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
Remembering Dad
Daddy, Dear Daddy, long gone on to that other world, but beautiful and, sometimes, painful memories linger!
Good Behavior Starts at Home
One of the most disturbing trends in society, in regard to children, is people who feel they will be arrested for disciplining their children.