Local Groups save McCormick Library Summer Reading Program

By Mary Tobin FOL Board Member It will come as no surprise that once again, area organizations have ‘stepped up to the plate’ on behalf of McCormick’s children. The McCormick Library Children’s Summer Reading program has been supported annually, by a large donation from the McCormick County Friends of the Library organization, just one of our annual projects in support of the library. A major source of FOL funds comes from your purchases at Books on Main. So, when you...

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CAST for Kids Event Empowered Special Needs Individuals and Community

May 31 at the Dorn Fishing & Boating Facility was all about community.  America’s Boating Club Thurmond Lake (ABCTL) partnered with the CAST for Kids Foundation to hold a one-day fishing & boating experience for children with special needs.  ABCTL Executive Officer and Captain for the event Karen Love planned the day along with First Mate Danny Hilburn. About 20 special needs participants each received a fishing pole, tackle box, event T-shirt, and cap and then joined...

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McCormick County Historical Commission Completes Roof Replacement On Grist Mill

by JAMES BRADY IN AUGUST THE McCormick County Historical Commission, which owns and manages the Dorn Mill Complex was under contract with Midwest Maintenance Inc from Augusta, GA to replace the roofing system on our 1898 Grist Mill. Replacing the roofing system was made possible through a grant from the State of South Carolina. The grant funds are being managed by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. All properties listed on the National Register of Historical Places must...

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Dorn Complex Historical Marker Unveiled

by Tonia "Toni" Moore The South Carolina Historical Marker Program was officially established in 1936 “to have the direction, and control of the marking of historical sites, or houses and localities.”  South Carolina Historical Markers identify and interpret places of importance to achieve an understanding of South Carolina’s past. This includes sites of significant events, or at historic properties such as buildings, sites, structures; or as examples of...

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Greenville, S.C. Friends Of The Library Organization Visits McCormick

TAYLOR REYNOLDS, PRESIDENT of the Greenville, SC chapter of the “Friends of the Library” group, along with five of their volunteers, recently spent the day in McCormick meeting with representatives of our local FOL leadership. Among the several topics of discussion were McCormick’s success with Books on Main, Amazon book sales, and volunteer coordination to, name only a few. The group also toured our library, meeting with our director, Paul Brown. Chris Dickenson, Bookshop...

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