About Fort Mill SC

Join the Baxter Trail dedication ceremony welcoming the opening of the Carolina Thread Trail through Baxter Village. Baxter Village will unveil the newly completed River Park Trail along with newly installed Carolina Thread Trail markers.

The dedication begins at 7am at the corner of First Baxter Crossing and Springmaid avenue

• At 7:10 take a tractor ride
• At 7:15 take a guided trail hike
• At 8:15 be part of the dedication photo.

Fort Mill Community Playhouse – Dinner Theater

Catfish Moon by Laddy Sarkin

Directed by John Bryan

The old fishing pier out on the end of Cypress Lake was the favorite hang-out for three best friends Curley, Gordon and Frog when they were kids. Then came the pressures and problems of middle age. Attempting to recapture their friendship and settle all disputes, they go on an overnight fishing trip like old times, where they come to the realization that life is too precious and too short to let true friendship get away.

Shows are: September 16-18 & 24-25

Cash Bar at 6:30 pm – Dinner at 7:00 pm – Show at 8:00 pm

ALIVE AFTER FIVE…..Friday Night Football Socials in the streets of downtown Fort Mill, SC

Presented by: Move Fort Mill Forward, Inc. www.movefortmillforward.com

Friday, Sept. 17 & Friday, Sept. 24 – the town of Fort Mill will be closing down Main Street from 7:00 pm – Midnight!

Lots of FUN, GOOD FOOD & FELLOWSHIP is in store for the family – including a Rock Climbing Wall for the teens. Wine & Beer will be served, too, at most of the eateries including BacInTyme, Krystal’s Eats & Sweets, Ida Roselle’s, and the Game Room Bar & Grill.

Raise money for 2 wonderful charities. Children Attention Home and Children’s Attention Home Charter School are places of refuge for children and adolescents across South Carolina who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected.

Many sponsors have pulled together to hold a 5K Run or1 mile Walk RAIN or SHINE – October 9, 2010 – 9:00 a.m. @ Knights Stadium.

Registered runners or walkers are invite to the Stop The Tears Race Expo on Friday, October 8th from 4pm-8pm which will be held at Lifepointe Christian Church. Lifepointe is right next door to the Charlotte Knights Baseball Stadium at 2266 Deerfield Drive, Fort Mill, SC 2915. The Expo is a family event so come on out and pick up your race packet, enjoy our kids zone, shop around at our race store provided by Omega Sports, and enjoy a great evening before the race! For more information about the Expo please contact Nate Siemon at nate@lifepointecc.com or visit www.lifepointecc.com

To register and see more details go to www.stopthetears.org.

Join the Fun and Help the Humane Society of York County Shelter Move

Saturday, September 18, 2010

8am – 11am

Field Trial Barn, Anne Springs Close Greenway

All Proceeds go to help the HSYC Shelter Move. Together we can make a difference.

Registration for the Dog Walk and 5K Fun Run is now open.

$15 to participate and $15 to purchase a t-shirt.

(Day of event registration available for $20)

This is a rain or shine event. No Refunds.

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5th Annual Fine Art & Master Craft Festival Saturday, October 9, 2010, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Art on Main is:

A day filled with beautiful works of art and artistic expression!

A day that will take us back in time!

A day that you do not want to miss!

Visit with us in historic downtown Fort Mill SC for Art on Main

You will be so glad you did!

For Booth and artist info and more go to Art On Main Web page or Info@MoveFortMillForward.com

CALL FOR ARTISTS!

Application Deadline – August 26, 2010

2009 Art On Main Artist/Master Craft Booth Application

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

2nd Monday of Every Month

7:00 P.M.

Fort Mill Board of Trustee Diane Dasher writes to supporters….

We are joining with Rock Hill, York and Clover to send a statement to our legislators. Meet on Tuesday at 5 pm at the stadium in Rock Hill for a photo to send to legislators:

From Walter Brown Rock Hill Board of Trustee … Read the rest of this entry »

The first Miss Strawberry Queen, or I should say Queens, were crownd last night at the South Carolina Strawberry Festival Pageant hosted at Nations Ford High School in Fort Mill SC.

The Fort Mill Times reported today “Avery Close was crowned Teen Miss Strawberry Queen and Anna Skidmore was crowned Miss Strawberry Queen”. See the full story in the Fort Mill Times article .

Congratulations to Avery and Anna who we hope to see at this weekends South Carolina Strawberry Festival events.

The following resolution has been passed by several South Carolina school distircts to save our schools and stop cutting State funding. See Fort Mill School Board’s resolution passed March 8th, 2010.

A RESOLUTION OF THE FORT MILL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, South Carolina is experiencing a severe economic crisis that is significantly impacting state revenue; and

WHEREAS, over the past two fiscal years South Carolina K-12 public schools have received General Fund budget cuts totaling $484 million which equates to more than a 20 percent reduction; and WHEREAS, these budget cuts have reduced the base student cost to $1,764 per student, reflecting 1996-1997 funding levels; and

WHEREAS, Education Improvement Act funds have been reduced $112 million over that same two-year period; and

WHEREAS, the most recent figures for the proposed 2010-2011 state budget include additional EIA cuts of $9 million, and EFA cuts of $85 million, reflecting a base student cost of $1,630 (1995 funding level); and

WHEREAS, further cuts in revenue will harm the education of every child in South Carolina, threatening the State’s decades-long effort to raise the levels of educational achievement and personal income of the people of our State; and Read the rest of this entry »