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Charles Warner | The Union Times
City of Union Mayor Harold Thompson and Belmont Farm Bake Shoppe Owner DeAnn Barrett cut the ribbon to formally open the Bake Shoppe in a June 25 ceremony. Located at 118 West Main Street in Downtown Union, Belmont Farm Bake Shoppe serves lunch and also offers a selection of cakes baked every night and morning. The Shoppe serves takeout and offers limited dining in.

Lunch, cakes, and good deeds

July 23, 2020 gpsAdmin2 0

UNION — When you dine at Belmont Farm Bake Shoppe you get to enjoy not only the lunch of your choice and some very tasty cakes you also get to do some good in the world.

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Business

What is ‘Project Dutchman Creek’?

July 23, 2020 gpsAdmin2 0

UNION COUNTY — It is called “Project Dutchman Creek” and the first question that no doubt comes to your mind is “What is that?”

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Charles Warner | The Union Times
Tamika Browning is now the voice and face of the City of Union serving as a greeter and information assistant for the general public as they enter the City of Union Municipal Building. Browning is the first appointee to the newly-created Customer Service Position which is part of the City of Union’s efforts to make it easier for the public to get the assistance they need. The new system includes one number dedicated solely to customer service and emergencies, one number for all City of Union Utilities, and the use of a professional call center for after hours emergency calls.

Customer service & a call center

July 9, 2020 gpsAdmin2 0

UNION — From now on the City of Union Utilities Department will have one phone number dedicated exclusively to both emergency and customer service phone calls.

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Business

Making an inspiration a reality

July 3, 2020 gpsAdmin2 0

UNION — A pair of shoes she bought for her daughter helped inspire Annie Whitehead to open “itty bitty: A Children’s Boutique” in order to give families in Union County the opportunity to buy boutique brand name clothing for their children.

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Charles Warner | The Union Times
City of Union Mayor Harold Thompson prepares to cut the ribbon to formally open ‘itty bitty: A Children’s Boutique” owned and operated by Annie Whitehead at its new location at 528 Rice Avenue Extension, Suite B, Union. The ceremony was held Thursday, June 18, and was attended by members of Union City Council and the Union County Chamber of Commerce.

A new location for ‘itty bitty’

June 25, 2020 gpsAdmin2 0

UNION — “A Children’s Boutique” that has been providing the families of Union County with “boutique brands’ children’s clothing for more than four years now has a new location.

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Charles Warner | The Union Times
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday, June 11, for “The Depot” aka “Main Street Alleyway” which will be located at 119 West Main Street in downtown Union. When completed, it will link Main Street with Hunter Street to provide enhance parking opportunities for those working or shopping or touring or doing business in Downtown Union. Taking part in the groundbreaking were (from left to right) Union City Council Members Sonja Craig, Vicki Morgan, and Tommy Anthony, City of Union Mayor Harold Thompson, and City of Union Administrator Joe Nichols.

Looking better and more inviting

June 22, 2020 gpsAdmin2 0

UNION — The City of Union is for all intents and purposes the center of Union County and for all intents and purposes Downtown Union is the center of the City and for all intents and purposes Main Street is the center of the Downtown.

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Charles Warner | The Union Times
The Dollar General Distribution Center on SC 9 in the Jonesville area currently gets both its water and its wastewater services from the Town of Jonesville. Under an agreement reached between the Town and the City of Union, the Distribution Center could soon be getting its wastewater service from the City while continuing to get its water from the Town. The agreement is part of a joint effort by the Town, the City, and Union County to secure federal funding for a $6.3 million project to build industrial grade wastewater infrastructure in the upper part of Union County that will provide the Trakas Industrial Site on SC 9 and the Jonesville area with reliable wastewater treatment capability.

$666,200 and 3 pump stations

June 17, 2020 gpsAdmin2 0

UNION — When it comes to making a deal the ideal outcome of the deal making is that said deal benefits all those involved in the making the deal as well as those they represent.

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Business

COVID-19’s economic impact on restaurants

May 21, 2020 gpsAdmin2 0

GREENWOOD — Researchers from Lander University’s College of Business and the College of Charleston’s School of Business are currently studying the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on restaurant small business owners and operators in South Carolina.

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Charles Warner | The Union Times
The Union County Council on Aging Senior Center will be the site for the distribution of $10,000 worth of Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) vouchers. The vouchers enable qualified low-income senior citizens to purchase $25 worth of fresh produce from local farmers at the Union County Farm & Craft Market. This year, seniors will have to apply for the vouchers online due to the COVID-19 Virus, and the vouchers will be distributed curbside at the Senior Center which is locate at 237 North Gadberry Street, Union.

$10,000 worth of food vouchers

May 18, 2020 gpsAdmin2 0

UNION COUNTY — As it has for many years the Union County Council on Aging is again serving as Union County distribution point for $10,000 worth of vouchers that will enable low-income senior citizens to purchase fresh produce from local farmers.

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