public partnership.

Kershaw’s roots date back to 1887 when the Southern Railroad established a depot there. It was originally called Welsh’s Station after Capt.

James Virgil Welsh, who led the movement to incorporate a new town.

Significant historic sites include the Dr. William Columbus Cauthen House, Clinton AME Zion Church, the Kershaw Depot and Unity Baptist Church.

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: 2,421 Median age: 44 Age breakdown: Under 18: 24% 65 and older: 18% Racial breakdown: White: 68% Black: 26% Other races/multi: 6% Gender breakdown: Male: 48% Female: 52%

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Indian Land

YMCA staff member Laura Macleod, center, shows visitors around the cycling room at the new Indian LandYMCA facility during its grand opening in late October 2020.

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Indian Land has grown into an entire town of its own, without actually becoming one. The last move to incorporate the area failed in 2018.

Despite the pandemic, the Panhandle area of Lancaster County has continued to grow and develop. Indian Land has become the county’s economic engine, attracting corporate headquarters and new businesses, which has helped create a housing and retail boom. The community now has its own chamber of commerce, which started this spring.

A new Indian Land High School opened this school year with room for up to 2,000 students, easing overcrowding at all the Panhandle schools. Indian Land Middle moved grades seven and eight into the old high school. Indian Land Intermediate School opened in the former middle school for fifth- and sixth-graders. That left all three elementary schools with just kindergarten through fourth grades.

The Del Webb Library at Indian Land reopened in March, after being closed for most of the year due to both the pandemic and its renovation and expansion project.

The Indian Land YMCA, which opened last year, anchors CrossRidge Center, a 170-acre development along U.S. 521.

Indian Land is also home to a growing number of residential housing options for seniors.

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: 34,903 (includes ZIP code 29707 and parts of 29720, Van Wyck) Median age: 43 Age breakdown: Under 18: 23% 65 and older: 26% Racial breakdown: White: 88% Black: 6% Other races/multi: 6% Gender breakdown: Male: 48% Female: 52% Allfi gures from2 019 American Community Survey

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Sun City Carolina Lakes

Sun City Carolina Lakes resident Peggy Jackson prepares to release 75 newborn monarch butterflies in the spring. The project was part of a Mums and Poppies Garden Keepers-led effort to achieve Community Wildlife Habitat Certification this summer from the National Wildlife Federation and the S.C. Wildlife Federation.

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Sun City Carolina Lakes is a massive activeadult community in Indian Land. Developed by Del Webb Community Homes and built by Pulte, the development is on Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521) in the southern part of the Panhandle.

Sun City Carolina Lakes has about 5,300 residents aged 55 or older living in the community’s 3,200 homes.

Being a resort community, there’s plenty to do at Sun City. The heart of the community is its two large amenity centers – The Lodge and The Lake House, which have housed political rallies and other group functions. The Lake House is undergoing a $4 million renovation that is expected to wrap up by the end of 2021.

An 18-hole public golf course winds its way among 10 fishing lakes, around homes and past miles of walking trails in the community.

Sun City Carolina Lakes also has more than 200 clubs and special-interest groups dedicated to most any interest, from political groups and Bible study to card playing, gardening, acting, woodworking and sports. The community also has tennis and pickle ball courts for those interested and a Catawba River access point for kayaks and canoes.

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 5,300 Age: Almost all residents are 55 and older Median age: 72

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Madeleine Essex and Cooper Sciotto stroll in style with their dogs, Princess Leia and Casper, right, at the first Marketplace in Van Wyck on Sept. 18. The event drew 28 vendors, with 20 under tents outside and eight in the Van Wyck Community Center, along with a couple of food trucks.

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: 920 Median age: 46 Age breakdown: Under 18: 19% 65 and older: 26% Racial breakdown: White: 74% Black: 18% Other/multi: 5% Gender breakdown: Male: 41% Female: 59% 2019 American Community Survey

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Van Wyck (it rhymes with bike) is Lancaster County’s newest town and is experiencing some of the growth trickling down from Indian Land.

Created in 2017, the town has also become the largest in Lancaster County in terms of area, although is still has less than 1,000 residents.

Van Wyck recently adopted its first comprehensive plan for 2031. The town asked its residents to help determine land use and community facilities for the future. A large portion of the plan deals with keeping the rural, environmentally-friendly feel of the town, while managing its growth.

The town will be getting $648,000 in Capital Project Sales Tax funds from the county to upgrade the Van Wyck Community Park around the Van Wyck Community Center. The funds, approved by county voters last November, will pay for about 85 percent of the project.

The county continues to oversee most of the town’s functions, such as police and fire and other routine government services. The town does have its own planning commission.

The town is governed by a mayor and four at-large council members. All five are up for reelection in November 2021, as the town moves to establish staggered four-year terms.

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What you need to know to power up 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 5,830 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 800-9223486 to apply. l York Electric Cooperative serves about 6,350 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 or 803-548-4777 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 $105 deposit. For city water and sewer questions, call 803283-CITY (2489), option 1. Tap fees are handled through the building official’s office at 803-283-CITY (2489), option 5. 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

Bad bulbs, not aliens, causing weird glow It’s not the police and it’s not aliens.

So if you see a blue light hovering in the sky near Antioch Fire Departmetn or on S.C. 903, just know it’s a bad streetlight bulb.

There are several thousand of these defective streetlight bulbs in and around both North and South Carolina. These LED lights start off normal, but over time develop a blue or purple appearance.

Duke Energy officials say if you let them know about it, they will replace the bulbs.

“It is a bad batch of lights,” said Duke Energy spokesman Rick Jiran. “We really are trying to depend on people letting us know where they are.”

These defective lights account for less than 1.5% of all streetlights in the Carolinas that are operated by Duke Energy.

Jiran said the best way to report one of these colorful lights is to download the Duke Energy app and go to the request a repair section to let them know. You can also go to www.dukeenergy.com to report a light issue as well.

A blue glow bathes the area around the Woodland Drive and Laurel Court intersection. According to Duke Energy, the unusual tint is from a defective streetlight bulb.

and trash collection service at the town clerk’s office, 103 Duncan St. Call 803-273-2066 for details.

new full-service post office in Indian Land, but it is currently searching for a suitable site.

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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.

In the city of Lancaster, trash is collected curbside once a week. The trash collection tax is $23 for one container per month and $15 for each additional container. Trash collection fees are added to the customer’s water bill. Call 803-283-CITY (2489), option 1 for utility bills or option 8 for solid waste.

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 803-283-2101 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

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

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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. citizen-

ship (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.

Your S.C. driver’s license or identification card must now have a gold star to show it’s a REAL ID 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 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.

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Take a trip by car, bus or plane 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 three 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, 803-5478230 or www.enterprise.com l U-Save Car and Truck Rental, 681 S.C. 9 Bypass East, Lancaster, 803-285-8228

Buses There is one charter bus company here: 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., 704-3753332. 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.

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Hours are 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday, except for holidays.

Rides within the county are $2 each way. Rides to Rock Hill are $5 each way. Rides to Charlotte or Columbia are $10 each way. You must be 18 or older to ride alone. Riders must schedule appointments at least three business days in advance.

For details, 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.

Built in 1971, McWhirter Field is no longer a sleepy rural airfield that caters to flying enthusiasts. It now has a 6,004-foot-long, 101-foot-wide runway capable of supporting a 100,000-pound corporate jet. In 2020, the airport installed new runway lights, a new vertical visual guidance system and more upgrades to the runway apron. But while the Lancaster County Airport has hangar space for 44 single-engine planes, it has none for business jets yet.

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. It 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.

Where to find help when you need it l A Father’s Way (former Lancaster Fatherhood Project) works with fathers to help them meet their financial and parenting responsibilities, 105 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, 455 Lakeshore Parkway, Rock Hill, 803-909-6363 or 877-6476363. 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, 803-2834995. 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; 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 (S.C. 9), Lancaster, 803-286-6914. l Golden Care offers adult day care with transportation,

Khaleek Chapman with HOPE in Lancaster, left, and Dave Kinney, right, and other volunteers pack FoodShare boxes at the Farmers Market in Lancaster for seniors and those in need. 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, 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 (LACH) 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, 803-285-6956; 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 l National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) offers support groups for adults with mental health conditions and their families, 704-575-5925 (Indian Land) or www.namipiedmont. com (Lancaster). 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 Safe Passage offers domestic violence support, 803329-3336. 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.

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l The Lancaster News, 701 N. White St. (P.O. Box 640), Lancaster, 803-283-1133, website: www.thelancasternews.com. The paper covers community news, sports, education, business and lifestyles in Lancaster County. The paper is published Wednesday and Saturday-Sunday. l Carolina Gateway, 701 N. White St. (P.O. Box 640), Lancaster, 803-283-1154, website: www.carolinagatewayonline.com. This weekly paper covering the Indian Land/Van Wyck area is published on Wednesday. l The Charlotte Observer, 9140 Research Drive, Charlotte, 704-358-5000 or 800-532-5350. This daily paper covers the Charlotte metro area. l The (Rock Hill) Herald, 572 John Ross Parkway, Suite 107 (P.O. Box 148), Rock Hill, 803-329-4000. This daily paper covers York, Lancaster and Chester counties. l Kershaw News-Era, 103 S. Hart St., Kershaw, 803475-6095. This weekly paper, published on Wednesday, covers Kershaw and Kershaw County.

l SkyGRadio, www.skygradio.com, 511 W. Caston St., Heath Springs, 844-611-7594. SkyGRadio, an internet radio station, features gospel, syndicated ministers and inspirational speakers. l WRHI (1340 on the AM dial; 100.1 on FM), 142 N. Confederate Ave., Rock Hill, 803-324-1340. Affiliated with Fox News and the S.C. Radio Network, it features news, talk and sports.

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.

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

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Lancaster County Shelter Director Alan Williams talks with guests as they stop by to tour the new shelter last October during the LSPCA’s Shelter in Place fundraiser. The new 8,600-square-foot shelter has two rooms for cats and 46 dog runs, space for animal intake and holding, medical treatment and offices.

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Lancaster County has a nearly new animal shelter, which opened in August 2020.

The Lancaster County Animal Shelter, managed by Alan Williams, is at 2074 Pageland Highway, Lancaster, just past Lancaster Health and Rehabilitation.

The 8,600-square-foot shelter cost $3.1 million to build. It 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 Williams 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.

lives, or on other private property with that property owner’s permission, unless they are on a leash at all times.

• Those who own, keep or care for a dangerous animal must have the animal confined at all times. A dangerous animal is unconfined if it isn’t confined securely indoors or in a securely enclosed fence or securely enclosed and locked pen or run area. The pen or run area must be clearly marked as containing a dangerous animal and must be designed to prevent entry by the general public, including children. It must also be designed to prevent the animal from getting out. The animal can’t be removed from the building or enclosure unless it is securely muzzled and on a leash, bridle or another device of sufficient strength to handle the animal and under the control of a person who is at least 18 years old and physically big enough to reasonably restrain the animal.

Leash laws

Animal control

The same leash laws apply through out the county, regardless of municipality. They include: • A pet owner/custodian must keep the pet restrained at all times.

• Invisible fencing must be clearly marked and labeled through signs on mailbox post and freestanding signs on the property.

• Pets can’t be off the land where the owner

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. Its officers have multijurisdictional authority and respond to animal complaints in the municipalities of Heath Springs, Kershaw, the

city of Lancaster and Van Wyck, as well as unincorporated parts of the county. 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.

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:

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.

According to LASS Treasurer Diane Rashall, as of earlier this year, the club has raised over $80,000 through fundraising projects and donations, in addition to in-kind contributions and hundreds of volunteer hours. LASS has used the money to help the shelter with pet food, supplies, medical care and spay/neuter services. It also helps foster, board and transport kittens and dogs to Northern rescue groups, as well as providing heartworm subsidies for adopted dogs.

For details, visit www.LASSofSC.org or contact Arlene McCarthy at president@lassofsc.org or Rashall at diane.rashall@suncitycarolinalakes.net. To volunteer, email lassofsuncity@gmail or call 803-396-8678.

Shelter dog Mitch was adopted shortly after participating in the Lancaster Police Department’s Honorary K9 program.

Lancaster SPCA The nonprofit Lancaster Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (LSPCA) was founded in 2013 to save unwanted dogs and cats in Lancaster County. It ensures each animal receives the best possible veterinary care, then focuses on getting them temporarily fostered until adopted into a loving home or transported to a rescue partner.

LSPCA is funded through donations, grants and corporate sponsorships to help cover the basic needs and medical expenses of the most critical-need animals in the community.

LSPCA also provides educational programs in local elementary schools promoting ethical treatment and proper care of animals; resources for Lancaster residents for low-cost spay and neuter services; and a community TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release) program for feral cats, which prevents hundreds of feral kittens from being born each year.

LSPCA also has an emergency pet food pantry which distributes pet food to those in need, including through the Meals-on-Wheels program, Christian Services, Lancaster County Shelter fosters, feral cat colony feeders and LSPCA Cat Sanctuary.

For residents who must keep their pets outside, LSPCA can assist by providing a dog house, blankets and/or hay that will help the animal to keep warm during the winter.

For more information or to donate, visit www.lancasterspca.net, email LancSPCA.SC@ gmail.com or call 803-398-1119. 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 short-term 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.

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Van Wyck Mayor Sean Corcoran blows out the candle on a piece of cake at the town’s fourth birthday party Aug. 23 at the Van Wyck Community Center. From left are council members Bob Doster, Cassandra Watkins, Xavier Kee, Corcoran, Richard Vaughan and longtime Van Wyck resident Betty Broome.

Government

Voters OK county projects The second, countywide capital project sales tax that voters passed seven years ago wraps up in May 2022.

Consumers pay the 1 percent or penny sales tax at the cash register. It’s an alternative way that South Carolina allows counties to raise revenue for capital projects without upping property taxes or issuing bonds. That way, the financial burden doesn’t just fall on the shoulders of the county’s property owners.

The second tax funded several county projects including roadwork, a state-of-the-art emergency communications system, county library improvements and a forensics lab for the sheriff ’s office.

The much-needed communications system is in place and the library improvements were finished in May 2021. Plans for the forensics lab were shelved, due to the number of personnel required. Much of the roadwork is complete, except for a handful of pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) improvement projects that are being done in conjunction with the S.C. Department of Transportation.

Once the second tax ends next May, it will immediately “roll over” to pay for $68 million in projects that county voters approved in

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November 2020. The third tax will be in place from May 2022 to May 2029.

