What a whirlwind this spring has been! We have been quietly working on something pretty big. We will announce more details next month so be sure to check your email.
As always, we have new businesses popping up in the area. Check them out below!
- Casey
FEATURES
Meet Immigrant Culture, a new roast-to-order artisan coffee company in Indian Land
While you won’t find a brick-and-mortar just yet, their artisan coffee is available for purchase online and even offers free pickup.
Biscuitville Fresh Southern coming soon
Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, Biscuitville Fresh Southern is a family-owned company that will soon be open in Indian Land.
It’s strawberry picking season at Hall Family Farm
Hall Family Farm is open for strawberry picking season! Owner Kevin Hall says they have a huge amount of strawberries that are ready for picking. Check out their two new additions.
IN THE NEWS
S.C. Board of Education keeps the district’s fiscal watch in place [Jones/The Lancaster News]. Several Lancaster County School District officials and school board members were in Columbia on Tuesday to appeal the fiscal watch continuation at the S.C. Board of Education meeting. The state Board of Education unanimously voted to keep the district on fiscal watch.
York, Lancaster counties keep growing. How do they compare across SC, Charlotte metro [Marks/The Herald]. Lancaster County is No. 15 in total estimated population, with 104,577 people as of last year. At an 8.92% growth rate the past two years, Lancaster County ranks third statewide behind only Jasper and Horry counties.
Fort Mill will get more of a say in how federal dollars are spent on roads [Marks/The Herald]. Public officials and transportation experts make up the policy committee that decides how to allocate federal transportation dollars throughout Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Lake Wylie, and Indian Land. Two York County Council and one Lancaster County Council members serve. So does the Catawba Indian Nation chief, plus two state legislators and one representative from the South Carolina Department of Transportation.
Lancaster County Schools district weighs options to keep up with growth [Terry/WSOC]. Leaders with the Lancaster County Schools district are weighing options to help build new schools and keep up with growth.
Council discusses $107M budget [Banks/Carolina Gateway]. As first reading of the 2023-24 budget approaches, Lancaster County Council members have differing views on what should be in the county budget and what should be left out.
Arden active adult living partners with UNC Charlotte to provide programming to residents [Valdosta Times]. Arden, an innovative brand of 55+ active adult living communities in the Southeast with its first location opening in Indian Land, SC, announced its partnership with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
HAPPENINGS
South Carolina AG and Art Tour is a free, self-guided tour of farms and markets that feature local artisans May 13-14th. Multiple locations.
Mother’s Day Drop-in Painting at The Magic Canvas, Sunday, May 14th from 1-5 p.m.
OneBlood Drive at Lore Brewing Company Sunday, May 14th from 12-6 p.m.
Healthy, Wealthy, & Wise Extravaganza Wednesday, May 17th from 1-3:30 p.m. at Resort Lifestyle Communities, Greenway Square. Senior Expo and Free shredding event.
Youth Soccer Tryouts for the 23/24 season with LandUnited FC will be May 20-21. Registration costs $25.
Music Bingo every Friday at 8 p.m. at Rendezbrew Cafe.
Summer 2023 registration is open at Dance U Indian Land. They teach ballet, tap, jazz, acro, musical theater, hip hop, pom, lyrical, contemporary, and technique and conditioning.
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS
Thank you to the generous year-round support of our partners who are allowing us to continue our work.
Want to learn more about our Untap Indian Land Partnership Program? Click here.