By Debby Votta
This Months Spotlight on Business
INMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESSBy Debby Votta
JACK & CO.
WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE THIS EXCLUSIVE MEN, AND BOY’S STORE, ALL IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN INMAN.COLBY LANDRUM AND HIS FRIEND GRANT FIRST OPENED UP JACK & CO. IN 2019 ON HIGHWAY 9 IN BOILING SPRINGS. THE REASON FOR IT WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WHERE TO SHOP FOR MEN AND BOY’S CLOTHING, UNLESS YOU WENT TO GREENVILLE. GRANT MOVED TO BALITMORE AND COLBY’S MOM, ALISHA STEPPED IN TO HELP. JACK & CO. MOVED TO INMAN IN JUNE OF 2022,BECAUSE THEY OUT GREW THEIR PREVIOUS LOCATION, IN BOILING SPRINGS. (SO GLAD THEY DID, SO WE GET TO HAVE THEM!!) HOW DID THE BUSINESS GET THEIR NAME??? CLOSE FAMILY AND FRIENDS USED TO CALL COLBY, COLBY JACK...YES, AS IN THE CHEESE... AND THERE YOU HAVE IT...JACK & CO. JACK & CO. LISTENS TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. YOU WILL FIND A VARIETY OF TEES, HATS, GOLF SHIRTS AND ACCESSORIES FROM EXCEPTIONAL NAME BRANDS SUCH AS: LOCAL BOY, SOUTHERN TIDE, BURLEBO, DRAKE, OLD ROW, AFTCO, BARSTOOL AND MARSH WEAR....JUST TO NAME A FEW!!! WHETHER YOU ARE CLASSIC, SOUTHERN, PREPPY OR ACTIIVE MALE, THERE IS SOMETHING AT JACK & CO. FOR YOU.. SIZES GO UP TO 3X AND THEY EVEN HAVE MATCHING FATHER & SON CLOTHING!!! MEET THE FAMILY!!COLBY, MOM ALISHA AND SISTER CHLOE GREW UP IN INMAN, ALONG WITH PETS - GOLDENDOODLE NAMED BAM AND AN OLD ENGLISH BULL DOG NAMED KING LOUIE. WHAT THEY LOVE ABOUT BEING A SMALL BUSINES IN INMAN IS MEETING THE PEOPLE, GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, BEING A PART OF SOMETHING THAT IS GROWING AND SEEING INMAN EVOLVE. AGAIN, WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU IN INMAN. THE MINUTE YOU WALK INTO THE STORE, YOU KNOW JUST HOW MUCH THOUGHT AND KNOWLEDGE HAS BEEN PUT IN TO IT. THANK YOU FORCHOOSING INMAN!!! *** DON’T FORGET THAT FATHER’S DAY IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!!! JACK & CO. IS THE PERFECTPLACE TO GET THAT PERFECT GIFT. *complementary gift bag w/purchase* JACK & CO.10 MILL STREET, DOWNTOWN INMAN.(864) 708-1361 THEIR HOURS ARE:TUESDAY - FRIDAY 1:00pm - 6:00pm AND SATURDAY 10:00am - 4:00pm
JACK & CO.
WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE THIS EXCLUSIVE MEN, AND BOY’S STORE, ALL IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN INMAN.COLBY LANDRUM AND HIS FRIEND GRANT FIRST OPENED UP JACK & CO. IN 2019 ON HIGHWAY 9 IN BOILING SPRINGS. THE REASON FOR IT WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WHERE TO SHOP FOR MEN AND BOY’S CLOTHING, UNLESS YOU WENT TO GREENVILLE. GRANT MOVED TO BALITMORE AND COLBY’S MOM, ALISHA STEPPED IN TO HELP. JACK & CO. MOVED TO INMAN IN JUNE OF 2022,BECAUSE THEY OUT GREW THEIR PREVIOUS LOCATION, IN BOILING SPRINGS. (SO GLAD THEY DID, SO WE GET TO HAVE THEM!!) HOW DID THE BUSINESS GET THEIR NAME??? CLOSE FAMILY AND FRIENDS USED TO CALL COLBY, COLBY JACK...YES, AS IN THE CHEESE... AND THERE YOU HAVE IT...JACK & CO. JACK & CO. LISTENS TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. YOU WILL FIND A VARIETY OF TEES, HATS, GOLF SHIRTS AND ACCESSORIES FROM EXCEPTIONAL NAME BRANDS SUCH AS: LOCAL BOY, SOUTHERN TIDE, BURLEBO, DRAKE, OLD ROW, AFTCO, BARSTOOL AND MARSH WEAR....JUST TO NAME A FEW!!! WHETHER YOU ARE CLASSIC, SOUTHERN, PREPPY OR ACTIIVE MALE, THERE IS SOMETHING AT JACK & CO. FOR YOU.. SIZES GO UP TO 3X AND THEY EVEN HAVE MATCHING FATHER & SON CLOTHING!!! MEET THE FAMILY!!COLBY, MOM ALISHA AND SISTER CHLOE GREW UP IN INMAN, ALONG WITH PETS - GOLDENDOODLE NAMED BAM AND AN OLD ENGLISH BULL DOG NAMED KING LOUIE. WHAT THEY LOVE ABOUT BEING A SMALL BUSINES IN INMAN IS MEETING THE PEOPLE, GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, BEING A PART OF SOMETHING THAT IS GROWING AND SEEING INMAN EVOLVE. AGAIN, WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU IN INMAN. THE MINUTE YOU WALK INTO THE STORE, YOU KNOW JUST HOW MUCH THOUGHT AND KNOWLEDGE HAS BEEN PUT IN TO IT. THANK YOU FORCHOOSING INMAN!!! *** DON’T FORGET THAT FATHER’S DAY IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!!! JACK & CO. IS THE PERFECTPLACE TO GET THAT PERFECT GIFT. *complementary gift bag w/purchase* JACK & CO.10 MILL STREET, DOWNTOWN INMAN.(864) 708-1361 THEIR HOURS ARE:TUESDAY - FRIDAY 1:00pm - 6:00pm AND SATURDAY 10:00am - 4:00pm
PINK SALON
FROM THE MOMENT YOU WALK INTO PINK SALON, YOU FEEL WELCOMED, INSIPRED AND RELAXED.WITH IT’S BEAUTIFUL AND WHIMSICAL DÉCOR ALONG WITH THE WARM GREETINGS FROM THE HAIR ARTISTS, YOU IMMEDIATELY FEEL GREAT ABOUT YOURSELF, EVEN BEFORE YOUR SERVICE BEGINS!OWNER, AMANDA BLACKWELL, SAID THAT WAS WHAT SHE WANTED TO CREATE FOR THEIR CLIENTS AND SHE HAS TOTALLY ACHIEVED THAT AND MORE.
PINK HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 11 YEARS. THEY SPECIALIZE IN HAIR EXTENSIONS, HAIR LOSS, CUSTOM COLORING AND BLONDING.
AMANDA, ALONG WITH SARAH-GRACE, SYNDNEY, GRACIE, AND MORGAN ARE STATE OF THE ART-TRAINED ARTISTS AND THEIR EXPERTISE IS SUPERIOR. THEY TRULY WANT EVERYONE OF THEIR CLIENTS TO LOOK AND FEEL AMAZING. THEY JUST LOVE WHAT THEY DO!