Lancaster County Council Chairman Steve Harper said in a recent interview that it’s not an additional tax.

“All this does is keep what’s there in place for seven more years. I’ve been asked that several times. There has been some confusion. It is not a new tax,” Harper said.

14 projects The third capital sales tax will fund 14 projects that were put before voters when the tax passed. The projects were recommended by a selection committee and based on public input.

The projects include: l 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 will have to come from another source. l County road resurfacing and rehabilitation – $13.2 million. l Widening U.S. 521 by two lanes from Marvin Road to the N.C. state line (1.4 miles) – $9.6 million. l Council on Aging, for an Indian Land

Service Center – $2.9 million. l Lancaster County EMS Station 7 in Heath Springs – $1.8 million. l Lancaster County EMS Station 10 in Van Wyck – $1.8 million. l City of Lancaster, for the first block of the Gay Street Commons streetscape plan – $1.5 million. l Lindsay Pettus Greenway, for Phase II – $1.5 million. l Lancaster County Parks & Recreation, for artificial turf at Walnut Creek Park – $1 million. l USC Lancaster Educational Foundation, for a nursing education center, possibly in downtown Lancaster – $1 million. l USC Lancaster, for an S.C. 9 pedestrian/ student crossing from the campus to downtown Lancaster and the Lindsay Pettus Greenway – $1 million. l Town of Kershaw, for the second floor of the bank renovation childcare center project – $1 million. l Lancaster County Airport, for a new hanger – $900,000. l Town of Van Wyck, for a community park – $648,000.

Who’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

Jackie Harris

Octavia Mungo Jones

Hazel Taylor

Ronnie Sowell

Flip Hutfles

345 Robinson Road 1006 Westover Place, Lancaster, SC 29720 Lancaster, SC 29720 803-283-9207 (h) 803-289-1458 (city) 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

443 W. Springs St. Lancaster, SC 29720 803-235-0739 (c) 803-288-6032 (h) jharris@lancastercity sc.com

P.O. Box 1376, Lancaster, SC 29721 803-804-5802 (c) omjones@lancastercity sc.com

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

1105 Hawthorne Road Lancaster, SC 29720 803-287-6292 (h) rsowell@lancastercitysc. 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

District 3/secretary

District 4

District 5/chairman

District 6

District 7/v.chair

County Administrator

Terry Graham, R

Charlene McGriff, D

Billy Mosteller, R

Larry Honeycutt, R

Steve Harper, R

Allen Blackmon, R

Dennis Marstall

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) ablackmon@lancaster countysc.net

Brian Carnes, R

8603 Van Wyck Road, Lancaster, SC 29720 803-416-2444 tgraham@lancastersc. net

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415 Potter Road Lancaster, SC 29720 803-286-6044 (h) bmosteller@lancastercountysc.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 dmarstall@lancastersc. 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

Suzette Murphy, R

Jeff Hammond, R

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

Karla Deese, R

Room 151 Lancaster County Administration Building 101 N. Main St. Lancaster, SC 29720 803-285-7424 Smurphy@lancastersc. net

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

717 S. Main St. Lancaster, SC 29720 P.O. Box 1809 Lancaster, SC 29721 803-416-9909 kknight@lancaster sc.net

6th Circuit Treasurer

Solicitor

Barry Faile, R

Carrie Helms, R

Randy Newman, R

1520 Pageland Highway, Lancaster, SC 29720 803-313-2121 bfaile@lacoso.org

Room 142 Lancaster County Administration Building 101 N. Main St. Lancaster, SC 29720 803-285-7939 carriehelms@lancaster sc.net

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

Probate judge

Sheriff

Dee Studebaker, R Probate Court Lancaster County Courthouse 104 N. Main St. Lancaster, SC 29720 803-283-3379 probate@lancastersc. net

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Who’s in charge?

South Carolina Legislature House District 44

House District 45

House District 53

House District 65

Sandy McGarry, R

Brandon Newton, R

Richie Yow, R

3423 Holden Road Lancaster, SC 29720 404A Blatt Building Columbia, SC 29201 803-212-6937 (o) 803-804-1043 (h) Sandymcgarry@ 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

Michael Johnson, R

Penry Gustafson, R

Henry McMaster, R

1201 Carolina Place Suite 103, Fort Mill, SC 29708 602 Gressette Building Columbia, SC 29201 803-212-6008 (o) 803-984-0126 MichaelJohnson@ scsenate.gov

P.O. Box 12267 236 Hackamore Lane Columbia, SC 29211 Camden, SC 29020 P.O. Box 601, Camden 1100 Gervais St. Columbia, SC 2 9201 SC 29021 610 Gressette Building 803-734-2100 www.governor.sc.gov Columbia, SC 29201 803-212-6040 (o) 803-669-6364 PenryGustafson@scsenate.gov

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

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United States Congress

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

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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

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 P.O. Box 100, 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+

At-large

Town Administrator

Mark Dorman

Open seat

Michael Cook

John ‘Jody’ Connell

Harvey Truesdale

Danny C. Williams

Randy Seegars

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

This seat will be filled in a special election Jan. 25, 2022.

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 (c) dwilliams@townofkershawsc.gov

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

??? W. Pine St. Kershaw, SC 29067 803-475-1163 (h) 803-320-8525 (c) seegarsrandy@gmail. com

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*

At-large mayor pro tem *

At-large*

Town Clerk

Sean Corcoran

Bob Doster

Xavier Kee

Richard Vaughan

Cassandra Watkins

Crissy Laviolette

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 803-393-9296 crissy.laviolette@townof vanwyck.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. *These seats are up for re-election in November 2021. + These incumbents are unopposed.

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Have your say at the ballot box Lancaster County has almost 70,000 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 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.

Upcoming elections There will be three elections on local ballots Nov. 2, 2021. All three elections are nonpartisan. They include:

Heath Springs Town Council

and Watkins all filed for four-year seats.

Awbrey, Doster and Kee all filed for two-year seats.

Both the Van Wyck and the Gold Hill precincts will be open.

Heath Springs Town Council, which has five members, has three open seats this November. The open seats are the mayor, held since 2018 by Eddie Moore, and two at-large seats, held by Peggy Bowers and Joey Plyler.

Moore and Bowers both filed for re-election. Newcomers Deborah Truesdale and Steven Myers Jr. also filed for at-large seats.

All voters will vote at the Heath Springs location.

Kershaw Town Council

Van Wyck Town Council

Special Van Wyck Fire District referendum

All five seats on the Van Wyck Town Council – the mayor and four at-large seats – are open in this election as the town moves to establish staggered four-year terms. Voters will elect a mayor and two council seats for two-year terms and two for four-year terms.

The seats are now held by Mayor Sean Corcoran and council members Bob Doster, Xavier Kee, Richard Vaughan and Cassandra Watkins, all of whom have served since the town was incorporated in 2017.

In the election, Corcoran will face Robert Yoder Jr. for the mayor’s seat.

Lance Awbrey, Stuart Graham, Sheena Hinson, Kyle Starnes

The Kershaw Town Council, which has seven members, has three open seats in districts 3 and 4 and one at-large. Incumbents in all three – District 3, held by Jody Connell; District 4, held by Harvey Truesdale; and an at-large seat, held by Danny Williams – filed for re-election, with no opposition.

All voters will vote at the Kershaw South location.

There will a referendum on creating a Van Wyck Special Fire District on the ballots of voters in that district this November.

Both the Van Wyck and the Gold Hill precincts will be open.

Voters in the fire district who usually vote at the Osceoola precinct will go to the Gold Hill precinct just for this referendum.

Special Kershaw election

A special election will be held Jan. 25, 2022, to fill the remainder of Kershaw’s District 1 term, after the resignation of Gail Rogora.

Candidate filing for the seat begins Nov. 12.

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 O. 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 – Restoration Church of the Carolinas, 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

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

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Property taxes The tax calculations below are based on a home appraised at $330,000, the median home value in Lancaster County, with an assessed value of $13,200.* They include the local residents’ school tax credit and local option sales tax credits.

Lancaster County: 339.3 mills

Total taxes without homestead exemption: $1,968 County taxes with homestead exemption: $1,670 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: 339.3 county + 175.9 city mills (515.2)

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 or .06 = 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 168.5, 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: 0.000869; City of Lancaster: 0.003608; Town of Kershaw: 0.00352

What do Lancaster County taxes pay for?

USCL 4.6 mills

Total taxes without homestead exemption: $1,968 (county) + $1,131 (city) = $3,099 Total taxes with homestead exemption: $1,670 (county) + $960 (city) = $2,630

School debt 65 mills

Town of Kershaw: 339.3 county + 95.9 town mills (435.2) Total taxes without homestead exemption: $1,968 (county) + $104 (town) = $2,072 Total taxes with homestead exemption: $1,670 (county) + $88 (town) = $1,758

* All dollar figures used in calculations are rounded, including assessed tax value, and all calculations presented here are estimates.

Note: The towns of Heath Springs and Van Wyck do not collect municipal property taxes.

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Courthouse security 3.6 mills

School operations 168.5 mills County operations 84.3 mills

County debt 8.5 mills

County capital improvement 4.8 mills

Total school and county millage is 339.3 mills.

Here’s a breakdown by percentage on what those county taxes pay for: School operations........................49.6% County operations........................24.8% School debt................................19.2% County debt.................................2.5% Capital improvement......................2.3% USC Lancaster...............................1.4% Courthouse security........................1.1%

Public Safety

Students get some hands-on practice at a Lancaster County EMS Boot Camp. The EMS Boot Camp received the J. Mitchell Graham Award from the S.C. Association of Counties this year, as well as a national award from the National Association of Counties.

EMS moving into new HQ A centrally located headquarters for Lancaster County EMS is almost a reality.

Housed in the old Founders Federal Credit Union building on U.S. 521 between North Corner Road and S.C. 5, the 19,000-squarefoot building cost $2.2 million to upfit. It should be ready to open by the end of the year.

County leaders have been pushing since 2017 for a new facility to replace the 84-year-old building EMS has operated out of for some four decades.

The EMS headquarters was previously housed in the old, county-owned Gardner Nursing Home building on Pageland Highway, which was built in 1937.

Catoe The new facility consolidates the agency’s administrative office, business office, training and logistics in one centralized location.

Station 1, however, is not moving from Pageland Highway.

“There will be one warehouse for all of our supplies,” said Lancaster County EMS Director Clay Catoe.

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Lancaster County EMS is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2021.

Call volume The number of calls that EMS responds to continues to explode alongside the county’s population.

In 2020, its crews answered a record-setting 18,825 calls. That is up almost 3 percent from the 18,329 calls answered in 2019, which was also a record. Through mid-September, the agency had already responded to more than 13,000 calls countywide.

“It’s going to be another record before the year is out,” Catoe said.

Boot camp When fully staffed, Lancaster County EMS has 70 full-time workers.

It now has an in-house training program to replenish its ranks when openings occur.

Rather than making people be certified to get a job, EMS is growing its own staff.

Called EMS Boot Camp, the award-winning program is the first of its kind in South Carolina and is now being copied by other counties 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 yearlong contract to work for the county.

In its first two years, there have been 10 graduates in the EMS boot camp.

Training is a vital part of the job, with each county medic getting a minimum of 60 hours of “classroom time” annually.

Other services EMS medics are also members of the multiagency county Specialized Tactical Advanced Rescue tea, (STAR). They are trained in highand low-angle rescue, search and rescue, as well as swift-water rescue and advanced medical care for large-scale emergencies.

They are also a vital component in the county’s SWAT team and provide appropriate emergency care in those situations.

EMS also has a bike medic team that helps with large public events. They also provide free infant car seat inspections and installations at Station 1 on Pageland Highway. To have a car seat checked, call (803) 416-9907.

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. 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 is a state and nationally accredited law enforcement agency. In 2020, the S.C Law Faile Enforcement Association in Columbia recognized the sheriff ’s office for winning the Excellence in Law Enforcement Award. It was also one of 18 agencies in the state accredited by the S.C. Law Enforcement Accreditation Coalition last year.

The agency’s SWAT team assists with highrisk operations and its crime scene unit has 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 Drug Task Force Unit and the Multijurisdictional Violent Crime Task Force.

The sheriff ’s office employs 201 people, including 137 sworn deputies, 34 correctional officers and 30 support staff members. It expanded its K-9 unit this past year and now has three K-9 officers. It also has 14 volunteers.

The Lancaster County Sheriff ’s Office can be reached on its non-emergency lines at 803283-3388 or 803-283-4136. The detention center number is 803-283-2084. Information about scrap metal permits can be obtained at 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.

The department’s Interim Police Chief is Phillip Hall. He was named interim chief in spring 2021 and has been with the department since 2000. He can be reached at 803-

Cpl. Robbie Miller with the Lancaster Police Department lets kindergartner Iliyah Adams check out a police vehicle during a traffic safety presentation in September at North Elementary School.

283-CITY. The city is in the process of naming a new chief.

The police department has a staff of 54, which includes 41 officers and 13 civilian employees. The department has two major divisions and a smaller unit.

The Patrol Division is Hall responsible for responding to all calls for everyday police services. Hall is patrol commander, as well.

Special Operations investigates crimes in order to make arrests and bring cases to court.

Lt. Brian Small is the Special Operations Unit 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 organization 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.

They also work traffic accidents and recreate accidents through state-ofthe-art technology systems to determine causes for accidents.

The troop’s community Wade relations officer is Master 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.

S.C. DNR 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 803684-4078. To reach DNR’s regional office in Florence, call 843-661-4766. To report violations, call 800-922-5431.

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The Lancaster Fire Department’s aerial firetruck, known as Ladder 1, provided mutual aid and manpower to Chester County in August 2020 to fight the massive blaze at the Carolina Poly plastic plant off S.C. 9. Firefighters and equipment from the Indian Land and Pleasant Valley fire departments also helped get the fire under control.

Fire rescue getting new trucks Hopefully, three new aerial firetrucks will be delivered to Lancaster County before the end of 2022.

The Lancaster County Council approved the $6 million purchase in June 2021, but it could take 16 months to custom-build the trucks. They will be paid for through general obligation bonds.

“With what’s going on with COVID-19, you just can’t tell how long it’s going to take,” said Darren Player, director of Lancaster County Fire Rescue.

The county’s housing boom is fueling the need for the additional fire apparatus.

The ladder trucks will be placed at the Indian Land and Pleasant Valley fire staPlayer tions in the north end of the county and at Lancaster Fire Department Station 1 on Arch Street.

“Growth brings a lot of pain and it’s pretty evident,” said County Councilman Larry Honeycutt. “When we talk about any of these things that are going to help people, we need to take a hard look at it and know what we are talking about.”

