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closeRock Hill City Council supports plans for trail
Rock Hill sits at the center of one of the boldest outdoor recreation initiatives to hit the Charlotte region.
The Carolina Thread Trail is expected to enter the city via a new U.S. 21 bridge over the Catawba River, making Rock Hill a prime place for outdoor lovers to start hikes or to canoe or kayak down the river.
That's the word from the Catawba Lands Conservancy, which earned support from Rock Hill leaders this week. The City Council signed off on a resolution embracing the trail.
"It's pretty obvious that Rock Hill is at the epicenter of this project," said Saxby Chaplin of the Trust for Public Land.
The Thread Trail, under the leadership of the Catawba Lands Conservancy, will be a regional network of trails and greenways.
Potential pieces of the trail already are in place in York County. For example, a 2-mile section of the Nation Ford Trail in Fort Mill running along Sugar Creek is a likely link.
Winthrop wins grant for historian's papers
The Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University has won a $6,200 grant to organize and provide access to the papers of a Winthrop professor from the 1970s and 1980s.
The money from the S.C. State Historical Records Advisory Board will give researchers access to the materials found in Arnold Shankman's papers. Shankman was a history professor at Winthrop from 1975 until 1983.
The university has agreed to kick in $6,474 for the project.
Shankman's collection includes more than 5,000 items, such as correspondence, articles, papers about the school, photos, lecture notes and speeches. It includes his research on 19th and 20th century Southern history.
Shankman researched immigrants in South Carolina, South Carolina women, civil rights and Southern Jewish history.
Thus far, access to his collection has been limited.
The Louise Pettus Archives are located in the university library on campus.
--Jessica Schonberg
York County Democrats plan annual fundraiser
York County Democrats will meet on May 9 for the annual Spring Forward fundraiser at the White Homestead in Fort Mill.
U.S. Rep John Spratt , D-S.C., and other candidates will speak during the event, which starts at 6 p.m.
Casual music, buffet and drinks are provided. A $50 donation is recommended. To RSVP, call 327-4222.
York Tech instructor to hold book signing
An instructor at York Technical College will hold a book signing for her new novel next week.
Martha Macdonald, who teaches English, recently published "Psaltery at White Oaks," a novel about generations of female descendants starting in 1763.
Macdonald will hold a book signing at 4 p.m. May 6 at the Barnes & Noble bookstore at York Tech.
-- Jessica Schonberg
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