Homes Fort Mill SC

On November 1, College Board released their 2nd annual AP (Advance Placement Program) District Honor Roll. The Honor roll recognized 367 U.S. and Canada public school districts that simultaneously achieved increases in access to AP® courses for a broader number of students and also maintained or improved the rate at which their AP students earned scores of 3 or higher on an AP Exam. The Second Annual AP Honor Roll is made up of only those school districts that are simultaneously expanding opportunity and improving performance.

The Fort Mill School District has achieved the AP Honor Roll for years 2011 and 2012. Read the rest of this Homes Fort Mill Post →

I saw a post on Toys For Joy’s Facebook wall today that they are in need of more toys. Toys For Joy is a Fort Mill SC Toy drive program by Kelly Lavallee. November 29th and 30th are registration days for recipients  to receive toys and Kelly’s post indicates she is seeing heavy registration of children needing  assistance for Christmas Toys this year.

The Toy distribution day is Sat., Dec. 10, 2011: 9-11am at LifePointe Christian Church on 2266 Deerfield Dr. Fort Mill, SC 29715.   Read the rest of this Homes Fort Mill Post →

Here is a list of upcoming 2011 Christmas parades for cities in York, Chester, and Lancaster Counties SC.

Friday Dec 2nd

Rock Hill SC – starts at 6:30 p.m. starts on on Oakland Avenue in front of Winthrop University and ends downtown.

Saturday Dec 3rd

Fort Mill SC – starts at 11 a.m. at Unity Cemetery and travels down Tom Hall Street to Main Street.

Hickory Grove SC – starts at 3 p.m. near the old Oxford plant and travels down Wylie Avenue to the VFW building.

Sunday Dec 4th

Tirzah SC – starts at 3 p.m. on Tirzah Road between S.C. 4 and S.C. 161 in York.

Clover SC – starts at 3 p.m. at Old North Main Street, travels down Main Street and ends near Ultra Avenue.  Read the rest of this Homes Fort Mill Post →

Once upon a time, house alarm systems were little more than loud, obnoxious sirens that alerted people to possible intruders or criminal presence. And while these sirens are indeed necessary features that can make a huge difference in keeping your family and your home out of harm’s way, it is important to know that there have been significant technological advances made in basic home security systems. These days, there are many advanced features that can help to turn your home into a veritable fortress of security, and thereby keep you and more importantly, your children, completely safe. For some specific information on some of these advancements and their costs and functions, you can simply visit a website like http://www.homesecurityfamily.com. But here are some brief descriptions of some of the features that you may want to take advantage of, particularly if you have children to protect. Read the rest of this Homes Fort Mill Post →

WCNC reporter Tony Burbeck’s story on Nov 15th, 2011 has confirmed our story back in September 2010  (Is Publix Grocery Coming To Fort Mill SC)  that Publix’s grocery will build a 49,000 sq ft store on the corner of Pleasant Rd and Gold Hill Rd in the Fort Mill Township near Tega Cay  SC (York County).

Publix also announced it will build a store on Hwy 521 near Dolby’s Bridge Rd in Indian Land in Lancaster County SC.   Read the rest of this Homes Fort Mill Post →

Pendleton Village Shopping Center across form Baxter Village is seeing new life besides Lowes Home Improvement. Baxter Bunch Playhouse opened its doors on Monday 11/14/2011.

The Playhouse  leased 9,129 sq ft of retail space at the Pendleton Village Shopping Center, 1504 Carolina Place Dr,  next to Lowes Home Improvement on Hwy 160 and I 77 in Fort Mill SC. Read the rest of this Homes Fort Mill Post →

Here is a  great reason to consider moving to Fort Mill SC. Continental Tire the Americas, LLC (CTA) has once again received an award from the Charlotte Business Journal as one of the “Best Places to Work” in the Charlotte area.

Just so you know, Fort Mill SC is just minutes south of Charlotte and considered part of the Charlotte Metro. Continental Tire moved its headquarters to Lancaster County SC (Near Fort Mill SC) in March of 2009. For more info, see our post about the Continental Tire HQ move.  Read the rest of this Homes Fort Mill Post →

The preliminary November 8 2011 Tega Cay election results show Ron Kirby and Chris Larsen securing the 2 available Tega Cay City Council seats. Out of 5,896 register voters in Tega Cay, approximately 13% voted Tuesday. Greg Rogers, who ran in the last Tega Cay election for city council came up at least 167 votes short to win a city council.

Both Cris Larsen and Ron Kirby are not new to the Tega Cay City Council. Read the rest of this Homes Fort Mill Post →