This week in Fort Mill history, in 1998, school enrollment reached 5,000 students
1998
▪ Enrollment in the Fort Mill school system was expected to reach 5,000 students by opening day.
▪ The battle over the new dress code in Indian Land schools was going to court, according to an ACLU lawyer representing a group of angry parents.
▪ Keith Sandvoss, an investment representative for Edward Jones, said that he would soon open an office on Main Street.
▪ The Fort Mill School District named Ann Ledford, an 18-year veteran of Fort Mill High School, Teacher of the Year.
1978
▪ Four former Fort Mill Yellow Jackets were members of the 1978 Wofford Terrier Football team. They were: seniors Rick Cloninger and Randy Smith; Junior Chuck Mullinax; and freshman Paul Stuart.
▪ The cost of dying was going up in Fort Mill. City council voted to increase the price of burial lots by 25 percent.
▪ The Leroy Springs men’s softball team captured the Springs Cup by defeating Lancaster 9-8 in a game played at Chester.
▪ The Fort Mill High School varsity cheerleaders competed at a summer camp at the University of South Carolina and received a superior rating and competed for the grand championship.
1958
▪ The Springs team won the Fort Mill Midget League regular season and playoff championships. The team was led by Freddie Blackwelder, Larry Grant, Melvin Godfrey, Billy Sweatt and David Surratt.
▪ The Pineville Supermarket, at the stoplight in Pineville, N.C., held its grand opening with many giveaways, including a TV set and deep fat fryer.
1938
▪ The airport, which Capt. E. W. Springs had maintained at his home, was being doubled in size to two runways and would be lighted.
▪ A retaining wall, under construction on the Confederate Street side of the Fort Mill graded school, was nearing completion. The wall was several hundred feet long and would help prevent erosion.
1918
▪ The War Department ordered another registration to be held on Aug. 24 of all young men who had reached the age of 21.
▪ Lt. Elliott Springs suffered slight injuries when his airplane fell on the battlefield in France. Lt. Springs was engaging a Hun flier when his machine fell to the ground.
This story was originally published August 13, 2018 at 5:39 PM.