Explore South Carolina

02/07/2026

Out for a little adventure today and stoped for lunch in Blacksburg, SC. It was definitely worth the stop.

11/07/2024

I don’t usually share these type of posts, but I volunteered next to Mr. Krieger. At only 31 years old, he leaves behind a wife and two young children. Andrew Krieger was a USC alumni and a Nation Ford High School graduate.

Our hearts are heavy to hear about the recent loss of Mr. Andrew Krieger, Assistant Director of Bands at Nation Ford High School. The NaFo Band is a local program located here in our hometown of Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Please consider helping the Krieger Family during this tragic time with meals, donations, supplies or kind words of support and love by visiting this link ➡ https://gofund.me/7ccfe0dc

From all of us at Carolina Crown, we send our deepest condolences to the Krieger Family, the NaFo Band and all affected by the loss of Mr. Krieger. 🖤❤️

10/12/2024

06/17/2024

Even though summer is just getting going, marching band season is only a month or two away depending on your location.

The full Season 2 of Nation Ford Marching Band (Fort Mill) Behind the Scenes is available on YouTube, which was produced by, edited by, and mostly filmed by me.

Now you partially know why I have posted less content to this page over the last couple years. I’ve been very busy filming while volunteering and working my regular job at the same time.

The entire season from Band Camp to Bands of America.

06/03/2024

History of Macedonia-Angelus School, outside of Jefferson, South Carolina

05/20/2024

History of the Rembert Church in Lee County, South Carolina.

05/06/2024

I.S. Harley Biography, Orangeburg, South Carolina

09/08/2023

The Carolinas Exhibition of Bands will take place on September 16th at the Nation Ford High School stadium in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Come see a preview of high ranking high school marching bands in the greater Charlotte area.

07/25/2023

Are you a Firefighter near Fort Mill, SC. Flint Hill Fire (Fort Mill township) is seeking 2 Captains due to internal promotions.

We are please to announce the immediate openings for two full-time captain positions. Applications will be accepted until August 11, 2023.

An application packet is available on the department’s website www.flinthillfire.org or may be picked up in person at:

Flint Hill Fire Department Station 1
1950 Highway 21 Bypass
Fort Mill, SC 29715

07/18/2023

This Neoclassical home in Ridgeway was built around 1910 for Charles Wray, a prominent merchant and planter in Ridgeway. The home faces the railroad tracks. Mr. and Mrs. Wray died in a terrible car vs train accident in July of 1919 when their automobile was hit a Southern Railroad train near Smallwood. 10 year old Eugene McCarrel of Concord, NC also died as a result of the crash.

07/17/2023

The Culp House was built ca. 1857 for Benjamin Dudley Culp, a prosperous businessman in early Union. In 1876, Gen. Wade Hampton, running for governor, made a campaign speech from the second-story portico.

07/16/2023

The Varnville United Methodist Church was organized by Rev. Barry Varn and his brother James Varn in 1872. James and Barry owned a saw mill and the land the railroad used through town, so the town of Varnville was named for the Varn brothers. The original sanctuary burned in 1928, which is when this current sanctuary was built.