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USDA Investment Will Help Low-Income Patients Have Access to Quality Healthcare in Rural South Carolina
A ground-breaking ceremony was held on June 1, 2021 for the expansion of the Sandhills Medical Foundation Inc. (SMF) facility located in Lugoff, S.C. Local leaders and members of the Foundation gathered at the site to celebrate the official ground-breaking for the nearly 13,000… [Read More]
What Are You Waiting For
It was a Sunday afternoon when Berlynn Simmons was standing in line to check out at a local big box store located in the Low Country of South Carolina. She noticed that a local Realtor was standing in the line behind her and decided to ask her some questions about the home… [Read More]
Miracles Do Happen
The road towards homeownership for the Scharff family wasn't easy. However, with the help of USDA Rural Development, miracles do happen.
In 2015, Jessie Scharff returned home to take care of her mother, who's health had started to decline. Sadly, her mother died a short time… [Read More]
Lane Head Start Receives Two New Buses
Waccamaw Economic Opportunity Counsel recently was awarded two Community Facilities Grants totaling $99,900 to enable them to purchase two buses for the Lane head Start facility located in lane, South Carolina.
The Counsel matched funds for their contribution of $80,246 to… [Read More]
Big News for Limestone College
Ceremonial shovels were standing ready for a groundbreaking ceremony that was held at Limestone College located in Gaffney, South Carolina on January 28, 2020 celebrating a $38 Million Investment from USDA Rural Development which will enable the college to build a new Library… [Read More]
Bamberg County Gets Three New Fire Engine Pumper Tankers
Bamberg County recently was awarded three, Community Facility Combo Loan/Grant projects totaling $690,300 in loans and $149,700 in grants. These awards allowed Bamberg County to purchase three new fully equipped Fire Engine Pumper Tankers to replace their aging fleet. The new… [Read More]
Saluda County Water and Sewer Authority Celebrates Grand Opening of Their $20 Million Water Treatment Plant
On August 28, 2019, Saluda County Water and Sewer Authority celebrated the grand opening of their new water treatment plant. The new facility will provide four million gallons per day of treated water to Saluda County and can be expanded to treat six million gallons per day.… [Read More]
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Helps Schools, Students and Parents
The School-Based TeleHealth (SBTH) program is a collaboration between Richland County School District One (RCSD 1) and Prisma Health-Midlands to provide education and health care services in the Lower Richland Community. This project serves some of the neediest families in the… [Read More]
Presbyterian College to Expand by Constructing a 144-Bed Student Dormitory
Presbyterian College recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 7, 2019 to celebrate the completion of a 144-bed student dormitory.
The event included tours of the dormitory which, by the way, is not your typical dorm room. The complex features prime residential… [Read More]
New School to Serve Nearly 550 Students
Rural Development funds were used to purchase and renovate an existing school facility and for expansion of the Elementary School’s campus. An existing building, on Leaphart Street, was purchased and repurposed as the Middle School campus for grades 6th through 8th. Facility… [Read More]