NOW A LITTLE ABOUT PINK’S OWNER, AMANDA BLACKWELL. BORN AND RAISED IN INMAN, SHE AND HER HUSBAND GABRIEL HAVE TWO LITTLE GIRLS, SARAH-ANN AND SAILOR. ALSO, TWO DOGS, A POMERIAN MALTESE NAMED “PEACHES” AND AN AUSTRIALIAN LABRADOODLE NAMED “INMAN”. BOTH FUR BABIES HAVE QUITE THE FITTING NAMES FOR THIS INMAN FAMILY!FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY REMEMBER, AMANDA’S GRANDFATHER, HORACE GEORGE, OWNED GEORGES’S MARKET ON MILL STREET. ALSO, BOTH OF HER GREAT GRANDFATHER’S WERE PROMINENT BARBER’S IN INMAN. AMANDA’S MOM, JEAN GEORGE, IS THE OWNER OF MED SPA ON MILL. SO YOU SEE, THE APPLE DOES NOT FALL FAR FROM THE TREE!
A TRUE INMANITE, AMANDA LOVES THE SMALL HOMETOWN FEEL WHERE EVERYONE IS LIKE FAMILY, NOT JUST YOUR NEIGHBORS OR BUSINESSES OWNERS. TO QUOTE AMANDA, “INMAN IS A GREAT COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE WORKS TOGETHER. WE ARE SMALL, BUT MIGHTY”. LOVE THAT LAST PART…SO TRUE….SMALL BUT MIGHTY!
FROM THE MOMENT YOU WALK INTO PINK SALON, YOU FEEL WELCOMED, INSIPRED AND RELAXED.WITH IT’S BEAUTIFUL AND WHIMSICAL DÉCOR ALONG WITH THE WARM GREETINGS FROM THE HAIR ARTISTS, YOU IMMEDIATELY FEEL GREAT ABOUT YOURSELF, EVEN BEFORE YOUR SERVICE BEGINS!OWNER, AMANDA BLACKWELL, SAID THAT WAS WHAT SHE WANTED TO CREATE FOR THEIR CLIENTS AND SHE HAS TOTALLY ACHIEVED THAT AND MORE.
PINK HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 11 YEARS. THEY SPECIALIZE IN HAIR EXTENSIONS, HAIR LOSS, CUSTOM COLORING AND BLONDING.
AMANDA, ALONG WITH SARAH-GRACE, SYNDNEY, GRACIE, AND MORGAN ARE STATE OF THE ART-TRAINED ARTISTS AND THEIR EXPERTISE IS SUPERIOR. THEY TRULY WANT EVERYONE OF THEIR CLIENTS TO LOOK AND FEEL AMAZING. THEY JUST LOVE WHAT THEY DO!
NOW A LITTLE ABOUT PINK’S OWNER, AMANDA BLACKWELL. BORN AND RAISED IN INMAN, SHE AND HER HUSBAND GABRIEL HAVE TWO LITTLE GIRLS, SARAH-ANN AND SAILOR. ALSO, TWO DOGS, A POMERIAN MALTESE NAMED “PEACHES” AND AN AUSTRIALIAN LABRADOODLE NAMED “INMAN”. BOTH FUR BABIES HAVE QUITE THE FITTING NAMES FOR THIS INMAN FAMILY!FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY REMEMBER, AMANDA’S GRANDFATHER, HORACE GEORGE, OWNED GEORGES’S MARKET ON MILL STREET. ALSO, BOTH OF HER GREAT GRANDFATHER’S WERE PROMINENT BARBER’S IN INMAN. AMANDA’S MOM, JEAN GEORGE, IS THE OWNER OF MED SPA ON MILL. SO YOU SEE, THE APPLE DOES NOT FALL FAR FROM THE TREE!
A TRUE INMANITE, AMANDA LOVES THE SMALL HOMETOWN FEEL WHERE EVERYONE IS LIKE FAMILY, NOT JUST YOUR NEIGHBORS OR BUSINESSES OWNERS. TO QUOTE AMANDA, “INMAN IS A GREAT COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE WORKS TOGETHER. WE ARE SMALL, BUT MIGHTY”. LOVE THAT LAST PART…SO TRUE….SMALL BUT MIGHTY!
PINK IS LOCATED AT 5 MILL STREET, DOWNTOWN INMAN
(864) 592-2554.
