School me about Union, SC

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Just saw the post and I agree with Matt Union and Rock Hill are polar opposites. You've got a good handle on Union, little to no growth, friendly and quiet. Not alot to do, not alot to put up with either. I live about 45 min to an hour away from Union in the sticks and love the lifestyle (We're in Newberry County just further down the Broad River) . If you are looking to eventually live on something with acreage the dollar will go alot further than anything in York county. Union county is extremely hilly with lots of watersheds and ravines. Lots of national forest, no 4wd trails in said forest. If you want to get a feel for the people of Union the biggest event in the county just happens to be going on this week. Their fair pretty much brings out the entire county and is a pretty well run event. My wife and I have actually made a yearly event out of it as we enjoy a small town fair such as this. May be a good opportunity to check things out.

More info: http://www.unioncountyscfair.org/index.html (web page is still from last year :D )
 
Thanks for the info, Tad.....

I'd like to get some acreage later on, but won't have the time to maintain it...Business will take more time than I'd like, but this opportunity is better than most, so I won't have to kill myself beyond the 50 or so hours I put in now to make it float...

I grew up in a town of about 1000, hated it (but had 250K+ nearby), but now with a family something like Union should fit the bill nicely. I will have to get plugged into the community deeply to achieve the vision in my business plan, looks to be the right size....

So far, seems to be one elementary better than the other, I need to get info about how the district in drawn, or investigate Buffalo, etc...Pauline, and surrounding areas.
 
Cruisin'Carolina said:
I grew up in a town of about 1000, hated it (but had 250K+ nearby), but now with a family something like Union should fit the bill nicely. I will have to get plugged into the community deeply to achieve the vision in my business plan, looks to be the right size....

So far, seems to be one elementary better than the other, I need to get info about how the district in drawn, or investigate Buffalo, etc...Pauline, and surrounding areas.
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sounds like you grew up in Due West :) But definately not 250K nearby!!

Schools are alot better in Rock Hill! I am speaking specifically about HS. I recruit in both those areas. In my opinion the Rock Hill area has some of the best HS's in the state.

I wish you luck no matter what.
 
89s rule said:
sounds like you grew up in Due West :) But definately not 250K nearby!!

Schools are alot better in Rock Hill! I am speaking specifically about HS. I recruit in both those areas. In my opinion the Rock Hill area has some of the best HS's in the state.

I wish you luck no matter what.
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Thanks....Rock Hill has some pretty good schools, I think Ft Mill is even better....I'll try to keep my ear to the ground, I understand that Pauline outside of Union has some great scores as well....:beer:
 
I actually read that whole 12 page thing yesterday....

Amazing how a lack of father, abuse by her step father, combined with some depression can boil over....
 
Mmmm... just got back from the fair tonight. Had some good greasy fair food. :D

Kinda funny coincidence I'll be in Ft. Mill tomorrow for a survey! Also, I thought Pauline was over in Spartanburg county,are there two? I remember doing some work in Pauline/Oak Grove last year and had to go to Spartanburg for records if I recall.
 
I just saw the update....

We went back Saturday morning to do some more scouting...nothing official announced yet, the Union opportunity could be a longshot..

Found some nicer neighborhoods, I think the place could work for us. Ran up 176 to Paculet (sp) /Jonesville and ran back down 9 to Lockhart....

Pauline is in Spartanburg county, the only reason we may consider that (if I'm not forced to live within Union city limits) is school test scores, which are thru the roof for some reason...but I've got time for that later...

They usually want you to live within the city limits for your first year, and then you can move to a more permanent contract without that restriction...

All of that is a ways off, anyway....my kids are 2 and 8 months, it's just that we've owned 4 houses in seven years of marriage, I'd like to put some roots down and finish out a house for the long run....
 
This will make it even easier for you to start attending the cullowhee expedition trips!!!
 
Union is a go...I repeat, Union is a go!

I found out last night that I was selected to become Union's next Ins agent. It has not been announced publicly yet, so if anyone has ties there I'd appreciate if it was kept under wraps (mainly out of respect for the current employees, until I get to interview them)....

When I started this thread, the current agent's retirement wasn't even public knowledge yet...and it was truly a longshot....I interviewed a couple of weeks ago, and got the word last night.,..

I don't know when we will be moving....I probably won't open until mid next year. A lot of additional training in Atlanta over the first half of 07.

Strange but cool timing, Trollhole just sent me a recruiting PM yesterday......my first year will be crucial while I'm on a temporary contract, but I hope to be able to still find time to meet up with you guys at least once or twice, and more after that once I get a permanent contract and will know that is where we will be for a long time to come.

Best news? I get to DD our 80!!! (and go into stealth mod mode)

Thanks for all of the advice, I think Union will be a great fit for us as we were both raised in small towns.
 
Congrats, Union is a nice little old school backwater SC town. I work with some Union folks at BMW and they're all good folks. They're country but they're not backwards and they're not poor. You ought to like it.
Plenty of good countryside around with acreage if you don't like the town feel.

The best dirt track racing in SC at Buffalo lol.
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BillWright said:
Plenty of good countryside around with acreage if you don't like the town feel.

The best dirt track racing in SC at Buffalo lol.
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Both of those things sound appealing!! Good luck CC.
 
Settled in now...but training all over...Atlanta, Greenville, and Spartanburg....

Hoping to come up maybe for the April meeting.

Still quite the haul, there's no good way to get there from here!

Scouting report: a couple of 100s, two 80s and one white 60...I waved at the lady, she looked at me as if I was crazy....oh well...
 
Cruisin'Carolina said:
Settled in now...but training all over...Atlanta, Greenville, and Spartanburg....

Hoping to come up maybe for the April meeting.

Still quite the haul, there's no good way to get there from here!

Scouting report: a couple of 100s, two 80s and one white 60...I waved at the lady, she looked at me as if I was crazy....oh well...
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LOL! Welcome to the area! Hope to see you soon at an outing.
 
If you come to ATL you need to get in with our crowd down here. We have happy hours, trail rides, and hang outs.
 
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