The county normally buys new fire appartus in seven-year cycles, so each vehicle is replaced about every 21 years. However, this one-time purchase is outside the 21-year window.

While the Lancaster Fire Department owns some of its firetrucks, the new ladder truck will belong to the county.

Thanks to a strong mutual agreement between fire services in the city and county, the

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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.)

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Lancaster Fire Department responds with rescue equipment from S.C. 97 and the Kershaw County line all the way to the Chesterfield County line along S.C. 9 and S.C. 903 to the Catawba River just south of S.C. 5.

Mobile command post The county will also buy a mobile command center for $750,000 in the upcoming year.

Both Lancaster County Sheriff Barry Faile and County EMS Director Clay Catoe say it is needed.

Catoe said the mobile command center will provide a central location for planning in case

of large events that involve multiple agencies.

Faile agreed, noting that it would boost efficiency and effectiveness.

“A well-equipped mobile-command center will allow for internet access, cameras and other equipment, which will allow our deputies and staff to perform functions of their jobs, such as reports and surveillance when needed,” Faile said.

County Fire/Emergency Management Player also serves as director of Lancaster County Emergency Management. Mike Magette is county fire marshal.

Both agencies are headquartered in the Emergency Operations Center on North White Street.

The backbone of the fire service is about 300 volunteer firefighters and first responders who serve their respective community’s at 18 stations from Kershaw to the Panhandle. A staff of almost 40 full-time firefighters bolsters the volunteers.

The emergency management office serves as a clearinghouse between public, private and volunteer organizations to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters and major incidents affecting the county.

It also coordinates recovery and assistance efforts for individuals affected by these events and their aftermath by working with outside agencies and volunteer organizations to ensure public access to recovery assistance.

The non-emergency phone number for Lancaster County Emergency Management is 803-285-7333. The non-emergency phone number for Lancaster County Fire Rescue is 803-283-8888. The phone number for the county fire marshal’s office is 803-313-8056.

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

Lenny Patterson with the Van Wyck Volunteer Fire Department talks to kids about fire safety at the Van Wyck Fourth of July celebration.

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Studio Displays designed and built this exhibit for Lowe’s that was featured at a Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Studio Displays moved its operation from Mecklenburg County to Indiian Land this year, investing $7.1 million and creating 43 jobs.

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Since October 2020, the Lancaster County Department of Economic Development has announced almost $50 million in investments that will create 300-plus jobs. Here is a brief overview.

• Unique Loom, a manufacturer and online retailer of area rugs and home décor, announced plans in mid-October to invest $18.4 million and create 50 new jobs at its Indian Land facility.

Company officials first talked about the project in May 2020 as a $10 million investment in 100,000 square feet of warehouse space and 10,000 square feet of offices. But that plan was changed to accommodate Unique Loom’s booming global sales growth. The warehouse expansion will now be 234,000 square feet and the same office component.

• Continental Tire the Americas also announced last October that it was expanding its headquarters operation by another 200 jobs (23 percent) and investing $20 million in an 88,000-square-foot office building. The expansion, at the company’s 30-acre MacMillan Park Drive campus, will be done by the end of 2022.

The added jobs will be filled by the end of 2025.

A maker and distributor of passenger, light truck and commercial tires, Continental Tire has 150,000 employees at nearly 200 locations in

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36 countries. The company moved its corporate headquarters to Indian Land in 2009 and already has 675 employees here.

• SynTech Design announced plans in October to move its Charlotte-based operation to Indian Land, creating 20 new jobs. SynTech Design is a division of Synergy Steel, a maker of lightgauge steel framing and trusses used in commercial construction. Synergy Steel moved to Camp Creek Road from Union County, N.C., in 2018.

• Lancaster County landed one of Mecklenburg County’s top family-owned businesses in March 2021 when Studio Displays announced that it was moving operations to Northfield Drive in Indian Land. The company is investing $7.1 million in a consolidation project that will create 43 new jobs.

Studio Displays specializes in the production and management of custom tradeshow displays, interior casework, museum exhibits and other custom events across the country. The company received a 2020 Family Business Award in the small company category from the Charlotte Business Journal.

• Basware, an international provider of electronic purchasing and invoicing software, announced plans in mid-March to increase the

workforce at its local headquarters by 25 percent in the next two years.

Located on Rosemont Drive off S.C. 160, Basware is expanding its operation here from 60 to 75 workers to increase the company’s capacity to meet growing demand.

Founded in 1985 in Finland, the company has almost 1,350 employees at operations in 14 countries.

The company located here in 2016 after purchasing Verian Technologies. The Indian Land location is Basware’s North American headquarters.

Basware received a 2020 Best Places to Work award from Charlotte Business Journal. The annual awards recognize outstanding companies whose benefits, policies and practices are among the best in the 15-county metro region.

• VOCO America Inc. announced plans in April to expand its North American headquarters in Lancaster County with a $3.2 million investment that will more than double its local workforce. An international maker of dental materials used to repair teeth, VOCO purchased property in Rosemont Business Park off S.C. 160 to build a 16,000-square-foot corporate center and training facility.

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Major County Employers l Lancaster County School District, 1,864 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,* 825 employees, home financing, (877) 314-1499, www. movement.com l MUSC Health - Lancaster Medical Center,* 725 employees, health care, 803-2861214, 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,** 620 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 Founders Federal Credit Union,* 348 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 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, 105 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, 134 employees, public agency serving area residents with disabilities, 803-285-4368 l Rico Industries,** 130 employees, flags, pennants and screen printing, (312) 427-0313, www.ricoinc.com l Adornus Cabinetry,** 125 employees, cabinet manufacturer, 803-830-3200, adornus.com l Acadia Healthcare (Rebound Behavioral Health Hospital), 134 employees, psychiatric and substance abuse treatment facility, 803-810-0995, www.acadiahealthcare.com Sources: Individual firms summer 2021 *Lancaster County Economic Development Department July 2021 **Lancaster County Economic Development Department October 2021

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Adela’s Mexican Kitchen opened in February at 1436 Charlotte Highway, Lancaster. The front of house staff when it opened included from left, Angie Valdez, Laysha Gomez, Kayleigh Monsalvo, Danny Zepeda, Jose Reyes, Lucio Monsalvo (owner), Camila Monsalvo, Esteban Campos (owner), Jonathan Monsalvo, Evan Teague, Kevin Monsalvo, Carolina Martinez and Yesseni Rodriguez. The restaurant is named in honor of owner Monsalvo’s daughter, Adela, who died after a golf-cart accident in Myrtle Beach in 2019.

More places to eat and shop here Despite the continuing coronavirus 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.

Lancaster Adela’s Mexican Kitchen opened in February at 1436 Charlotte Highway in Lancaster.

The restaurant serves a variety of Mexican food from burritos, street tacos, chili rellenos, quesadillas, fajitas, a variety from the grill, as well as seafood, salads, steaks and vegetarian selections. They also have a dessert menu with multiple options.

Another local place to please the palate is Little Philly’s Water Ice located at 122 S. Market St. in Lancaster. The shaved ice business has a rotating menu of multiple flavors that change on a daily or weekly basis.

If that’s not enough sweetness for you, Brandy Crimminger opened the Flavor Factory, a take-out doughnut and coffee shop in the old Ray’s Diner location at 108 E. Gay St. this summer.

And Vivian Stradford opened Viv’Licious FunNel Kakes at 1729 Grace Ave., in August.

You can also wet your whistle at the LA Tap Room downtown, Scott Grant, Brenner Hartley and brothers Ace and Ken Blankenship

opened the craft beer bar at 134 S. Main St., in the former site of the popular Craft Stand.

Two restaurants have moved to new digs.

Leo’s Wings closed its doors on Great Falls Highway at the end of last year, but reopened at the Lancaster Bowling Center, 1352 Reece Road.

And Sparetime Grill, owned by Christie Watson, has moved from the Kershaw Bowling Alley to 421 S. Hampton St. in Kershaw.

Hall Family Farm A new family farm opened this past year in Van Wyck. Hall Family Farm has 160 acres at 445 W. Rebound Road. The farm grows strawberries, and also sells jams, salsa, cider and candy. The farm also has a full commercial kitchen and sells hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken tenders, fries, doughnuts and ice cream. It is open to visitors in the spring and fall.

RedStone RedStone, the county’s largest retail development, is located along U.S. 521 in northern Indian Land.

The shopping center, which continues to open new businesses, 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 movie-goers.

A second phase will provide an additional 125,000 square feet of commercial space for potential tenants. The project’s second phase will also feature open green space suitable for outdoor events, such as movies on the lawn and live music.

Near RedStone is a fairly new and popular

restaurant in Farm Haus Butcher and Beer Garden, located at 9762 Charlotte Highway, across from Fort Mill Highway and U.S. 521 intersection. The restaurant features sausages and burgers along with an assortment of adult beverages.

The Promenade Further down U.S. 521, the county’s second-largest retail development – also located in Indian Land – began opening shops in 2018.

The Promenade at Carolina Reserve, located on Charlotte Highway across from Sun City Carolina Lakes, boasts 300,000 square feet of retail, with another potential 200,000 square feet in the future.

A fairly new 22,000-square-foot Aldi grocery store was built across from Sun City’s entrance. This Aldi store is the second in Indian Land and third in Lancaster County.

Mavis Tires and Brakes also opened in an outparcel and Founders Federal Credit Union is in the process of building a new branch location there as well.

A Sonny’s Bar-B-Q is also planned for a Promenade outparcel along Jim Wilson Road.

BridgeMill There are several new businesses that have opened as part of the BridgeMill property off U.S. 521. These businesses include medical offices, restaurants, a daycare and more.

New businesses there include Light Family Wellness, Palmetto Advanced Dentistry, New York Butcher Shoppe, Milkster Nitrogen Creamery and Rendezbrew Coffee, Beer and Wine.

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Changes on chamber scene The Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce is an important resource and entity for the local business community.

And a familiar face is now at its helm.

Lancaster native John McCain was named the chamber’s new president and CEO in September.

McCain is the former deputy director and existing-industry manager for the Lancaster County Economic Development Department.

He replaced Dean Faile, who resigned in May to become president/CEO of the York County Regional Chamber of Commerce.

McCain “I can think of no better way to play an integral role in continuing to help shape the community than serving in this capacity,” McCain said.

The mission and vision of the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce is to improve the quality of life here and to make the county “a better place to live, work and do business” through regional and local collaborations that enhance a spirit of community.

Its partnerships include the Winthrop University’s Small Business Development Center, the York Tech Entrepreneur Network, the Catawba Regional Development Corporation and the S.C. Small Business Administration.

One of its biggest educational initiatives is Leadership Lancaster. Established by the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce in 1988, the seven-month-long program provides learning sessions that cover a variety of topics ranging from local government and state legislation to health care, history and education. Its goal is to produce communityminded leaders who are politically engaged and invested in Lancaster County. It begins each November and ends in May. The chamber puts on many events throughout the year, including its quarterly After 5! Mix n’ Mingle and monthly Morning Business Connections. The chamber also hosts community information events, such as the Legislative and State of Community and Education breakfasts and the annual Rub of the Green golf tournament every October.

Erick Crawford of Crawford Funeral Home is chamber chairman. Other Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce Board officers are vice chairs Dr. Walter Collins, Sharon Snipes, and Kristina Gordon; Will Hutchins, treasurer; and Brad Small, past chair. Other board members are Beverly Adams, Angelica Figuero, Tracy Little, Tracy Rivenbark, Jamie Gilbert, Rick Jiran, Jamie Rivenbark, David Rojas, Susan Rowell, Ashley Shannon, Pamela Trimnal and

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The Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce’s Citizenship and Service Award, sponsored by Duke Energy, was presented to the family of the late Dr. Douglas Rucker at the chamber’s annual soiree in June. From left are Douglas Rucker II, Skyla Martin, Ruby Rucker Cooper, Ruby King Rucker, Rick Jiran with Duke Energy, Carlton Rucker and Lori Dominguez.

Jimola Wade.

The chamber also employs membership director and events coordinator Casey Ballard and membership specialist Pam Higley.

The chamber’s office is at 453 Colonial Ave., Lancaster. For details, call (803) 283-4105 or visit www.lancasterchambersc.org.

New Indian Land chamber As the Panhandle continues to grow in business and commercial clout, the Greater Indian Land Chamber of Commerce opened in January 2021 and already has more than 100 members and 30-plus sponsors.

Mike Neese is the Neese president and CEO of the Indian Land chamber, while co-founder Terry Graham, who is also a member of the Lancaster County Council, chairs the new organization’s board.

Graham owns The Ivy Place berry farm in Van Wyck. Neese is a small-business owner.

While the seeds were planted years ago for an IL chamber, Neese said explosive growth and development in the northern end of the county transformed the idea into a reality. Its slogan is “Connecting our Community.”

“If not now, when?” Neese said.

Indian Land is by far the fastest-growing part of Lancaster County. Based on estimated 2020 census figures, its population now tops more than 35,000 residents.

Neese noted that in the past year, 93 percent of the building permits in the county were issued to areas north of S.C. 5, which includes Van Wyck and Indian Land.

Graham said organizers spoke with chambers in nearby communities like Fort Mill and Union County, N.C., and they all wished the newcomers well. He even told the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce about the plans.

As Indian Land is projected to double in size over the next decade, Graham said he wants the Indian Land chamber to be a hub for the community.

“We are totally separate from the Lancaster County Chamber,” Graham said. “It is not our intention to work against them.”

The Indian Land chamber’s office is at 9789 Charlotte Highway, Suite 400-161.

For details, call 803-820-9925 or visit info@ indianlandchamber.org.

Kershaw Chamber of Commerce The Kershaw Chamber of Commerce is active and well in the southern end of the county. The 40-member Kershaw chamber usually meets at noon every second Tuesday at Southern Properties Realty, 101 N. Cleveland St., Kershaw.

It 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.

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 kershawchamberofcommerce29067@gmail.com, call Hinson at 803-243-0195 or McKoy at 803-230-3443 or visit Kershaw Chamber of Commerce on Facebook.

WE MEAN BUSINESS

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North Carolina-based homebuilder True Homes is busy building homes in Edgewater’s first phase – 100 in the last year – and hopes to buy the 375 acres in Edgewater’s Phase II to build a thousand more homes. The development is along Fishing Creek and off S.C. 200 in the southwestern portion of the county.

Housing market booming The local real estate market is on an upward trajectory and when it may dip is anybody’s guess.

