On August 21st, excitement rose with the moon during the total eclipse at Conestee Park in Mauldin. According to the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA), the rare event occurred last in the continental U.S around 1979. Back then, the path of totality wouldn’t have reached the U…
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Rare sighting of Swallowtail Kites in Fountain Inn
“On August 27, 2017, I had a credible report with photos of swallow-tailed and Mississippi Kites in the Fountain Inn area. They were following a farmer as he mowed his hay field. I visited the general area and was able to relocate them. The field was slightly in Laurens County at the inters…
Tenth Annual KOI and Goldfish Show eclipses all others!
The amazing solar eclipse was awesome, no doubt about it. And that word “awesome” is just barely adequate to describe it. It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most of us. Unfortunately there’s no looking forward to the next one as it most likely won’t occur in …
Garden Club volunteers create Memory Garden for Quillen Manor
Fountain Inn is truly a town of open hearts and hands! Recently an opportunity presented itself to the citizens to assist in a garden project at QUILLEN MANOR along with FI Garden Club members.
Outside the Memory Care unit, there was a fabulous screened porch, but nothing for the residents …
Hurricane Irma in South Carolina
Although Irma was downgraded to a tropical storm, her effects were felt in the Lowcountry as parts of her outer bands blew through Beaufort, SC on Monday and brought a lot of water, wind and rain along with it. There’s a lot of flooding throughout the area, along with property damage, power…