This week in Fort Mill history: Bowles named CEO in 1997

1997

▪ Crandall Close Bowles was named Springs’ Chief Executive Officer. Bowles was the first woman and the family’s fifth generation to occupy the textile giant’s top seat.

▪ The Fort Mill school board named Marine Major David Damn as coordinator of the school system’s troubled transportation department.

▪ Melinda Helms and Mike Tate combined almost 40 years of restaurant experience to open The Firehouse Grill at 2760 Highway 21 Business in Fort Mill.

▪ Adam Mosher won the Hugh White MVP award at the Fort Mill High School Annual Fall Sports Awards Program. Mosher and Brian Osborne were named football team captains.

1977

▪ Fort Mill’s basketball teams opened their season with sweeps of Blacksburg and Lancaster. The Jackets defeated Blacksburg 44-39 and Lancaster 65-44. The Jackettes won 50-33 and 54-33.

▪ An assault on a 62-year-old Dr. Ralph Bunch Street man resulted in painful injuries to the victim who was asleep when the beating began.

▪ St. John’s United Methodist Church presented a living manger scene at the corner of Tom Hall and Monroe White Streets.

▪ A State Board of Education objective concerning student discipline was adopted by the Fort Mill School District 4 Board of Trustees.

1957

▪ The Fort Mill High School Yellow Jackettes were undefeated after four games having defeated Indian Land, Clover, York and WTS. Norma Gayle Lytle and Shirley Hucks were leading the team.

▪ The Beta Club at Fort Mill High School sponsored the sale of Amy Lou seamless hose, $1 a pair, to help fund its trip to the State Beta Club Convention.

1937

▪ A Christmas Cantata, “The Infant King,” was given at the First Baptist Church of Fort Mill.

▪ In an effort to make conditions more sanitary for those living within the city limits, the WPA had recently began building sanitary toilets for anyone who was interested.

1917

▪ According to weather bureau records, the weather of the past 10 days had been the most severe in this section since 1904.

▪ The present spell of bad weather was greatly retarding work on the new Catawba River bridge between Fort Mill and Rock Hill.

This story was originally published December 19, 2017 at 4:17 PM with the headline "This week in Fort Mill history: Bowles named CEO in 1997."