While many people are stuck at home during the coronavirus outbreak, Partners for Active Living is moving ahead with plans to expand its countywide trails network. PAL has asked Spartanburg County to apply for a $17.4 million federal grant to build 14 miles of new trails and two pedestrian bridges across two major highways, as part of the 32-mile Daniel Morgan Trail System.
Thirty five thousand three hundred thirty. That’s the number of people in Spartanburg County that are going hungry and do not have access to healthy food options. And that was before the coronavirus happened. Emergency food providers are organizations that provide food to under-resourced people in our communities.
Thirty-four new trees will be planted soon at Denny’s Plaza in downtown Spartanburg providing more shade and beautification of the area. The project funded by a $17,000 grant from the Noble Tree Foundation is set to begin in a few weeks. The trees will be planted around the outside border of the plaza along South Converse Street, East Main Street, East Broad Street and South Liberty Street.
While many areas of the city affected by the tornado and massive rainfall that accompanied it are quite noticeable as one drives through town, others are a bit more hidden. One of these hidden areas is Spartanburg Area Conservancy’s Cottonwood Trail.
Work is expected to start soon on the next phase of the Wadsworth Trail along Anderson Mill Road on Spartanburg’s west side. The two-mile segment will connect with a dozen neighborhoods near Interstate 26 to Anderson Mill Elementary School, churches, the North Tyger River and the reconstructed Anderson Mill.
A wet and snowy Friday morning didn’t stop Ned Barrett from lacing up his running shoes to run the whole of the Beaumont Village neighborhood as part of his goal for the year — to run on every street and trail in the city of Spartanburg.
The Spartanburg Healthy Schools Initiative, is happy to announce that eight schools across Spartanburg County have been named to the 2019 list of America’s Healthiest Schools by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
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