THEIR HOURS ARE:
TUESDAY – FRIDAY 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, by Appointment Only
HOME RUN CAFE
Home Run Café is a neighborhood gem.
Located at 4 Mill Street in Downtown Inman. I must admit, this was the first time that I was there.
Pleasantly surprised how spacious it is and all the many items they have to offer. Fresh Fruit Smoothies Bowls, Boba Teas, Protein Smoothies, Fresh Press Juices.
Not to mention the Fresh Bakery items from Local Bakers that alternate weekly. (FYI, The Neapolitan Cookie I had was SOOO good!).
- There is indoor seating with complimentary Wi-Fi. They offer curbside delivery and you can call in your order ahead of time.
- Now, a little bit about the Owners……..
- Tia and her husband Reid have one son Lance, 2 dogs, Fen and Dex, and 2 cats, Butterbean and Jellybean.
- (Just my observation, but I think they LOVE baseball!!)
- They started their business in 2021 in their home. Inman was one of their biggest delivery areas. SOOO, they decided to do a “Pop-Up” @ Sassy Janes in Inman…They served 104 items in 3 hours!!! At that point, they knew Inman was their calling.
- I asked Tia what is the favorite part of being a small business in Inman? Her response was… “It is the people… It is a great place to meet friends and catch up. It is a place where “everybody knows your name”!
- Lastly, Home Run Café is very involved in the local Inman Schools, they have a location in Greer and…a Mobile Unit as well!!!
Check out Home Run Cafe located at 4 Mill Street, Downtown Inman.Monday-Friday 7:00 am until 4:00 pmSaturday 9:00 am until 12:00 pm
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WHAT AN AMAZING COMBINATION OF SPACE. AS YOU ENTER THE SHOP, YOU’LL FIND A RETAIL SPACE FULL OF HOME DÉCOR, AND HANDCRAFTED ITEMS. CONTINUE TO THE BACK, AND YOU’LL BE SURPRISED TO SEE A BRIGHT AND SPACIOUS CLASSROOM, WALLS LINED WITH DIXIE BELLE PAINT AND IRON ORCHID DESIGNS. (IOD IS A LINE OF DÉCOR MOULDS, IMAGE TRANSFERS, PAINT INLAYS, AND DÉCOR STAMPS CREATED TO TAKE YOUR DIY PROJECTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL.) THE SPACE IS USED FOR DIY CLASSES WHERE YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO PAIR THE TWO LINES, CREATING BEAUTIFUL HOME DÉCOR PROJECTS. ONCE YOU LEARN HOW, YOU CAN PURCHASE EVERY ITEM USED IN CLASS SO YOUCAN START CREATING AT HOME ON YOUR OWN. OWNER SUSAN ROBINSON AND HER HUSBAND RICH MOVED TO INMAN 10 YEARS AGO FROM BUFFALO, NY. AFTER A 30-YEAR CAREER AS A HAIRDRESSER, SUSAN STARTED TO DABBLE IN PAINTING AND REFINISHING VINTAGE FURNITURE. THE HOBBY QUICKLY TURNED INTO A PASSION AND THAT IS HOW VINTAGE RESTORE & MORE CAME TO BE. AFTER HAVING A SMALL STORE ON HIGHWAY 9 FOR TWO YEARS, SHE QUICKLY OUTGREW THE SPACE AND STARTED LOOKING FOR A LARGER SPACE. AFTER RENOVATING THE 100-YEAR-OLD, ONCE FORMER POST OFFICE, 35 N. MAIN ST IS NOW HOME FOR VINTAGE RESTORE & MORE.
