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The South Carolina-based nonprofit Aqua Angels wants to make sure everyone has access to swim lessons.

Brookside Pool is scheduled to be open 1 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. starting Saturday. The pool is located at 209 Parkside Dr. in Ashland.

An upstate nonprofit is working to give people the chance the dive into learning a vital skill, swimming.

Jul 26, 2021 Photo: Getty Images Children jumped off the high dive, participated in games and danced to a DJ during Ashland’s second “The Big Splash!” Saturday. According to Richland Source, the event at Brookside Pool from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. included free entrance and a free meal for children under 15 years of age. The purpose is to give every child the chance to get a first-class, wonderful, fun experience at no cost,” Ashland Mayor Matt Miller said at the start of Saturday’s event.

July 20 meeting KEY ACTION Rezoning of land along South Baney Road, which is behind the Ashland County Fairgrounds, will be heard by the planning commission at the Sept. 7 council meeting.   DISCUSSION The request comes from a want to transfer the property to a high business district instead of a residential district, Mayor Matt Miller said. If the property is rezoned to a high business district, this will allow the future site to be used for the Homeward Bound Dog Shelter, an estimated 6,000-square-foot project.  The shelter would house dogs and serve as a kennel as well as having a reta...