Watson Column: Just a kid’s game
By Chief Danny Watson There is nothing quite like kid’s sports. Any organized athletics where young adults are competing against one another just seems to bring out the worst in people. It’s exasperating to have to go to a game where six and seven year olds are playing baseball to arrest someone who is absolutely losing their mind about a kid’s game. Good behavior does not include calling the umpire a blind %&$# so in...
The Best Schools in the U.S. … and S.C.
Did you ever wonder what a truly great school looks like?
A Moment with the Manager – Summer Fun
By Natalie M. Zeigler, Hartsville City Manager Summer is quickly approaching which means soon school will be out and Hartsville’s youth will have a lot more free time. I like to take a moment each year to list some of the awesome activities geared for families and young people of varying ages during the summer months. There is plenty to see, do, and experience, until August rolls around. Here are a few favorites. 1.) Spend a day...
June When I Was a Boy
By Bill Shepard Wow! How fast time seems to be passing. It seems such a short time since I was writing about memories of May. Now we are ankle deep into the month of June, the month that is noted for weddings, watermelons and June-bugs! Ah, to be a boy again in June! The following lines are from my book Mill Village Boy_ “If I could be a boy again in June And chase after grasshoppers and butterflies Pull butter weeds for the...
Tips for maintaining neighborhood ponds
Many residential neighborhoods contain ponds and in some cases, the lots associated with these ponds have a higher value.
Simple, Easy and Wrong Answers for S.C.
“For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong.” H. L. Mencken