This Week In History

1993: The Rev. J. Taylor Campbell was appointed pastor of St. John’s United Methodist Church succeeding Rev. James Hood.

1993: Three persons, including a Fort Mill woman and a Tega Cay marina operator, were killed when a 26-foot cruiser collided with a 19-foot fishing boat on Lake Wylie.

1993: Earl Simpson, Commander of Eli Bailes Post #43 of the American Legion, spoke at Memorial Day ceremonies at Unity Cemetery.

1993: First Baptist Church of Fort Mill was receiving money and offers of classroom space in the weeks following a fire that heavily damaged the church.

1993: Ruben Potts and Anna Sides were named Mr. and Miss Yellow Jacket at the Fort Mill High School Spring Sports Banquet.

1993: Two youths charged in the pistol slaying of a Fort Mill boy pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of involuntary manslaughter. The pair was originally facing murder charges.

1993: The Fort Mill School Board voted to charge Fort Mill High School students who drive to school $15 a semester to help pay for security in the student parking lot.

1993: Fort Mill voters, by a 52-28 vote, approved a binding referendum guaranteeing non-partisan elections for city council.

1993: The Boys and Girls Clubs of York County had already raised $15,000 for their Steak and Burger fund raiser to be held at Knights Castle.

1993: Tom Thomasson, business manager of the Fort Mill Telephone Company, was named Citizen of the Year by the Fort Mill Chamber of Commerce.

1993: The First Baptist Church educational building, gutted in a recent fire, was demolished by two wrecking crews.

1993: The Fort Mill High School band booster club sponsored four benefit performances of the Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus at the Galleria Mall in Rock Hill.

1993: The Fort Mill community buried Steve Spratt, 12, outstanding student and athlete at Fort Mill Middle School. The young resident died of a gunshot wound. Two boys, ages 13 and 14, were charged with murder.

1993: A four inch snowfall, part of the storm of the century, blanketed Fort Mill Township.

1993: Fort Mill and Tega Cay began curbside recycling. Tega Cay had city wide collections twice a month. Fort Mill started with once a week collections in Whiteville Park.