This region of the Carolinas has one of the hottest markets in nation for sellers because of good weather and plentiful jobs for tech workers.

The Charlotte area is seeing houses selling for more than the asking price and bidding wars for existing homes, said Melanie Outlaw of Melanie Outlaw & Associates – Realtor at Keller Williams Realty.

“The market is great, though it has slowed down since school started back, but that’s expected. Real estate is cyclical,” Outlaw said.

“All in all, we are seeing multiple offers, sometimes seven or 10 on one property and buyers pretty much giving their first-born son.

I’m not kidding.

“We’ve seen offers go $20,000 to $30,000 above asking price, as well as buyers not asking for repairs to existing homes and buying them ‘as is,’ waiving appraisals and throwing everything out there to try to win the bid on a house. It’s really competitive,” she said.

And just like Charlotte growth, those trends are spilling over into Lancaster County.

In 2020, the county issued 1,412 new-home construction permits, valued at more than $540 million.

As of Sept. 30, a total of 934 single-family residential permits had already been issued for

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this year, with a valuation of more than $376 million.

Lancaster home values have gone up a whopping 17.1 percent in the past year. The typical value of homes in greater Lancaster is $296,016; it is $392,449 in Indian Land.

Outlaw said the September 2021 median list price per square foot for homes in Lancaster was $155.85.

Depending on price point, new construction versus an existing home, Outlaw said a home in Lancaster stays on the market about four days.

“That was the average during the summer months,” she said. “It depends on price, location and condition. I tell sellers we can’t change the location and the condition may be a little ‘iffy.’ We have to make sure the price lines up and it’s marketed properly. As long as those three stars line up, you’re going to get a quick sell,” she said.

Outlaw noted that the majority of homebuyers now relocating here have few, if any, local family ties.

In a somewhat unique trend, politics has become a real estate market factor, along with jobs and climate.

“I can just about guarantee that some of the reasons are political. When you talk about what’s going on in New York and California, people are coming here every day,” she said.

“Right now, buyers are settling on what they

can find just to get into something. What’s really sad is people who wanted to buy a year ago and waited for the bubble to burst are now outpriced and can’t find anything they can afford.”

And that growth is indeed headed south down the U.S. 521 corridor. Growth is no longer limited to the northern end of the county.

Other areas are also seeing a flurry of activity.

Homebuilder True Homes has constructed more than 100 new homes within the last year at the massive Edgewater development along the banks of the Catawba River in the southwestern portion of the county.

The city of Lancaster is also seeing a slew of new homes. NVR – the parent company of Ryan Homes – is building 179 homes along S.C. 9 Bypass West, with construction beginning in the upcoming months.

Another group of developers is working on plans to build 250 homes off University Drive.

In 2020, the city of Lancaster issued 20 newhome construction permits, valued at more than $8.5 million.

As of Sept. 30, a total of 13 single-family residential permits had already been issued in the city for this year, with a valuation of more than $2.4 million.

“The numbers of permits, building and construction going on is really quite astounding after decades of very little activity,” said Lancaster Mayor Alston DeVenny. “All the numbers reflect that.”

Education

Lancaster High School’s nearly 300 graduates brave the sun June 11 in Memorial Stadium during their socially distanced ceremony, some wearing masks that match their stoles. After a challenging senior year, at least they were able to invite more guests than the 2020 class.

Schools still dealing with COVID This school year hasn’t been an easy one for students, staff or administrators, no matter how you look at it. The Lancaster County School District has had to deal with the coronavirus pandemic again, for the third consecutive year.

Just like last school year, quarantines have been a mainstay for the district and its students and staff, so much so that the district’s COVID-19 counter is still up on its website.

The tracker keeps up with the number of infected students and staff members, as well as the number of quarantined students and staff at each school.

Although the district is no longer using Plexiglas dividers between students’ desks, quarantines and masks have proven controversial this year.

Masks in schools, while strongly encouraged, are not something the district is enforcing, despite a federal court ruling saying S.C. school districts can enforce mask mandates.

That ruling came down in late September 2021, undoing a state ban on mask mandates that was tied to state funding.

With the delta variant of the coronavirus surging as school started, the district’s close contact tracing and 14-day quarantining of

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students and staff led to school shutdowns due to lack of adequate staff and heated school board meetings. At the end of August, the district dropped the quarantine time to 10 days, and surveyed parents about offering a virtual school option.

About 400 applied for virtual classes, and at press time, the district was still working out the logistics of that.

The district has also struggled with bus driver issues, from having to deal with sick drivers to having fewer drivers than they needed to start the school year. The district instituted some hefty incentives for new drivers last summer in hopes of recruiting more drivers, especially in the growing Indian Land area.

Panhandle school changes The opening of the new Indian Land High School in August led to a cascade of school changes to help ease the chronic overcrowding in the Panhandle schools.

Indian Land Middle School moved into the former Indian Land High building off River Road over the summer after renovations. It now houses just seventh and eighth grades.

The new Indian Land Intermediate School opened in the former Indian Land Middle

building for fifth and sixth grades. All of the fifth-graders in the Panhandle moved to the intermediate school this year, leaving just kindergarten through fourth grades at Harrisburg, Indian Land and Van Wyck elementaries.

Normal start times With COVID-19 last year, school started a little bit later than normal. This year, the district returned to a more normal schedule.

Elementary school hours are 7:30 a.m-2 p.m., middle schools hours are 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., and Indian Land Intermediate and Middle hours are 8:20 a.m.-3:20 p.m.

Andrew Jackson, Lancaster and Buford High hours are 8:45 a.m.-3:45 p.m. and Indian Land High hours are 9:10 a.m.-4:10 p.m.

No more uniforms Another change for middle and elementary school students is that no district schools require uniforms anymore. In March, the district ditched school uniforms for all five middle schools and the three Indian Land area elementary schools. District officials surveyed parents and discovered that 56 percent of elementary parents and 65 percent of middle school parents didn’t want uniforms.

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: 14,722 Website: www.lancastercsd.com

Public Elementary Schools

l Brooklyn Springs Elementary 1637 Billings Drive, Lancaster 803-283-8471 Principal: Michael Pratt; students: 403 l Buford Elementary 1906 N. Rocky River Road, Lancaster 803-286-0026 Principal: Andrea Ribelin; students: 734 l Clinton Elementary 110 Clinton School Road, Lancaster 803-285-5395 Principal: Keisha Witherspoon; students: 465 l Discovery School/GT program 302 W. Dunlap St., Lancaster 803-285-8430 Site manager: Chucky Rivers; students: 111 l Erwin Elementary 1477 Locustwood Ave., Lancaster 803-285-8484 Principal: Cory Hyslop; students: 418 l Harrisburg Elementary 10251 Harrisburg Road, Indian Land 803-396-3737 or 803-283-8484

Principal: Teryn Dalton; students: 920 l Heath Springs Elementary 158 Solar Road, Heath Springs 803-273-3176 or 803-286-8621 Principal: Sheri Watson; students: 361 l Indian Land Elementary 4137 Doby’s Bridge Road, Indian Land 803-548-2916 or 803-283-1939 Principal: Sarah Deason; students: 1,008 l Indian Land Intermediate 8361 Charlotte Highway, Indian Land 803-547-3600 Principal: Brad Johnson; students: 975 l Kershaw Elementary 108 N. Rollins Drive, Kershaw 803-475-6655 or 803-286-6689 Principal: Kelli Overcash; students: 516 l McDonald Green Elementary 2763 Lynwood Drive, Lancaster 803-285-7416 Principal: Tonya Hunter; students: 354 l North Elementary 1100 Roddey Drive, Lancaster 803-283-9918 Principal: Keishea Mickles; students: 571 l Van Wyck Elementary 4945 Charlotte Highway, Lancaster 803-313-6650 Principal: Jason Ramey; students: 716

Public Middle Schools l Andrew Jackson Middle 6865 Kershaw Camden Highway, Kershaw

Enrollment Total Enrollment: 14,722

803-475-6021 or 803-283-1970 Principal: Chris Timmons; students: 467 l A.R. Rucker Middle 422 Old Dixie Road, Lancaster 803-416-8555 Principal: Michelle Crosby; students: 563 l Buford Middle 1890 N. Rocky River Road, Lancaster 803-285-8473 Principal: Kevin Miller; students: 416 l Indian Land Middle 8063 River Road, Indian Land 803-578-2500 or 803-286-5300 Principal: Chris Thorpe; students: 960 l South Middle 1551 Billings Drive, Lancaster 803-283-8416 Principal: David Sweem; students: 597

Public High Schools

l Andrew Jackson High 6925 Kershaw Camden Highway, Kershaw 803-475-2381 or 803-283-1958 Principal: Shuntay Miller; students: 631 l Buford High 4290 Tabernacle Road, Lancaster 803-286-7068 Principal: Michael Belk; students: 564 l Indian Land High 6100 Charlotte Highway, Indian Land 803-286-8470 Principal: David Shamble; students: 1,540 l Lancaster High 325 Woodland Drive, Lancaster

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

White: 61% Black: 26% Hispanic: 5% Other: 9%

Lancaster County School District Info Elementary/Intermediate ...........................................14 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........................................................................$54,093 Source: Lancaster County School District; budget figures from fiscal year 2020-21

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

803-283-2001 Principal: Rosalyn Mood; students: 1,403 l Lancaster County Career Center 625 Normandy Road, Lancaster 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: 150 l Southside Early Childhood Center 500 Hampton Road, Lancaster 803-283-3915 Preschool programs director: Shirnetha Stinson; students: 203 Enrollment numbers from September 2021

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: 315 Website: www.carolinachristian.org

After High School Percentage of public high school students choosing college or employment after graduation.* College: 65% Employment/ Military: 25% Unknown: 10% *Class of 2020

District Test Scores – Some tests were not given in 2020, due to the pandemic.

SC Ready – grades 3-8 (2019)....42% met or exceeded standards in English Language Arts 42% met or exceeded standards in Math SCPASS – grades 4, 6 and 8 (2019).............40% 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)......82.1% received National Career Readiness Certificates 91% met the standards in Applied Math 93% met the standards in Locating Information 88% met the standards in Reading for Information 67% 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 (2020)....................................17.1 out of 36 AP credits earned (2020)...................213 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

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Who’s in charge of county schools?

Lancaster County Board of Education District 1

District 2, chairman

District 3, secretary

District 4

District 5, vice chair

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

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Indian Land High School Principal David Shamble estimated that at least 1,200 people visited the new high school during its open house in early August. The school opened to students on Aug. 16.

New high school finally opens If you didn’t have a score sheet earlier this year, it would be hard to keep up with all the moving parts when it comes to the new Indian Land High School.

This past year has been one of construction and moving for all of Indian Land’s schools.

In August, a brand new Indian Land High School opened at 6100 Charlotte Highway. The school, on 142 acres just north of Niven Road, was built to hold 2,000 students. It is roughly 259,000 square feet and cost more than $100 million.

The school construction, which started in February 2018, was paid for with a bond approved by Lancaster County voters in 2016.

The site is basically divided into two halves. The main building sits on the southern half, and divided by woods, wetlands and a bridge, the main athletic fields with the football stadium, baseball and softball fields are on the northern half.

Originally scheduled to open for the 2020-21 school year, the project ran into a slew of delays, ranging from workers with the coronavirus, to weather issues and delays in materials, also because of COVID-19.

One of the most problematic issues was the amount of rock found at the site that had to be removed. The district paid about $15 million to remove more than 200,000 cubic yards of rock, mostly from the area where the baseball, softball fields and practice fields are.

When the school finally opened, there were still several unfinished areas, including the new football stadium, which meant the Warriors started the 2021 season at their old stadium, as well as the tennis courts, baseball and softball fields and the new auditorium.

Since the school opened, the stadium and tennis courts have been completed and are in use. The baseball and softball fields have been This is a view of the courtyard in the center of the new Indian Land High School, sodded and should be ready for the spring season. The auditorium is looking toward the commons area and food court. The school’s classtoom wings are built along the other three sides of the courtyard. still in progress.

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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, 803-285-8722 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, 803-802-2326 l Blossom Academy, 101-105 N. York St., Lancaster, 803-999-3798 l Buford Child Development Center, 1699 N. Rocky River Road, Lancaster, 803-286-4177 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, 803-289-6303 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, 803-2836300 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, 803-4756057 l Shiloh Sonshine Preschool, 346 Shiloh-Unity Road, Lancaster, 803-283-8122 l Southside Early Childhood Center/Head Start, 500 Hampton Road, Lancaster, 803-2833915 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

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Changes ahead for USCL Changes are coming to the University of South Carolina Lancaster, both on the main campus and its Indian Land satellite campus.

Over the summer, upgrades were started in Starr Hall, including a new fire alarm system, front lobby remodel, student center upgrades and business office renovations. The work on Starr Hall was to be done by the end of September.

Repaving and curbing work on the parking lots at Starr Hall and Hubbard Hall was completed this summer, to allow for future landscaping upgrades, in accordance with USCL’s master plan.

Over the next several years, the college plans to work on the facade and entrance to Starr Hall, redesign the Crawford Rose Garden, and upgrade the green space along the bypass for improvements to pedestrian and biking traffic.

USCL’s projects got a boost last November when Lancaster County voters approved extending the Capital Projects Sales Tax, which included two things for USCL: • $1 million for a nursing education center, possibly in downtown Lancaster • $1 million for an S.C. 9 pedestrian/student crossing from the campus to downtown Lancaster and the Lindsay Pettus Greenway, which is part of the master plan.

“As we begin year 63 at USC Lancaster, we are excited to see more students in person,” said Dean Walt Collins Collins.

The school enrolled about 1,800 students this fall, with 80 percent opting for in-person classes, as opposed to 25 percent last fall.

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USC Lancaster nursing students gather around an instructor in the university’s nursing lab during the first weeks of the fall semester.

“While last year was difficult in many ways, we did celebrate our largest spring semester enrollment in the history of the campus (1,624),” Collins said. “We look forward to more student success stories, greater faculty and staff impact, and a continue positive campus presence in our community.”

Another aspect of expanding their educational opportunities for the college is renovations of the Indian Land location, at Indian Land Middle School. Renovations are underway and should be compete by January 2022.

A ribbon-cutting and open house are planned for the spring 2022 semester. The stand-alone location will feature four classrooms, office space and meeting space on the campus of the middle school.

The tennis courts at the Gregory Family YMCA on the USCL campus have been

completely upgraded to include new playing surfaces, windscreens, canopies and benches.

The courts are an open-use facility and the renovations were part of a public and private partnership.

