Chamber Spotlight
      With summer fast approaching, are you ready for some fun in the sun and an evening filled with excitement? If so, make plans now for this year's Thunder Over Thurmond! The 2009 event will be held on July 11th at the Hwy 378 bridge between Lincoln and McCormick Counties. The sky will light up with wondrous color and sparkles around 9pm.
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Across The Savannah
So You Want To Write A Book
By TOM POLAND tompol@earthlink.net
      "What do you do?" It's a question we ask people we meet. The answer reveals a bit of personal geography. It's a question we get too. When I tell people what I do, the next question is "Write what?" When I say magazine features, columns, and books, eyes light up. If I meet 15 people along life's byways, 10 say, "I'm going to write a book someday.
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