Do you remember?

1996

▪ Rochelle Bouler of Pelham Lane, Fort Mill, was crowned Miss Fort Mill High in the Fort Mill High School auditorium.

▪ Three Fort Mill Yellow Jacket football players signed with college teams. DeWayne Lundy signed with North Greenville, Jason Honeycutt with Liberty, and Robert Mackey with Winston-Salem State.

▪ Fort Mill’s basketball team won the Catawba River Middle School Conference Tournament Championship by defeating Clover 62-34 in the championship game.

▪ Richard Carter, Fort Mill School board member, was recognized by the South Carolina School Boards Association for 10 years of service on the local board.

1976

▪ The arrest of a 20-year-old man inside the Fort Mill Church of the Nazarene sparked a storm of protests by church members.

▪ Harry Hallman, local businessman and member of Fort Mill City Council, and Mrs. Isabell Palmer, a veteran math teacher, received Distinguished Service Awards at the first annual Fort Mill Jaycees’ DSA banquet.

▪ Mike Hunsucker was named Fireman of the Year by the Flint Hill VFD. Jerry Chapman was named Junior Fireman of the year.

▪ The directors of the Fort Mill Chamber of Commerce met with George Ackerman, chairman of the Bicentennial Committee, to discuss plans for Fort Mill’s Bicentennial Celebration.

1956

▪ SM/1 Herbert Mauk, U.S.N., spoke to the boys of the junior and senior classes at Fort Mill High School on the importance of staying in school and graduating.

▪ Donald F. Vorreyer, principal of Fort Mill Central School, was elected president of the York County Teachers Association.

1936

▪ The Fort Mill Police force was increased to three regular officers with the employment of J. L. Talley as night policeman.

▪ A filling station operated by Culp Bros., which adjoined their grocery store and ice plant, was completely destroyed by fire.

1916

▪ Mr. Dewey Brackett and Miss Lillian Potts, a popular young couple of the Milfort mill village, were married at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Van Dawson Potts.

▪ Notable improvements were made to the interior of the Majestic Theatre, Main Street, Fort Mill, including an elevated floor and nicely papered walls.

This story was originally published February 13, 2016 at 10:00 PM with the headline "Do you remember?."