This Week in Fort Mill History: Do you remember?

1997

▪ With little advance notice to school, fire or police personnel, Harris Street was closed to traffic for repairs on the bridge over Dye Branch.

▪ Suzanne Krause was leading a push to have the lower Main Street buildings, not already on the National Registry of Public Places, including the Center Theatre, to be placed on the list.

▪ Sean Hou, 11, Fort Mill Middle School sixth grader, advanced to the sixth round of the National Spelling Bee before being eliminated.

▪ Doug Kriner and Christina Flansburg were co-valedictorians and Catherine Barr was salutatorian at Fort Mill High School. Julie Blalack was valedictorian and Mikey Cook was salutatorian at Indian Land High School.

1977

▪ Michael Chase was valedictorian and Lorraine Fico was salutatorian at commencement exercises for the 124 graduates of the Class of 1977 at Fort Mill High School.

▪ The Indian Land High School Class of 1977 consisted of 55 graduates. Carol Richardson was valedictorian and Harold McDonald was salutatorian.

▪ Fort Mill’s sewer department waited weeks for a new aerator to arrive so the treatment plant could return to full capacity, but vandals destroyed the aerator shortly after it was installed.

▪ Donald Pittman, star athlete at Fort Mill High School, took home seven trophies from the All-Sports Banquet including Most Valuable Player in football and basketball and the Billy Marett Memorial Trophy.

1957

▪ This edition of the Times is missing.

1937

▪ W. H. Cook gave up his job as head mechanic at J. H. Greene Motor Company in order to open his own garage at the intersection of Spratt Street and River Road.

▪ J. B. Parks earned the distinction of being the first prisoner to escape from the new Fort Mill jail. He was apprehended in Charlotte and returned to Fort Mill.

1917

▪ This edition of the Times is missing.

This story was originally published June 6, 2017 at 2:38 PM with the headline "This Week in Fort Mill History: Do you remember?."