USCL, established in 1959, is the oldest of the University of South Carolina’s seven regional campuses.

The Lancaster school offers four associate degrees onsite or students can complete their first two years on campus and then finish their bachelor’s degree in one of 13 different programs, including nursing or elementary education, through the online Palmetto College program.

USCL is at 476 Hubbard Drive, Lancaster.

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 14,722 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.

Fifty students graduated from Lancaster County Adult Education in 2021. The program, which has 296 returning and new 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.

County now has two Christian schools Carolina Christian Academy

Lancaster Christian Academy

Carolina Christian Academy opened in 1996 and houses a preK-12 program. It is accredited by three different accrediting agencies. The Christian-based school in Lancaster “equips students with the knowledge, skills, values and ethics to excel in life,” according to its mission statement.

The academy also has a nursery for kids who have yet to reach preK age. For more information, visit www.carolinachristian.org.

Second Baptist Church of Lancaster started a new kindergarten class this fall. Its new school is called Lancaster Christian Academy. The church, at 1426 Great Falls Highway, plans to add one to two grades in subsequent years to eventually have a K-12 school. The church started by offering half-day kindergarten, using the nationally accredited Abeka Christian curriculum. For more information, visit www.lancastersbc.org.

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Health Care

MUSC Health – Lancaster Medical Center CEO Scott Broome, left, Lancaster chief nursing officer Camille Filoromo and Chester chief nursing officer Brian Greig stand beside the lampstand sculpture created by Bob Doster to honor the nurses working during COVID-19.

MUSC Health growing in area The local division of the Medical University of South Carolina continued to grow last year, while serving the state in the fight against the coronavirus.

MUSC Health added several new hospitals in different locations across the state during the summer of 2021, but it has also grown locally in both its Lancaster and Chester divisions.

MUSC bought new hospitals in the Midlands for $75 million, which includes MUSC-Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown (formerly Providence Hospital), MUSC Health-Columbia Medical Center Northeast (formerly Providence Northeast), MUSC Health-Kershaw Medical Center (formerly Kershaw Medical Center) in Camden and an emergency room in Fairfield County, now called MUSC Fairfield Emergency and Imaging.

MUSC added 3,000 employees across the state with the purchases, making it the state’s second largest heath provider behind Prisma Health.

One of the main hires for MUSC Health-Lancaster Medical Center was new Chief Nursing Officer Camille Filoromo, who was hired in early summer. She has nearly 30 years in medicine and comes to the area from Alabama. She previously worked in the MUSC system in Charleston.

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Filoromo said she is glad to be back in the MUSC system.

“It is an amazing job,” she said. “It is a privilege every day to do this with these great people. They are phenomenal.”

Filoromo oversees about 400 nurses between Lancaster Filoromo and Chester.

“She believes very much in taking care of the nurses,” said Ashley Shannon, MUSC public information officer. “She believes in our nurses and our system. When our nurses are taken care of, they take good care of our community and patients. I have witnessed it.

You see it with her. She is very much hands-on.”

Some of Filoromo’s goals are to keep serving Lancaster and supporting the nursing staff in getting through a second coronavirus wave.

“It is really about serving the community,” Filoromo said. “We want to people to understand we are here for preventive health as much as you would need us when you are sick.”

Other changes Hospitalist and emergency medicine provid-

ers are no longer a contracted service and are now employed by MUSC, along with all boardcertified physicians.

Over the past year, MUSC has also continued to increase its presence throughout Lancaster County. It opened a physical therapy clinic at the new Indian Land YMCA, and acquired a local gastroenterology practice, now called MUSC Health-Gastroenterology-Lancaster.

MUSC Health also started a lung cancer screening program in Lancaster and Chester counties, which is accredited by the American College of Radiology.

In its continued fight against COVID-19, MUSC started antibody infusions in January 2021 for COVID-19 positive patients and vaccinated over 35,000 people since December 2020.

It began giving boosters shots in October.

MUSC Health continues to move forward with 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 is working its way through the approval process with S.C Department of Health and Environmental Control, but has now posted a sign at the site along Charlotte Highway.

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 803-2852273.

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, children’s rehab and home health services. The health department has moved to 1228 Colonial Commons Court, Suite 100, Lancaster. Its phone number is 803-2869948. To reach children’s rehab services, call 803-285-7628; for home health services, call 803-286-8441.

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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 the 24/7 hotline: 888641-8385. 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

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Senior services adjust to COVID

The Lancaster County Council on Aging continued making adjustments as the coronavirus pandemic forced a second shutdown of its senior centers in the past 18 months.

The council reopened its four centers July 5 after a 16-month shutdown only to remain open for eight weeks before rising COVID-19 cases forced a second shutdown Aug. 27.

The Council on Aging became more creative in its comprehensive approach to provide services to meet the nutrition, health, socialization and exercise needs of the county’s older residents.

The council usually meets these needs throughout the county through its senior centers in Lancaster, Indian Land, Heath Springs and Kershaw. But due to COVID-19, activities and meals at the county’s senior centers have been suspended.

Home-delivered meals Onsite meals are usually provided at the senior centers, but the council 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.

The center delivers more than 300 meals every day to area seniors: 216 in Lancaster; 85 in Kershaw and Heath Springs; and 45 in Indian Land.

Lisa Roddey, director of the senior centers, said these meals go out every day of the week – 2,100 meals every week. She said the mealdelivery system provides more than food.

It’s also a safety check to be sure the senior is OK. The drivers wear gloves and face coverings to deliver the contactless meals, which include a meat, two vegetables, dessert, bread and milk. The driver places the food in a cooler on the resident’s porch and knocks on the door, and yells a greeting to be sure the senior is OK. “You have to take care of God’s people,” Roddey said.

In October, the council’s homemaker program will begin sending trained staff to visit seniors’ homes to do light housecleaning, laundry and run errands. They will target the homebound and seniors who have no family to look after them.

The Council on Aging and Second Harvest are also planning to deliver fresh, healthy produce boxes this fall to the seniors in honor of Anne Springs Close, who died this summer.

Roddey said the boxes will include inserts with recipes and nutritional information.

“We are having to pivot again and become creative in how to reach our seniors,” she said.

The council will partner with CN2 and LearnTV to offer televised senior living segments on nutrition and healthy habits.

Once the senior centers reopen, Roddey plans to offer line dancing and yoga.

“Our exercise room has brand new fitness

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During her recent bout with COVID-19, Buford resident Sara McManus made sure to ask that 2-year-old Adlyn Rae Henson stop by to see her great-aunt during her quarantine. equipment sitting unused, waiting for the seniors to return,” she said.

Director retires Sally Sherrin, executive director of the Lancaster County Council on Aging for 30 years, retired in August.

Jeanette Pittman, chair of the LCCoA board, noted that Sherrin has provided the nonprofit agency with solid leadership that expanded its core services.

Sherrin said the LCCoA has been left in good hands and won’t miss a beat, due to its capable staff.

Roddey said the staff and board will delay the hiring of a new director for up to a year and lean on three key employees to run the operation. Roddey, Darrell Efird, transportation director, and Kylie Craig, volunteer director, will handle the day-to-day business and work closely with the board to find a good fit for Sherrin’s successor.

“None of us knows everything, but together we can figure it out,” Roddey said.

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 ad-

vance 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.

Growing need The Lancaster County Council on Aging was founded in 1975 with a mission to provide a network of services to the county’s senior citizens to help them maintain as independent a lifestyle as possible.

In fiscal 2021, the council served more than 700 seniors. As the population increases, demands for its services are growing.

More than 17 percent of the state’s population is age 65 or older, and the U.S. Census Bureau estimates Lancaster County’s senior population at 21.4 percent.

The construction of several retirement communities in the county pushed that percentage up in the past decade. The communities include Sun City Carolina Lakes, which has 3,200 homes, as well as 800 age-restricted homes at TreeTops.

Last year, Watercrest Assisted Living and Memory Care, with 107 senior units, opened

in Indian Land, following on the heels of the Blake at Edgewater, which has 101 units. Greenway Square Retirement Community, a 130-unit apartment complex for residents 55 and older, is nearing completion near the intersection of U.S. 521 and Van Wyck Road.

More senior housing is coming. Sunflower Springs, a 100-bed assisted living facility, is being built off Possum Hollow Road, and The Bungalows at Indian Land, which will offer independent and assisted living, memory and respite care, is slated to open in fall 2022. And Lennar Homes’ 2,000-home Roselyn subdivision is expected to include 1,000 age-restricted homes.

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: Lisa Moree l Indian Land Satellite Senior Center temporary locations:* • Van Wyck Community Center, 5036 Old Hickory Road, Van Wyck. Open 8 a.m.- 2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday • Restoration Church, 8365 Possum Hollow Road, Indian Land. Open 8 a.m- 2 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday *Seniors in Indian Land normally meet at the IL Recreation Center. However, the facility is currently closed for an expansion and renovation project. 803-802-4653. Site manager: Julie Morgan l Kershaw Satellite Senior Center, The Carolina Room in the Marion Boan Community Center, 201 Close Circle (Stevens Park), Kershaw, 803-273-9206. Open 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday. Site manager: Lisa Moree l Prime Time for Seniors Center, 309 S. Plantation Road, Lancaster, 803-285-6956.

Open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Nutrition director: Lisa Roddey All Lancaster County senior center sites were closed at press time, due to COVID. 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, 803-2856956. l Catawba Area Agency on Aging, 2051 Ebenezer Road, Suite B, Rock Hill, 800-6628330 l Senior Network Coalition, 803-285-6956

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

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Recreation

HOPE in Lancaster held its first “Walk to End Hunger, Promote Health and Bring HOPE” at the Lindsay Pettus Greenway on May 2. Taking a break on the swing at the greenway’s Founders trailhead at Survey Street are, from left, on the swing, Pressley McInnis, Suzanne Lever and Wylie Elizabeth Lever; standing are Elizabeth Simpson, Leigh Lever and Joe Simpson.

New greenway proves popular The Lindsay Pettus Greenway opened in November 2020 with the completion of Phase 1 – an investment of $4.6 million. Two miles of paved trails, steel bridges and boardwalks wind through tall woods along Gills Creek through the north end of the city of Lancaster. Access points include Survey Street, Colonial Drive, Roddey Drive, Main Street, Clinton Avenue and Almetta Street.

Easy entry points with parking include the Comporium Communications Trail Access at 459 Colonial Drive (parking at the Lancaster High School football visitor lot) and Founders Federal Credit Union Trail Access at 610 E. Meeting St. (parking behind Barr Street Learning Center).

An environmental education area with a nature pavilion is on Colonial Avenue overlooking constructed wetlands and a 0.4-mile natural path with creek overlooks.

The greenway will be part of the Carolina Thread Trail, a developing regional network of greenways and trails throughout the Carolinas.

About 33,000 people live within a 5-mile radius of the greenway, which is open to all free of charge. The smooth, hard-surface trail is wheelchair-accessible.

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received funding to create public art along the greenway.

Two Paws on Parade sculptures greet residents as they enter the greenway. Educational opportunities include a Little Free Library, environmental education panels and a Kids in Parks kiosk. A bike rack, restrooms and dog water fountain round out the amenities.

The first public art commissioned by the Arts Council was a mural under the greenway’s Woodland Drive tunnel underpass. Created and painted by acclaimed Savannah-based artist Amiri Farris, the colorful artwork focuses on the healing power of nature with bright, bold depictions of local floral, fauna and wildlife.

Events hosted on the greenway may be reserved through the city of Lancaster.

Future segments will focus on connectivity throughout the city. Plans include a trail extension on Roddey Drive toward S.C. 9 Bypass and the USC Lancaster campus, a pedestrian tunnel under Main Street and a connector path to Forest Drive.

The second phase will extend the trails by 6 miles continuing west of Gillsbrook Road toward MUSC Health - Lancaster Medical Center and will fork near Plantation Road.

The southern path will connect at West Meeting Street across from Springdale Recreation Center’s soccer fields. The northern path will continue past Plantation Road, wind along Cane Creek and end behind Adornus Cabinetry on Somerset Drive. For more information on the greenway, visit www.lindsaypettusgreenway.org.

Indian Land YMCA The $16 million, 70,000-square-foot Indian Land YMCA opened in late October 2020 at 2816 WorldReach Drive just off U.S. 521 in the CrossRidge Center development. The YMCA has an indoor 75-foot swimming pool, cardio and weight training, an elevated walking track, group exercise classes, yoga and Pilates studio, cycle room, gym and locker rooms. Outdoor lighted fields for football, soccer and lacrosse cover 5 acres.

New soccer complexes Construction is under way for new soccer complexes in Indian Land and Heath Springs.

The target date for completion for Indian Land is spring or fall 2022. Heath Springs’ construction began later and is not expected to be complete until late fall or winter 2022.

This mural and reading nook in the space capsule in the renovated children’s area of the Lancaster Main Library pays trip to astronaut Charlie Duke, a Lancaster native who walked on the moon during the Apollo 16 mission in 1972.

The renovation and expansion of the main library and the Del Webb Library at Indian Land, as well as moving the Kershaw Branch Library into its new facility were all completed this year, seven years after voters approved spending $41 million on the three projects.

Renovated libraries reopen Whether you want to request a book you’ve read about in People magazine, need a quiet place to study or are looking for fun programs for all ages, you can find it all in the Lancaster County Library system, now with a brand new look.

The three branches at Lancaster, Kershaw and Indian Land opened earlier this year after improvements, with Kershaw moving to a brand new facility, and Lancaster and Indian Land undergoing expansions and renovations.

Del Webb, which reopened in March, received new paint and flooring, a climatecontrolled foyer, expanded meeting room and study rooms, additional seating areas, an updated children’s section with sensory activities and more.

All three libraries added a designated section where patrons can pick up their own items on hold and check them out themselves.

“I love the self-checkout feature,” said Nancy Berry, Del Webb branch manager. “We didn’t know how popular it would be, but lots of patrons are using self-checkout and are enjoying pulling their own holds and handling their own transactions.”

“Del Webb wanted some improvements like a larger meeting room, and Kershaw was so out of the way that no one could find it, so it was determined that we relocate that branch,” said Lancaster County Library Director Vogel Rita Vogel.

The renovation work began while the libraries were closed to the public due to COVID-19. During the renovations, the Del Webb Library operated from a satellite office for a month, while the main branch operated from a satellite location for two years. The Kershaw branch was able to

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, 803-283-1010 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 stay in its old facility until its new building, at 101 N. Hampton St., was ready to move in.

