Carolina Small Town Voices

Hosted by J.D. Ross | Produced by The Circle of the Panda There's something about a small town that gets into your heart — the way everyone waves, the sense that people actually mean it when they ask how you're doing. Carolina Small Town Voices is a podcast dedicated to the values that small towns have always carried quietly: community, hospitality, knowing your neighbor's name, and slowing down long enough to actually live. Starting in Fort Mill, South Carolina — a town navigating the tension between rapid growth and deep roots — host J.D. Ross sits down with business owners, community leaders, longtime families, and newcomers who fell in love with a slower pace of life. Together, they explore what makes a community a community, and what it looks like to protect that. This is more than a podcast. It's a platform, a movement, and a growing archive of the stories and values that make small-town America worth preserving. The vision is bigger than one town — Carolina Small Town Voices aims to travel across the Carolinas and beyond. Whether you grew up on Main Street, moved away and carry it with you, or just feel that pull toward something quieter and more connected — this show is for you. One voice at a time.

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  A Family Legacy: Author: Angela Knape

  Aug 19, 202629 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Carolina Small Town Voices, JD sits down with author Angela Knape to talk about family, small-town memories, community, and the importance of preserving the stories and values passed down through generations.</p><p>Angela’s book, Edith Pauline: At Pike’s Place, grew out of memories of growing up near her grandparents’ family farm in northwest Ohio. She shares stories of Sunday dinners, gardens, quilting, cooking for neighbors, church, family traditions, and the simple ways people once cared for one another.</p><p>The conversation also explores Angela’s own journey as a writer, from a childh...

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  It is About the Connection: Christina Raine

  Aug 13, 202634 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Carolina Small Town Voices, J.D. Ross sits down with singer, songwriter, trivia host, and Fort Mill community member Christina Raine for a conversation about music, faith, purpose, aging, timing, and what it really means to be connected to the people around us.</p><p>Christina shares her journey from growing up in Nevada and Charlotte to becoming part of the Fort Mill community, and why she misses the “Mayberry” feel of the town she remembers. She talks about performing for seniors and how familiar songs can bring people back to themselves, even when memory has...

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  It is About the Connection - Christina Reine

  Aug 13, 202633 minS0

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  "Roots Give You Meaning": David Ward's 67 Years in Fort Mill

  Aug 12, 202634 minS1

  <p>David Ward has spent his entire life in Fort Mill, South Carolina — the same small town where his father served 47 years on the fire department before him. In this conversation, David shares what it means to have real roots: knowing neighbors by name across three and four generations, watching Main Street fade and come back to life, and finding purpose through a lifetime of quiet service.</p><p>We talk about the legendary Halloween "two-bagger," the Springs Close family's role in preserving Fort Mill's character, and what it takes for a small town to keep its soul when growth is...

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  Loving Your Neighbor — Lorne & Misti James on Faith, Family, and Small Town Life

  Aug 11, 202630 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Carolina Small Town Voices, host JD sits down with Lorne and Misti — a husband and wife who have built their lives around community, faith, and service in small town South Carolina. They share what drew them away from the Charlotte area and into a slower, more connected way of life, and why they've chosen to stay even as their town grows.</p><p>Lorne talks about running a water damage restoration company where the motto "Love Thy Neighbor" is literally written on the side of their trucks — and what it looks like to live that out...

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