THE STORE ALSO HIGHLITES THE WORK OF HER FELLOW ARTISTS AND INMANITES, LORIE JOHNSON AND BONNIE SCHISSLER. LORIE IS THE OWNER OF CRAZY GOOD JEWELRY, BEAUTIFUL HANDCRAFTED ECLECTIC NECKLACES, EARRINGS AND BRACELETS. BONNIE OF SOUTHERN COMFORTABLE CREATIONS OFFERS UNIQUE HANDSEWN PILLOWS, NEEDLE FELTING, FURNITURE REFINISHING, AMONG OTHER UPCYCLED CREATIONS.
THE CLASSROOM IS AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE PARTIES. WHAT A GREAT WAY TO CELEBRATE A BIRTHDAY, BACHLORETTE, OR TEAM BUILDING .YOU CAN FIND THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES AND SIGN UP AT WWW.VINTAGERESTOREANDMORE.COMOR CALL 864-274-3702 FOR MORE INFORMATION. NOW IS A PERFECT TIME TO STOP IN FOR SOME WONDERFUL HOLIDAY GIFTS AND OR GIFT CARDS.
THE STORE HOURS ARE: WEDNESDAY THRU FRIDAY, 12:00 -5:00 AND SATURDAY, 10:00 – 3:00.VINTAGE RESTORE AND MORE…… 35 NORTH MAIN STREET, DOWNTOWN INMAN.
THE STORE ALSO HIGHLITES THE WORK OF HER FELLOW ARTISTS AND INMANITES, LORIE JOHNSON AND BONNIE SCHISSLER. LORIE IS THE OWNER OF CRAZY GOOD JEWELRY, BEAUTIFUL HANDCRAFTED ECLECTIC NECKLACES, EARRINGS AND BRACELETS. BONNIE OF SOUTHERN COMFORTABLE CREATIONS OFFERS UNIQUE HANDSEWN PILLOWS, NEEDLE FELTING, FURNITURE REFINISHING, AMONG OTHER UPCYCLED CREATIONS.
THE CLASSROOM IS AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE PARTIES. WHAT A GREAT WAY TO CELEBRATE A BIRTHDAY, BACHLORETTE, OR TEAM BUILDING .YOU CAN FIND THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES AND SIGN UP AT WWW.VINTAGERESTOREANDMORE.COMOR CALL 864-274-3702 FOR MORE INFORMATION. NOW IS A PERFECT TIME TO STOP IN FOR SOME WONDERFUL HOLIDAY GIFTS AND OR GIFT CARDS.
THE STORE HOURS ARE: WEDNESDAY THRU FRIDAY, 12:00 -5:00 AND SATURDAY, 10:00 – 3:00.VINTAGE RESTORE AND MORE…… 35 NORTH MAIN STREET, DOWNTOWN INMAN.
INMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE… SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS ► KEMPSON REXALL BY DEBBY VOTTA
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KEMPSON REXALL IS A HISTORIC PHARMACY, SODA FOUNTAIN, AND RETAIL STORE ALL IN ONE. LOCATED IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN INMAN.
OWNERS HUSBAND AND WIFE, SANDY AND MARIANNE MCELVEEN HAVE QUITE THE PRECIOUS GEM. “ THEY FEEL THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN A GIFT TO OWN AND OPERATE SUCH AN AMAZING BUSINESS IN INMAN”.