It reopened in the former Wells Fargo building in early May. The main branch reopened in mid-June.

All of the libraries have the same bright colors and contemporary feel, with Vogel requesting more light and space in the new updates.

“When the main library was built in 1970, it was fabulous and modern for its time,” Vogel said. “People enjoyed it, but through the years, it became kind of obsolete because the computers and technology we have now were never dreamed of then.”

Most of the $9.2 million library renovations were paid for through the penny Capital Projects Sales Tax passed in 2014, with the county kicking in an extra $1 million.

The main branch added 5,000 square feet with a new wing that has meeting rooms, four new study rooms with whiteboards and seating, and a new creative lab.

“The creative lab is meant for anything,” Vogel said. “Say high school kids want to get together and shoot a movie, we can borrow materials from the State Library with green screen and video-making equipment. If you

want to go in there and quilt, that’s fine, too.”

Vogel says it is a joy to be back in the new facilities and serving patrons.

“This is a jewel in the crown and it’s something for Lancaster to be proud of,” she said.

“The current trend in libraries now is to break down barriers. Whatever keeps you from coming into the library, let’s examine that and see if we can do away with it,” Vogel said. “It’s all about breaking the rules of what we know about libraries. People’s comfort and enjoyment are what it’s all about.”

To get a library card, patrons need to live in Lancaster County and present a photo ID, like a driver’s license, with their current address on it. Patrons may also bring any type of photo ID and a piece of mail with their current Lancaster address.

Not only can patrons check out books, magazines, DVDs and books on CD, but they also can access online catalogs and publication databases, the digital library apps Hoopla and CloudLibrary, and more.

Can’t find the item you’re looking for on the shelf? The library system is one of around 20 counties in the S.C. Lends consortium, where books and other items, if available, are loaned between other libraries via courier.

The community also can use the computers and internet, coin-operated copier, fax machine and more.

The branches offer programs for children, teens and adults, recently wrapping up the popular annual Summer Reading Program and holding guitar classes for ages 10 and up.

New this year, patrons can reserve the Statewide Park Passport, a partnership between the S.C. State Library and S.C. Parks, Recreation and Tourism that allows patrons free admission to the state’s 47 parks.

For more information about library services, programs and policies, and for branch contact information, visit www.lanclib.org.

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Local creativity on display The coronavirus pandemic shuttered the doors of the Historic Springs House, home of the Lancaster County Council of the Arts.

But it did not dampen its creativity and commitment to its mission to enrich the quality of life here by building a vibrant community connecting arts, culture and economic vitality through education, advocacy and collaboration. The council found creative ways to share art with the community through public art and technology.

“The pandemic has reminded us of the significant value of outdoor spaces that instill community pride through high quality placemaking projects like murals, public sculptures and outdoor venues for music and performances,” said Debbie Jaillette, executive director of the Lancaster County Council of the Arts. “The arts are vital to the well-being of individuals and communities, and they are proven to strengthen economies.”

The council’s public art initiative with the Lindsay Pettus Greenway started with the installation of two Paws on Parade sculptures at the Founders Trail Head, a set of murals on the Woodland Drive underpass and a commissioned, original poem that will be installed on a permanent panel on the loop trail in the educational center area.

So far, 28 sculptures of dogs and cats have been installed in strategic locations in Lancaster County from Indian Land to Kershaw.

“Lear,” a poodle and 10 miniature dogs and cats will be installed at the new Arras Foundation building, along with a map showing the locations of the Paws sculptures throughout the county.

The Arts Council has slowly been returning to more in-person programming. The 2021 Under the BigTop Gala was completely virtual in February. And the LCCA took advantage of its YouTube Channel to stream “Creative Tuesdays with Liz” to offer arts therapy courses taught by Liz Bell. The series is available for streaming anytime, and LearnTV has added the program to its Tuesday line-up.

The council also created a hybrid solution for its children’s annual summer arts program with one in-person, week-long camp at Kershaw and an online version through its YouTube channel.

“We were excited to register 75 campers for in-person and many more than that for our online courses,” Jaillette said.

The LCCA hired local teachers for the camp and partnered with many community organizations and supporting foundations.

The Arts Council also tapped into the funds from the CARES Act, S.C. Arts Commission and the S.C. Humanities to continue providing the community with much-needed art, even adding one staff member without missing a single work day during the pandemic.

The LCCA’s Annual Wine Women and Fashion event was held in person in September at the Historic Springs House.

The Marian Hagins Memorial Exhibition was hosted in-person during October, the council’s first open exhibit since March 2020.

The exhibition is also available on the LCCA’s website.

The LCCA is planning a downtown Arts Crawl for spring 2022.

For more information on the Arts Council, call 803-285-7451 or visit artslancaster.com.

Cultural Arts Center The Lancaster Cultural Arts Center reopened last November after a $1.4 million expansion that included two modern additions that blend seamlessly with the historic church sanctuary. The most visible addition is a curved glass wall that connects the lobby to the front of the center.

Once known as the Olde Presbyterian Church, the second-oldest brick building in the county was built in 1862. The original 16-inch thick walls are made of handmade brick. In the past decade, more than $2.2 million has been spent to transform the CAC into the centerpiece of Lancaster’s Gay Street revitalization and a key drawing card for performing arts.

Performances resumed in mid-November after the coronavirus pandemic forced a nine-month shutdown. The center has drawn

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Xander Knox points out his favorite banner at the “Animals Do as People Do” student art exhibit at the Spring into the Arts festival May 1 at the Lindsay Pettus Greenway.

widely acclaimed acts, as well as local talent in a range of genres, including classical, jazz, ragtime and popular music. The CAC, with its acoustics, architecture and ambiance, is a lot like Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and performers are drawn back for repeat performances.

For the upcoming schedule and details on the Cultural Arts Center, call 803-287-6826 or 347–604-2179 or visit www.lcshp.org.

Community Playhouse of Lancaster County The Community Playhouse of Lancaster County is still without a permanent stage to call its own since parting ways with the Barr Street Auditorium. The nearly 50-year-old nonprofit continues to hold performances at Bundy Auditorium, a 400-seat venue at USC Lancaster, and other places around the county.

Upcoming plays include: • “Miracle on 34th Street,” Dec. 8-12 at USCL’s Bundy Auditorium.

• “Charlotte’s Web,” Feb. 9-13 at USCL’s Bundy Auditorium.

• “The Addams Family the Musical,” May 11-15, USCL’s Bundy Auditorium.

The playhouse also hosts a fringe season that includes shows more suited to adults only. Upcoming shows include “WASP” by Steve Martin and “Murderess.” Dates had not been set at press time.

For details, call Playhouse President Joe Timmons at (803) 2857451, visit www.lancasterplayhouse.com.

Performing Art Series Lancaster’s Performing Arts Series is still under construction according to 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.

For now, only the murder-mystery dinner theater shows are scheduled. “Best Murder in the World” is scheduled for March 5, 2022.

“Expect to see more shows come to light as we reconstruct the Performing Arts Series,” Timmons said.

For details on the Performing Arts Series, call 803-289-1486.

Festivals offer year-round 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 l “I Have a Dream” parade and ceremony – The annual parade and ceremony, set for Jan. 15, 2022, 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 l 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.

Kamauaria Marsh, 6, waves to friends on the Berry-Go-Round ride while she waits in line at the Red Rose Festival in May in downtown Lancaster.

March l 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 next show, “Best Murder in the World,” is March 5, 2022. l Native American Studies Week – Join USC Lancaster’s Native American Studies Center for its annual Native American Studies Week, celebrating native culture in March. Events usually feature an arts and crafts festival, an art exhibit reception, lectures and more. Call 803-313-7172 or visit sc.edu/Lancaster/native-americanstudiescenter for a schedule of events.

April l Indian Land Fall Festival – This annual festival is usually held the first weekend in October, but was reschduled this year for April 10-11, 2022. It includes business and arts and crafts vendors, live entertainment, kids’ activities, food trucks and more. l Rosie’s Easter Bash – Children can join Rosie the Rabbit, the city of Lancaster’s mascot, each year on the Saturday before Easter – April 16, 2022 – for an egg hunt.

The Easter bash is 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the American Legion/ fairgrounds, 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 more.

May l 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. l Red Rose Festival – Held in downtown Lancaster the third weekend in May, the two-day Red Rose Festival is budget- friendly family fun at its best. There are games and rides for children, live local and nationally acclaimed music

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artists, loads of crafts and plenty of food. The next festival is May 20-21, 2022. l 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.

June l 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 the state. It features free agricultural site tours, gallery displays, demonstrations, homemade goods, home tours, food and drink.

July l 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. l 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. l 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. l 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. l Movie nights in Lancaster – The city of Lancaster offers free monthly drive-in movies July-September at the American Legion/fairgrounds, 823 Kershaw Camden Highway, Lancaster, with food trucks.

August l 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. l 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 l 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. l 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. l Sickle Cell Festival & Family Day --- The annual James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Festival 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 live music, a balloon release, festivities, food and screenings. l 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.

October l 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. l Tailgate Festival – Kershaw hosts this event in midOctober at Richards Park, with food trucks, vendors, carnival rides, live music and a tailgate competition. l 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. l Pints and Paws Fundraiser – In mid-October, Benford Brewing Co. hosts 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. l 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 chili tasting, live music, the VFW Honor Our Heroes Car Show and more.

The 2021 event was Oct. 23. l 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 2021, this will be a drive-by trick-or-treat event 6-8 p.m. Oct. 30 at the school district parking lot, 300 S. Catawba St., Lancaster. l The Haunting at Old Hickory Road: 6 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Van Wyck Community Center, 5036 Old Hickory Road, Lancaster. Sponsored by the town of Van Wyck, the free family event will feature games, a bounce house, trick-or-treat.

will hold its holiday tree lighting celebration with an outdoor Christmas concert and family Christmas photos 2:30-5:30 p.m. Nov. 28, 2021. l Kershaw Christmas Parade – The town of Kershaw will hold its Christmas parade at 3 p.m. Nov. 28, 2021.

December l 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 Dec. 6, 2021, at USC Lancaster’s Native American Studies Center at 119 S. Main St., Lancaster. This year’s event will feature a talk by this summer’s artist-in-residence Alex Osborn. l Christmas in the City – Lancaster will celebrate Christ Christmas with a number of “Winter Wonderland”-themed events day Dec. 4, 2021, in the downtown area, including: • Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. with food and business vendors, artisans and musicians, holiday open houses, children’s rides and craft tent, free trolley rides to event locations and photos with Santa. Admission is free.

• Lighting of the Tree – The community will gather at 7 p.m. at the 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. The parade is at 5 p.m. on Main Street. l Lighting of the Way – Van Wyck residents come together to light hundreds of candles along the streets during a procession

to local churches for short musical programs. The event begins at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 12, 2021, at the post office at the intersection of Old Hickory and Steele Hill roads. l Indian Land Christmas Parade – Indian Land will hold its third Christmas parade at 3 p.m. Dec. 11, 2021. The 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. l Van Wyck Christmas Parade – The 10th Van Wyck Christmas Parade will be at noon Dec. 18, 2021. Sponsored

by Van Wyck Fire Rescue, it begins at the intersection of Old Hickory and Steele Hill roads. Santa will be at the community center following the parade for photographs, and food trucks will be onsite. l 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.

November l Veterans Day Parade and celebration – Lancaster residents honor the county’s military veterans with an annual parade, beginning at noon Nov. 6, 2021. 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 afterward. l 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 half-hour tours of a series of local historical re-enactments. It is scheduled for Nov. 6, 2021. l “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 is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 22, 2021, at Lancaster High School. l Heath Springs for the Holidays – Heath Springs

Natalie Griffin rides Rocket in the Charlesboro Independence Day Parade.

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Rec centers offer fun, fitness 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 with a 12,524-square-foot building with a gymnasium and two program rooms.

The IL center is in the midst of an expansion that will more than double its size to 28,760 square feet. The multi-million-dollar expansion and renovation began in June, so the center will be closed for about a year. 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 803285-5545 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.

Since then, USCL has renovated the locker rooms and gym, with the YMCA providing new equipment in the weight room.

The center has a 25-meter indoor pool, fitness facilities for group exercise classes, racquetball and handball courts, showers, a steam room and a sauna. It offers a Child Watch program, as well as several programs for senior citizens, and a strong aquatics program for all ages.

The YMCA plans to eventually offer a kids’ after-school program and summer day camp.

Call 803-313-7103 or visit www.upymca. org/locations/gregory-family-ymca for details. l Indian Land YMCA Indian Land YMCA, 2816 WorldReach

Drive, Indian Land, opened in October 2020, after some weather-related delays.

The $25 million, 70,000-square-foot facility has a 25-meter indoor pool, gymnasium, cardio and weight training, indoor cycling room, yoga and Pilates studio, group exercise classes, an elevated walking track, locker room and saunas. The 16-acre site also has lighted ball fields. It also offers after-school child care.

The Indian Land Y is still raising money to eventaully add a $2.5 million water park.

Call 803-396-9622 or visit www.upymca. org/branch/indian-land 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 803475-2142 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 cafe, club/meeting rooms, a fitness center, a pool and a ballroom.

Work began in June 2020 on a $4 million renovation to update technology, provide storage and accommodate the needs of clubs and interest groups. The fitness center and indoor pool reopened Aug. 1, and the entire building should be open before the end of the year.

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

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 (pool hall) – 1649 Memorial Park Road, Lancaster, 803-285-5660

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Chuck Chandler stands in the center of a traditional garden at the Historic Craig Farm. For the past 15 years, Chandler has maintained the garden and the inn’s grounds, as well as the adjacent Kilburnie, the Inn at Craig Farm.

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 Black History Museum – Photos and profiles of local Black residents, 500 Palmetto St., Lancaster, 803-286-5442 or info@prestonblackmoncenter.org, open by appointment only 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. 307-309 W. Gay St., Lancaster, www.facebook. com/oldlancpres-church, 803-287-6826 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 a wonderful collection 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-in-residence and programs. 119 S. Main St., Lancaster, 803-313-7172

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

Outdoor fun

Mini golf

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

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

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Christie Sossamon, far left, with baby Stella and Teresa Dodson, far right, enjoy time with their children, Sasha and Ava Sossaman and Adelaide Dodson at Andrew Jackson State Park in May 2020. The state parks in South Carolina reopened May 1 after the worst of the first wave of the coronavirus was thought to be over.

Although the park hasn’t offered much in the way of programming since then, it’s been seeing a record number of visitors this year.

Enjoy great outdoors at parks 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, at 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 historic one-room schoolhouse is closed until further notice.

