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PRIDE IN PROPERTIES
Satpul
has taken pride in the properties and fixed it up by cleaning
out the bleachery, recycling as much as possible. He has
repaired and painted Startex Post Office. These changes
certainly improve the appearance of the old mill.
STARTEX/TUCAPAU COMMUNITY
ACTION ASSOCIATION.
The
citizens formed the Startex/Tucapau Community Action
Association. Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each
month at 7 pm at the
Tucapau
Baptist
Church. There will be a different speaker
each month and refreshments will be severed. These meetings are
informative and keep us up to date on what is happening in
Startex. There are usually 50 to75 people in attendance. You can join
the Association for $5.00 a year per household. This money is
used to buy cleaning supplies for clean-up day. Clean-up days
are held 2 times a year in the spring and fall.
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.
CHRISTMAS IN ACTION
Christmas
inn Action was in Startex in April 2007 to work 30 homes. The
smiles on the faces of the recipients of the work left our
hearts overflowing.
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
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Startex Retiree's Meetings
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Place:
Startex Methodist Church Parsonage. Jackson
Drive, Startex.
Date:
Second Wednesday Each Month.
Time:
11:00 AM
Covered
dish luncheon served.
EVERYONE
WELCOME. Please come and join us.
For
more information call Cindy Gregg 439-0007 or
Carolyn Downing 439-9763.
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Originally Published in The
Spartanburg Herald-Journal Weekly. Reprinted
with permission.
Putting The
Star Back In Startex
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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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Originally Published in The Spartanburg
Herald-Journal Weekly. Reprinted with
permission.
Startex
"Star" Becoming Centerpiece For Village Residents
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By Glenn D. Bridges
Startex residents will celebrate a Christmas tree
lighting ceremony on Saturday, December 8, at the “Village
Star” located at the corner of Spartanburg and Tucapau roads.
While a local organization hopes to make the ceremony an
annual event, there’s a lot more in store for the aging star,
which dates back to the days when textile magnate Walter
Montgomery purchased the town’s mill and changed the name from
Tucapau to Startex Mills to reflect the product’s brand name.
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