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STARTEX/TUCAPAU COMMUNITY
ACTION ASSOCIATION.
The
STCAA meeting will be held every three months at the
Tucapau Baptist Church. Meeting time is 6:30 PM. We have a
guest speakers each month and we also have refreshments and
entertainment after the guest has spoken. This is the only way
that we have that people can keep up with what is going on in
our little town.
This
year, to join the STCCA is $12.00 a year, that means $1.00 per
month for the whole family to join.
We
now have our new sidewalks and they are beginning to pave all
our roads. Every road in Startex will be paved.
We
have come a long way but we need the support of our people to
help us keep it clean and to PLEASE come to our meetings.
There
will be signs put up through out the village to let you know
when we will be having the meetings. Our meetings will be
January, April, July, October and December. Always on the
third Thursday night.
NEW WATER LINES AND WORKING FIRE HYDRANTS
Spartanburg
County Community & Development Department has been
working with the Startex/Tucapau Community Action Association
for the past two years to get grants for the new water lines
into Startex. These water lines are definitely needed. Starting
in August 2007, new 12-inch water lines will be installed. The
work will start on the
South Main Street
side of Startex. This will be an asset to the homeowners, as it
will assist in lowering your Homeowner’s Insurance.
SEWER SERVICE
Lyman
,
SC
received a grant to serve Startex with sewer needs. This will
result in better sewer service.
IMPROVEMENTS
This is
a beginning of improvements for our Community. These
improvements will take place over the next 5 to 6 years.
See what’s happening.
There is much love left in this little mill village. Come and
see what is happening. You just may be surprised!
Written by Carolyn Downing
Edited
by Deb Thomason
WE HAVE A NEW SIGN
Startex has a new sign! As you come into Startex
from Highway 29, is the WELCOME STARTEX/TUCAPAU est.
1895 sign. The
sign is located at the end of
Spartanburg Road
in the area known as the STARTEX STAR.
This area is known as the STARTEX STAR
because there is a concrete star in that area. No
one seems to know the date when the star was built.
(click
to enlarge)
This is a beautiful area at Christmas as we
decorate a tree in the middle of the star. A
community tree lighting ceremony is held around the
first week of December. The area churches are
invited to lead in singing Christmas carols. This is
a special time for the community as it brings us
together to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas
season. Refreshments are served.
Friends and neighbors come out to bond and
enjoy a time of fellowship. The lights on the tree
will remain on until the end of December.
Originally Published in The
Spartanburg Herald-Journal Weekly. Reprinted
with permission.
Putting The
Star Back In Startex
By
Glenn D. Bridges
Longtime
residents of Startex can recall the days when a
thriving textile mill had the community bustling
with prominent textile-league ball teams, stores, a
barbershop, grand hotel, attractive lakeside homes
and much more.
Today,
it’s a mere shell of its former self, but thanks
to a relatively new organization – the Startex/Tucapau
Community Action Association – the town is
undergoing a major metamorphosis. continued....
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