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 866-345-7275 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.

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Local parks offer outdoor fun Here is a list of smaller parks in Lancaster County and their amenities.

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The Caterpillar (Trey Ellis) talks with Alice (Sunni Greene) during the Community Playhouse of Lancaster County’s performance of “Alice in Wonderland” in the amphitheater at Stevens Park in Kershaw. Almost 150 people came out to enjoy the play in early May.

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, 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, restrooms and concessions, plans for pickle ball facilities

Kershaw l Kershaw Community Park, 502 S. Matson St., Kershaw, 803-475-9664 l Richards Park (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 a six-lane bowling alley, pool, Haile Gold Mine Playground, another playground, skate park, 803-475-2142

Lancaster (city) 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 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

Greater Lancaster 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

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Members of Boy Scout troops 720 and 7200 place American flags along Main Street in downtown Lancaster for Independence Day in early July . Scouts, from left, Christopher Cole, 15, Kiernan Cole, 13, and Collin Newton, head down Main Street followed by scoutmaster Kenneth Cole and Killian Cole.

Get involved with local groups 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

Cultural

l Heath Springs Lions Club, Frank Steen, 803-273-3529 l Indian Land Sunrise Rotary Club, Amber Young, 919799-3146 l Indian Land Rotary Club Lunch, Angelica Figueroa, 803-547-0280 l Kershaw Lions Club, Sam Portman, 803-475-9862 l Lancaster Breakfast Rotary Club, Erick Crawford, 803285-3261, 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

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, 803-2851820 or 803-285-7451 l Lancaster Study Club, Rhonda Fortune, 803-287-1958

Educational l First Steps to School Readiness, Lora Bryson, 803-2868000 l Lancaster Literacy Council, Kim Linton, 803-285-7660 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, 803-2868108 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

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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

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A group of Lancaster County’s newest beekeeepers gathered for a field day after graduating from the annual Lancaster County Beekeepers Association’s class this spring. l Fort Mill Elks Lodge No. 2859, Sal Incorvaia, 803984-5144 l Indian Land Masonic Lodge No. 414, Ed Cook, 803548-7646 l Jackson Lodge No. 53 AFM, Billy Goodnow, 803-8045513 or Mark McDonald, 704-621-7922 l Lancaster Women of the Moose, 803-283-3978 l Lancaster Woman’s Club, Brittany Ellis, 803-246-4130 l Loyal Order of the Moose, Eric Cauthen, 803-283-3978 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

Garden/Literary/Social 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, 803-4752002 l Lancaster Garden Club, Carolyn Tolson, 803-283-9521 l Leaf and Petal Garden Club, Elaine Atkins, 803-2852857 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, 803-416-7874

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, Sam Barber, 757-676-6017 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, 803-8025397 l Lancaster Commandery No. 19, Grady Usher Jr., 803-285-3167 l Lancaster United Daughters of the Confederacy, Donna Sowell, 803-283-8528 l Land of the Waxhaws Colonial Dames XVII Century, Jane Massey, 803-285-6444 l Marine Corps League No. 1169, Billy Helms, 803-8049317 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, 803-235-8322, 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, Ernest Stroud, 803-475-2654 l Walter Johnson American Legion Post 63, Paul Faullenberry, 803-475-6718

Political 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, IndianLandRepublicanWomen@gmail.com l Lancaster County Democratic Party, Keith Grey Sr., 803-233-1820 or 803-283-2799 l Lancaster County Republican Party, Jose Luis, jmluis10@yahoo.com 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, 803-5473047 l Sun City Republican Club, Susan DeKleine, 803-3962035 l Young Republicans, Chandler Norville, (804) 804-0271

Professional/Trade l Greater Indian Land Chamber of Commerce, Mike Neese, 803-820-9925 l Lancaster County Bar Association, Ned Gregory, 803283-3324 l Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce, John McCain, 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, 803-8025888 l Classy Lassies of Lancaster, Dianne McManus, 803-2838640 or 803-416-6490 l Dazzling Dames & Dolls (Kershaw), Linda Catoe, 803-475-4645 l East End Red Hatters, Mary Brown Sistare, 803-2838132 l Feels Like a Woman Red Hatters, Sandra Morgan, 803-273-6593 l Magic Hats of South Carolina, Evalena Catoe, 803283-2773 l Ramblin’ Red Hatters, Dorothy Fairconeture, 803-2854885

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

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● Red Hat Hens & Chicks, Linda Stover, 803-273-9277

Religious ● Christian Women’s Connection, Pat Johnson, 803285-8205 ● Moriah Baptist Association, Bryant Fersner, 803-2838409

Service/Charitable ● A Father’s Way, Tyrom Faulkner, 803-283-3444 ● American Cancer Society/Relay for Life of Lancaster, Kaleb Keefe, (843) 601-2123 ● American Red Cross, Lancaster Chapter, Stephanie DeLorenzo, 803-283-4072 or 803-329-6575 ● CareNet Inc., Margaret Moore, 803-285-2273 ● Carolina Community Actions Inc., Artimisha Foster, 803-285-2034 ● Christian Services, Eric Kramer, 803-285-9327, pantry, 803-285-4444, www.christianserviceslsc.com ● Community Long Term Care, Virginia Crisp, 803-3279061 ● Counseling Services of Lancaster, Walter Quinn, 803285-6911 ● Dream Team Foundation, Julie Barton, 803-416-6539 ● Habitat for Humanity, Nita Brown, 803-283-1203 ● Home Health Services, Deann Cook, 803-541-1190 ● HOPE (Helping Other People Effectively) in Lancaster Inc., Bekah Clawson, 803-286-4673, www.hopeinlancaster. org ● KARE (Kershaw Area Resource Exchange), Angie Neal, 803-475-4173 ● Lancaster Children’s Home, Annette Deese, 803-2865277 ● Lancaster County Council on Aging, Sally Sherrin, 803-285-6956, ext. 23 ● Lancaster County Health and Wellness Commission, 803-313-9355 ● Lancaster County Health Department, 803-286-9948 ● Lancaster (Catawba) Mental Health Center, 803-2857456 ● Lancaster County Outreach Project, 803-289-4438 ● Lancaster Disabilities and Special Needs Board, Sheila McWaters, 803-285-4368 ● March of Dimes, Adriene Tyler, 803-252-5200 ● Matt Blackwell Foundation, Larry Blackwell, 803-2856488 ● Mental Health America, Matt Williamson, 803-3137126 ● MUSC Health-Lancaster Medical Center Auxiliary, Pam Blackmon, 803-286-1474

● MUSC Health-Lancaster Medical Center chaplain’s staff, Lori Johnson, 803-416-5459 ● National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Betsey O’Brien, 803-610-8174 ● National Federation of the Blind, Lancaster Chapter, Tomecki Williams, 803-804-1223 ● Palmetto Citizens Against Sexual Assault, Charlene McGriff, 803-286-5232 ● Partners for Youth, Sharon Novinger, 803-286-1465 ● Safe Passage, Jada Charley, 803-329-3336 ● Salvation Army, Maj. Bret McElroy, 803-324-5141 ● S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation, Lancaster office, Tina Stuber, 803-285-6909 ● The Children’s Council, Heather Mueller, 803-2834995 ● United Way of Lancaster County, Amber Jackson, 803-283-8923 ● Women’s Enrichment Center (formerly Pregnancy Care Center), Julie Walters, 803-286-5900, www.womensenrichmentcenter.com ● Youth Volunteer Services at MUSC Health-Lancaster Medical Center, Lori Johnson, 803-416-5459

Special Interests ● 4-H Clubs of Lancaster County, Steve Hucks, 803-2833302, ext. 111 ● American Heritage Girls, 803-285-1578 ● Boy Scouts (Indian Land), Taylor Thomas, 803-5198262 ● Boy Scouts (Lancaster), Jonathan Platt, (864) 5854391, ext. 21 ● Boy Scouts Troop 720 (Lancaster), Peter Schmal, (407) 928-7565 ● Bruins Booster Club, Mark Strickland, 803-283-2323 ● Civil Air Patrol, Lt. Col. Joe Tirado, 803-804-1480 ● Friends of Andrew Jackson State Park, Jill Marshall, 803-285-2671 or 803-804-7504 ● Friends of the Buford Massacre Battlefield, Ken Obriot, 803-548-7871 ● Friends of Del Webb Library at Indian Land, Lee Layton, 803-431-7079 ● Friends of Lancaster County Library, April Williams, 803-285-1502 ● Girl Scouts, Beth Holmes, 803-374-9994 ● Healing Horses, Katie Holme, 803-804-0544 ● Hope On The Hill, the Rev. Wayne Murray, 803-4167910 ● Humane Society of Lancaster SC, Mary Reimers, 803-289-9820 ● Katawba Valley Land Trust, Dick Christie, 803-2859455 or 803-273-9909

● Lancaster Conservation District, Amanda Roberts, 803286-4455, ext. 3 ● Lancaster County Beekeepers Association, Don Carrier, 803-246-8932 ● Lancaster Shag Club, Danny Starnes, 704-219-0657 ● Lancaster Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Diana Knight, 803-287-7636 ● Leroy Springs Senior Citizens, 803-283-8330 ● Magic Needle Quilters, Brenda Labbee, 404-345-2855 ● Paws in the Panhandle (animal rescue and adoption), Gloria Davey, 803-371-0897 ● Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Donna Sawyer, 803-273-3834 ● Scrap Happy Quilters, Loree Wolfe, 803-285-3719 ● Untouchables Motrocycle Club, Joe McGriff, 803-4163516 ● Van Wyck Community Development Club, Dennis Wiese, 803-287-2420

Support groups ● 12 Steps to Spiritual Recovery Through Jesus Christ, 803-285-1273 ● A Father’s Way, 803-283-3444 ● AJ’s Allstars, Kanesha Montez Haile, (323) 606-3019 ● AL-ANON Family Groups, 803-285-4131 ● Alcoholics Anonymous, 803-285-4131 or www.area62. org ● ALS Support Group, Lucas Coe, 704-567-2912 ● Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Dementia Caregivers Support Group, Sun City Carolina Lakes residents only, 803548-6766 ● Alzheimer’s Support Group, 803-289-7001 ● Chainbreakers (addiction outreach ministry), 803-2859805 ● Dementia Support Group, 803-432-1195 ● Gamblers Anonymous, 803-285-6911 ● Greater Agape Parenting Single (GAPS), 803-804-9022 or 803-320-2660 ● Hospice of Lancaster Grief Support Group, Alice Robson, 803-286-1472 ● Lancaster Al-Anon, 803-283-8386 ● NAMI Connection Support Group, www.namipiedmont. org ● Narcotics Anonymous New Hope Group, 803-287-0021 ● Columbia Parkinson’s Support Group, Janice Broach 803-285-2014, Joan Long, 803-804-5474 ● Safe Passage (domestic violence support), 803-3293336 or 24-hour hotline, 803-329-2800 ● Survivors of Sexual Assault, Rape and Incest, 803286-5232 ● TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter No. 0314, (Springdell Baptist Church) Sandy Allen, 803-288-1334

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Sports

The Lancaster County Dixie Angels X-play All-stars celebrate their hard-fought World Series victory over eight top teams in Prince George, Va., in late July.

Local athletes win big titles Most years Lancaster County athletes bring home their share of state titles, but this year two youth teams pursued World Series titles and one team brought that title home, after both won state championships. Three Indian Land youth baseball players were also part of a World Series team. And four high school athletes won individual state titles.

Dixie Angels World Series win The Lancaster County Dixie Softball Angels X-play all-star team made history, winning the county’s first World Series championship.

The Angels all-stars, ages 9-10, represented the state of South Carolina in the doubleelimination tournament July 23-27 in Prince George, Va. In the championship, South Carolina beat Alabama, 10-9, forcing a decisive game immediately following the first one, which the Lancaster team also won, 18-13.

The Lancaster County stars scored 39 runs in their last three games to win the series in impressive fashion.

“They really stepped up,” said head coach Dillon Hydrick. “It was an overall team effort.

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I am proud of all of them.”

The Lancaster County team’s only series loss was a 6-0 setback to Alabama, but the determined Lancaster County stars battled back and downed Alabama twice to take the series crown and make diamond history.

The Lancaster County all-stars went 132, capturing district, state and the coveted World Series crown in their banner season.

IL players on World Series team, too Three Indian Land youth baseball players were also part of a World Series teamthis summer.

Henry Herchek, Calvin Krantz and Graham Mattox played for the Fort Mill 8U all-stars, who won the Dixie Youth Baseball Coach Pitch state championship July 13 in Orangeburg. Their team went 6-0 in the 12-team,field beating Greer 14-4 for the title.

Their team then went on to win the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series Aug. 10 with a 4-0 victory over the Virginia team in Laurel, Miss.

Their head coach, Ryan Smith, said the Indian Land trio made key contributions in both tournaments.

Graham Mattox, Calvin Krantz and Henry Herchek beam after their Fort Mill 8U all-stars team won the Dixie Youth Baseball Coach Pitch state championship in July in Orangeburg. Their team went on to win the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series in August.

“The Indian Land guys are our rock stars,” Smith said.

Dixie Boys win state The Lancaster Dixie Boys 13U all-stars won the state championship last summer, sweep-

Swimmers Makenzy Mills, left, and Taylor Teague show off their gold medals, won at last October’s Class AAAA state meet in North Charleston.

The Lancaster Dixie Boys 13U all-stars display their title banner and trophies after winning the state crown July 11. They went on to the Dixie Boys 13U World Series in late July in Louisiana, where they went 1-2. ing Barnwell-Hampton, 10-1, 7-2.

The Dixie Boys U13 stars’ sweep and state title earned them a bid to the The Dixie Boys 13U World Series, held July 23-28 at the Sterlington Sports Complex in West Monroe, La. The state champion Lancaster Dixie Baseball 13U all-star team went 1-2 in the World Series.

“It was a great experience,” Lancaster coach Justin Lowery said. “They will remember this for all their lives. We’re proud of these players and what they accomplished.”

Kucia Class AAAA golf medalist Indian Land High School golfer Mason Kucia, then in middle school, captured the Class AAAA medalist – individual state championship – at the state golf tournament at Hilton Head Island’s Dolphin Head Golf Club in May. The 2021 season was Indian Land High’s first as a Class AAAA competitor.

Kucia shot a two-day total of three-under 141 (72-69) to top the field by four shots.

He had two birdies on day one and posted an impressive five birdies on day two.

“Mason was fabulous,” Indian Land High golf coach Rocky White said. “To hold up under that pressure as an eighth-grader, that was special.

