File photo from 2020 Farmers Market (By Greg Rickabaugh)

   The Farmers Market in Fort Mill was such a success last year that the town is planning a six-month run from May to October.

   The Town started accepting applications this week. The details:

   The Farmers Market will begin Saturday, May 8 and continue through Oct. 30, 2021. The events will return to Fort Mill’s Veterans Park (106 N. White Street) and will be held 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each Saturday during its season.

   The Market offers a convenient place to purchase and sell local produce, farm/agricultural products, and handmade/handcrafted items. The Town will accept a limited number of businesses and other products.

   Applications to join the Farmers Market are now being accepted and will continue to be taken throughout the season.

    Town officials said they expect vendors and patrons to follow all COVID-19 Guidelines while at the Farmers Market and COVID-19 signage will be placed at the Market each week.

    Applications and information can be found on the Town’s website, www.fortmillsc.gov, or by contacting Events Coordinator Jacona Hester at jhester@fortmillsc.gov or (803) 487-5413.

Mac Banks is a 21-year newspaper veteran, working mostly for the Rock Hill Herald/Fort Mill Times as well as the Aiken Standard and the Lancaster News. He has won more than 60 awards from the S.C. Press...