Today's Features

I walked by the county jail and library on my way to Lancaster High School just about every day.

I was always fascinated when I stopped by the old library at the corner of Gay and French Streets.

To me, it was amazing to watch librarian Miss Robbie Horton work. 

While I struggled to find stuff using the formula Melvil Dewey devised, she never did. 

Shucks, Miss Robbie made it look easy; she knew where every book and volume was. She was the best book finder and put ’er backer I ever saw.   

Homer and Brenda Harmon of Great Falls were in Rock Hill when they decided to eat at Kentucky Fried Chicken.

“We went in to eat, but we didn’t get to,” Homer said.

That’s because Homer was outfitted in white pants, a white jacket with a black handkerchief tucked inside and a white shirt with his colonel’s “signature” string tie. He wore framed glasses and carried a walking cane.

    The teacher who had a special love for reading now has a special place in her honor at the school she loved.

In May, members of the late Kathy Emory’s family, colleagues and friends dedicated the Miss Kathy Emory Outdoor Reading Classroom at McDonald Green Elementary School.

Emory died Dec. 24, 2010, after battling colon cancer for more than two years. She was 52. 

Emory served on the McDonald Green staff for more than 30 years as a fourth grade teacher and media specialist. 

 The state’s 2011 peach crop is shaping up as answered prayer.

“It’s excellent,” said Dr. Desmond Layne, a horticulture professor at Clemson University and a state fruit specialist. “The crop is very juicy with good size, good volume and an excellent quality.