“When things got a little hairy, Mason responded well,” White said. “He held up under the pressure and that says a lot for him. He started the day three shots down and won by four shots.”

Mills wins two swim titles, Teague wins one Lancaster High School senior swimmer Makenzy Mills captured two state titles at the Class AAAA girls state swim meet at the North Charleston Aquatics Center in October 2020.

Mills, a six-year LHS swimmer out of Buford High School, won the 100-yard backstroke for the third straight season with a 55.92 effort for an impressive 4-second victory.

Mills also captured the 100-yard butterfly for the second straight season, taking gold in 55.17.

“Makenzy is just amazing,” said Taylor Teague, Mills’ LHS teammate and best friend.

“She works so hard and is deserving of all she has achieved in swimming. Makenzy is always breaking our expectations.”

Mills, a University of South Carolina swim team commit, won seven medals in her LHS career, including five gold medals.

Teague captured the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:07.24. She placed fifth in the 100 breaststroke as a junior at 1:11.43.

Mills teamed with Teague, Tamra Tipton and Isabella Ihm to place third in the 200yard medley relay for a bronze in 1:51.57.

Indian Land High School golfer Mason Kucia, an eighth-grader, is congratulated by his Warriors’ coach Rocky White after Kucia won the Class AAAA medalist at the AAAA tournament in May.

Layton repeats state mat feat Dylan Layton, Indian Land High School’s 138-pound junior wrestler, captured a second straight state mat crown in the Class AAAA individual state tournament March 6 at Dreher High School in Columbia.

Layton capped an unbeaten season – 15-0 – with 12 pins on the season.

The 2021 season marked Indian Land’s first appearance in the Class AAAA field after moving from Class AAA, where it won backto-back team titles.

A year ago in the Warriors’ final season in Class AAA, Layton was the state champion at 120.

This year, Layton went 2-0 on the day he won his second gold medal with a 9-1 major decision of Santiago Rueda of May River High School in the Class AAAA 138-pound state title match.

Indian Land High School’s 138-pound wrestler Dylan Layton with coach Scot Davis after winning his second straight individual state championship in March.

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The Lancaster High School Bruins, with cheers from the LHS cheerleaders, charge onto the field for 2021 home opener against Central of Pageland on Sept. 17.

Plenty of prep sports options 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

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(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’s athletics director. He can be reached at 803286-7068, 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 803-5489452 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 fields 4 sports teams The University of South Carolina Lancaster fields four athletic teams to help provide a complete college experience at the two-year regional campus.

The USCL Lancers are members of the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Div. I and Region X. The NJCAA allows its members to offer scholarships.

USCL’s 2021-22 athletics feature volleyball and baseball teams and men’s and women’s soccer squads.

The USCL volleyball and soccer teams compete in the fall.

The baseball squad plays its regular season in the spring. The Lancers also have fall baseball practice, which includes scrimmage games.

Baseball The USCL baseball team, in its 14th season, plays a 20-game fall schedule and a 56-game spring schedule. The Lancers play home games at the Lancaster High School baseball field, Doomsday Corner.

The USCL baseball team is led by Nick Calhoun, entering his fifth season. The Lanc-

ers’ 2021 spring season saw the team go 1628.

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 is coached by Kenny Halas, who guides the Lancers’ men’s and women’s squads.

In his first season at USCL last year, Halas led the men’s team to the NJCAA Region X crown and the women to the region title match.

The Lancers played their 2021 season in the spring, which was postponed from the fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Lancers’ men went 7-2, 5-1 in region play, and won the Region X soccer crown. The USCL men’s team advanced to the NJCAA district title match, dropping a 7-0 loss to Daytona State (Fla.).

The USCL women’s team posted a 2-4 mark, including a 2-2 region record and fell in the Region X title match.

USCL plays its home matches at the soccer field adjacent to the USCL Carole Ray Dowling Center on Hubbard Drive.

The USCL women’s team is in its 15th season, while the Lancers men’s squad is in its 10th.

Halas can be reached at 803-984-9051 or halas@mailbox.sc.edu.

Volleyball The Lancers volleyball program, in its seventh season, is led by second-year coach Mike Van Lieu, who previously coached at Indian Land High School, where he compiled a 46-17-2 record, including an 18-0 region mark over two seasons, and two Class AAA playoff bids.

The 2020-21 Lancers went 3-17, including 1-7 in region play.

USCL debuted with a 1-9 record in 2015, when it played a limited schedule, but the team has played a full schedule the past six seasons.

Van Lieu can be reached at 225-772-6857.

For more information on USCL sports, visit www.usclathletics.com.

University of South Carolina Lancaster batter Chris Manriquez looks to make contact during the Lancers’ weekend series with Louisburg College in March at the Lancaster High School baseball field.

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Plenty of local teams for kids Lancaster County offers a host of sports programs and recreation activities for youngsters of all ages throughout the year. Here’s a sport-by-sport guide:

Baseball l Fort Mill American Legion baseball, Post 43, coach Tom Skula, 908-334-5615 l Lancaster American Legion baseball, Post 31 athletics officer Scott Cato, 803-804-1409 l Lancaster Dixie Baseball, Dale Laney, 704-695-5730 l Lancaster County Parks and Recreation (LCPR) baseball, 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), 803-285-5545 or 803-577-4850 l LCPR basketball (ages 6U, 8U), 803-285-5545 l Moriah Baptist Association, Sammy Macy, 803-2853665 or 803-283-8409

Bowling l Kershaw Recreation Department, Randy Jordan, 803475-2142

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

Football l LCPR youth flag football, Cameron McIsaac, 803-2855545

Skateboarding l Kershaw Recreation Department, Randy Jordan, 803475-2142

Soccer l Carolina United Soccer Academy, Martin Cantu, 832656-0529 l Charlotte Independence Soccer Club, 803-548-7677 or

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Lancaster Piranhas swimmer Ian Hardin competes in the boys 6-under freestyle race at a home meet this summer. The Piranhas are a Lancaster County Parks and Recreation team.

704-899-4680 or www.independencesoccer.club l LCPR fall and spring soccer leagues for boys and girls (Lancaster, Buford, Heath Springs), 803-285-5545 l LCPR fall soccer (Indian Land), 803-285-5545

803-313-7016 l LCPR Piranhas, Ellenia Russell, 803-285-5545 or 803-416-3141

Softball

l Columbus Parker Track Club, Arthur Benjamin, 803-2833606, or Tina Shaw, 803-370-1971

l Lancaster Dixie Softball, Darlings (ages 7-8), Angels (910) and Ponytails (11-12), 803-285-5545 or 803-577-4850 l Lancaster Dixie Sweetees (ages 4-6, girls only) 803285-5545 l Lancaster Southern Belles and Lancaster Debs, 803285-5545 l LCPR fall softball, 803-285-5545 or 803-577-4850

Swimming l Carolina Rays at Gregory Family YMCA, Anne H. Small,

Track Volleyball l Youth volleyball (ages 8-13), 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, tennis and volleyball. Check out these:

Rick Porter focuses on a return as he plays at the newly resurfaced tennis courts at the J.P. Richards Tennis Complex at USC Lancaster on Sept.

26. Porter, along with Pat Goldsmith, Steve Williams and the late Bucky Hardin, sought funding to have the courts resurfaced this summer.

l Camp Clyburn – Summer and fall softball leagues, Moriah Baptist Association, 803283-8409 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 l U.S. Tennis Association – Men’s and women’s team tennis , Rick Porter, 803-2872500, or Donna Fox, 803-285-2600

Want to be a coach?

If you would rather coach than play, volunteer coaches 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 803313-6544 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

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-HOR-NETS (467-6387) 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 (253-6766 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 (472-3267) 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

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Frankie Faile displays some relief after completing 65 holes of golf to celebrate his 65th birthday on Jan. 28 at the Lancaster Golf Club.

He raised $33,000 for the Women’s Enrichment Center in Lancaster with his marathon nine hours of play.

Golfers have options here Lancaster County has four public golf courses – Carolina Lakes Golf Club, Edgewater Golf Club, Lancaster Golf Club and the Kershaw Golf Club, which has recently undergone extensive upgrades.

Kershaw Golf Course The town of Kershaw has upgraded Kershaw Golf Club’s 18-hole course, about 15 miles south of Lancaster.

In the past five 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 had 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

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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 on Aug. 17-18, 2019. Former Andrew Jackson High School star golfer Logan Sowell won the event with a 124, 59-65, setting a 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. The 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 has 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.

Edgewater Golf Club Edgewater Golf Club, in southern Lancaster County, has earned recognition from Golf Advisor Magazine.

Edgewater earned five top 25 awards for United States 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 was 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) 283-9800 for details.

Lancaster Golf Club The Lancaster Golf Club, an 18-hole championship course, had a major renovation with a greens upgrade in 2012.

Bent grass, a cool-weather grass, was replaced by a mini-verde variety, tolerant of hot, humid conditions.

Bunkers and cart paths were also improved.

“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 140-yard 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.

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, 220 Garnet Drive, Rock Hill, 803-323-2112.

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 sevenday membership.

For details, call (803) 416-4500, or visit www.playlancaster.com.

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.

For details, call (803) 547-9688.

Crow’s Nest driving range 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 (803) 804-7787.

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Lancaster Motor Speedway, now in its 67th season, is known as the “fastest half-mile dirt track in the South.” The photo above, from The Lancaster Archive, shows a tight race in July 1962. Look how close the fans in the infield are to the action, with no guard rail or wall to protect them. And check out the outside turn. If you lost control of your car in a turn back then, you didn’t hit the wall.

There was no wall. You’d just end up in the parking lot. At left is an aerial view of the track today.

LMS roars on Saturday nights Lancaster Motor Speedway hosted its 67th season of dirt-track racing in 2021.

Each racing season opens in mid-March with the annual car show and open practice at the half-mile oval.

The 2021 campaign was the fourth 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 2021 season featured eight regular divisions – Lightning Late Models, Renegade, Crate Sportsman, Thunder Bomber, 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 and Monster Minis.

Two of the track’s major events are the

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annual Phillip Knight Memorial in August, which features the Blue Ridge Outlaw Late Models, and the Buddy Crook Memorial with the Monster Minis on Father’s Day weekend.

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 had health issues, Mahaffey handled day-to-day operations, making major renovations and drawing major races.

He 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 LMS Hall of Fame, Mahaffey died in 2016. Murray died in 2019.

Doug McManus, who bought the track in 2003, stressed a family atmosphere.

The track, which draws all ages, from 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 p.m. The drivers’ meeting is at 6:45 p.m. Racing, heat races and main events follow at 7 p.m.

To learn more about LMS, visit the track’s website, www.lancastersuperspeedway.com, or its Facebook page at Lancaster Motor Speedway Caskey/Munn.

The track is 4 miles north of Lancaster off U.S. 521 at 223 Shiloh Unity Road. Its phone number is 803-285-1877.

Take the fast lane at area tracks 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 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 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. 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.

Drivers enjoy Carolina Motorsports Park’s 2.27-mile, 14-turn road course designed by Alan Wilson for both amateur and professional racers. Go-karts are lined up below for use at the park’s 0.7-mile, 16-turn go-kart track. Hanging Rock Kartway also offers go-kart racing.

Hanging Rock Kartway 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 a 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 Rev. Carson Overstreet, pastor of Van Wyck Presbyterian Church, reads a seasonal devotion to participants in front of the church. With her are the Rev. Jacqueline Long from White Oak AME Zion Church, right, who also spoke there, and members of Balsam Grove Bluegrass Band, which played Christmas carols at the church.

Churches

Plenty of local worship options African Methodist Episcopal l St. Paul AME Church, 133 Pleasant Hill St., Lancaster, 803-283-4360

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

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Indian Land, 803-547-4506 l Mount Calvary AME Zion Church, 185 W. Doc Garris Road, Lancaster, 803-286-4460 l Mount Carmel AME Zion Church, 4336 Mount Carmel Road, Lancaster, 803-285-4254 l Mount Moriah AME Zion Church, 1532 Douglas Road, Lancaster, 803-285-7020 l Mount Nebo AME Zion Church, 2479 Zion Road, Lancaster, 803-286-4379 l Mount Tabor AME Zion Church, 590 Shiloh Unity Road, Lancaster, 803-285-6820 l Mount Zion AME Zion Church, 317 E. Barr St., Lancaster, 803-286-7171 l New Hope AME Zion Church, 3383 Pink Plyler Road, Lancaster, 803-286-0077 l North Corner AME Zion Church, 3754 E. North Corner Road, Lancaster, 803-285-8362 l Pleasant Grove No. 2 AME Zion Church, 7573 Flat Rock Road, Kershaw, 803-475-1214 l Pleasant Hill AME Zion Church, 684 Hart St., Heath Springs, 803-273-9739 l Salem AME Zion Church, 4086 Old Camden Highway, Heath Springs, 803-286-5059 l St. Paul AME Zion Church, 5841 Taxahaw Road, Lancaster, 803-285-7285

l Steele Hill AME Zion Church, 6021 Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521), Lancaster, 803-285-7850 l Union Ezzell AME Zion Methodist Church, 5510 Main St., Fort Lawn, 803-872-4780 l Victory Tabernacle AME Zion, 300 W. Gay St., Lancaster, 803-289-1201 l Warner Temple AME Zion Church, 204 Hampton Road, Lancaster (worshipping with Cedar Creek AME Zion Church), (803)283-3830 l White Oak AME Zion Church, 1281 W. Rebound Road, Van Wyck, 803-285-4854 or 803-285-2308

Anglican l Christ the King Anglican Church, 8511 Shelley Mullis Road, Indian Land, 704-749-4989 l 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 l Christian Life Center, 2551 Great Falls Highway (S.C. 200 South), Lancaster, 803-286-8343 l Church in the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, 5266 Pleasant Plains Road, Kershaw, 803-475-8873 l 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, 6028 Center Grove 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, 7856 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, 803-3204197 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 online, 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

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l Victory Worship Center, 894 Grace Ave., Lancaster, 803-286-1143 l Westside Baptist Church, 2066 Airport Road, Lancaster, 803-285-8825 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, 803-2833556 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

Catholic 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

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, 803285-2977 l Church of Christ at Indian Land, 635 Jim Wilson Road, Indian Land, 803-802-9930

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

Episcopal 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

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, 803-6199707

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 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

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

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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, 803287-4833 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, 803-2859913 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 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, 803-2858772 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 WorldReach 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, 803-570-2196 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, 803285-1578 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, 803-233-5440 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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