Lee County opens first homeless shelter to provide resources for community

BISHOPVILLE, S.C. — Lee County’s first and only homeless shelter is now open. After more than eight months of renovations, Lee County Shared Hope, Inc. is ready to provide shelter and resources for those who need it. “It’s a labor of love from people in this area who have done this,” treasurer Sam Burchfield explains about the shelter – located on North Dennis Avenue near Main Street – that aims to serve the more than 80 people in the community experiencing homelessness. “You drive by somebody sitting on the side of the road, you think, ‘That’s a bum.’ But that…