ON THE PHARMACY SIDE OF THE BUSINESS IS OWNER MARIANNE. A PHARMACIST WITH OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE. MARIANNE WORKED AT KEMPSON’S AS A PHARMACIST BEFORE TAKING OWNERSHIP IN AUGUST 2021. LEE-ANN , PREVIOUSLY WORKED AT KEMPSON’S AS A PHARMACY INTERN, MANY YEARS AGO BEFORE GOING TO PHARMACY SCHOOL , RETURNED AS THEIR NEWLY HIRED PHARMACIST. MEG, IS KEMPSON’S LEAD PHARMACY TECHNICIAN, SHE ALSO HAS OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE. CRYSTAL IS KEMPSON’S NEWLY HIRED PHARMCY TECHNICIAN WHO WORKS ALONG SIDE MEG. CRYSTAL HAS 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE. THEY ARE A FULL- SERVICE PHARMACY, ACCEPTING ALL MAJOR INSURANCE PLANS, COMPETITIVE ON PRESCRIPTION PRICING. THEY ALSO OFFER MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT AND YEARLY REVIEWS, SOMETHING THAT YOU MAY NOT GET WITH THE BIG CHAIN OPERATIONS. ABOVE ALL, KIND CARING AND PERSONALIZED SERVICE. ON THE SODA FOUNTAIN SIDE OF THE BUSINESS, YOU WILL SEE MARCEL “AKA MOM” AND MISS LYDIA. WHEN SANDY IS NOT WORKING AT HIS FULL TIME JOB AT AT&T, YOU WILL FIND HIM BEHIND THE COUNTER DOING WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE. SANDY ALSO LOVES TO DO RESEARCH ON HISTORIC SODA FOUNTAINS, LEARNING THEIR HISTORY AND PRODUCTS.
DID WE MENTION THE ICE CREAM, OH BOY!! THE BRAND OF ICE CREAM THEY SERVE IS “CHOCOLATE SHOPPE” WHICH IS THE SUPER-PREMIUM BRAND WITH A FULL-BODIED TASTE ON THE MARKET. (THE ZANZIBAR CHOCOLATE IS TO DIE FOR!) AT KEMPSON REXALL YOU WILL FIND MALTS, MILK SHAKES, SUNDAES, BANANA SPLITS AND IF YOU WANT TO TRY A FEW DIFFERENT FLAVORS THEY OFFER AN ICE CREAM PALETTE. THEY MAKE THE WAFFLE CONES AND WAFFLE BOWLS ON SITE FROM A UNIQUE RECIPE.NOW LET’S TALK HOT DOGS!! ALL BEEF, YOU CAN GET THEM PLAIN OR WITH SEVERAL TOPPINGS. MOM MARCEL’S HOMEMADE CHILI SAUCE, ONIONS, MUSTARD. DELICIOUS…. OH, AND WE CAN NOT FORGET THE BOILED PEANUTS!
ON THE RETAIL SIDE OF THE BUSINESS, YOU WILL FIND ITEMS THAT WILL TAKE YOU BACK IN TIME. A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE. I WILL NOT TELL YOU ANYTHING ELSE. YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO VISIT KEMPSON REXALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED! YOU MIGHT ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE OTHER 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES OF KEMPSON REXALL, THE MCELVEEN’S BOSTON TERRIER’S, PIPER, AND POPPY. THEY HAVE BEEN THE CENTER OF ATTRACTION AT SOME OF THE HOMETOWN EVENTS HERE IN INMAN.
FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED, THEY WILL MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE PART OF THEIR FAMILY. THANK YOU KEMPSON REXALL FOR HAVING YOUR BUSINESS IN INMAN AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A MEMBER OF THE INMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU!!a paragraph. Drag me to add paragraph to your block, write your own text and edit me.
ON THE RETAIL SIDE OF THE BUSINESS, YOU WILL FIND ITEMS THAT WILL TAKE YOU BACK IN TIME. A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE. I WILL NOT TELL YOU ANYTHING ELSE. YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO VISIT KEMPSON REXALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED! YOU MIGHT ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE OTHER 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES OF KEMPSON REXALL, THE MCELVEEN’S BOSTON TERRIER’S, PIPER, AND POPPY. THEY HAVE BEEN THE CENTER OF ATTRACTION AT SOME OF THE HOMETOWN EVENTS HERE IN INMAN.
FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED, THEY WILL MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE PART OF THEIR FAMILY. THANK YOU KEMPSON REXALL FOR HAVING YOUR BUSINESS IN INMAN AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A MEMBER OF THE INMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU!!a paragraph. Drag me to add paragraph to your block, write your own text and edit me.
KEMPSON REXALL 27 N. MAIN STREET INMAN, SC 29349 (864) 472-2136