Two plays start their 2-weekend run today. First up, the Fort Mill Playhouse is featuring “The Dixie Swim Club” which begins tonight at 7:30 p.m. The show runs this weekend and next weekend and looks to be a lot of fun. It stars a few locals – Carol Weiner, Jennifer Hubbard, Elyse Williams, Constance Collins and Karen Lee. For more information about tickets or showtimes, call (803) 548-8102.

For one weekend only, Fort Mill High Chorus Department is presenting the musical “The Wedding Singer,” based on the funny Adam Sandler movie that co-starred Drew Barrymore. The musical originated on Broadway and had decent reviews, so I’m sure the FMHS chorus is going to have a great time putting on this production. For more information you are welcome to call Michael Dove at (803) 548-8288.

Whenever I hear about bomb threats at high schools I envision two sophomores thinking it would be fun to get out of that Spanish test they didn’t study for, hovering around a phone, attempting to sound manly while claiming they planted a bomb.

Not cool, guys.

Fortunately, smarter heads than mine prevail at FMHS, and as of just over an hour ago police were still searching the building, and most students were off campus by 2:30 p.m. Since buses were used to keep students out of the rain at the stadium (which is where the students go when evacuated from the school), the potential for a major delay around town was significant – the same buses used to hold the FMHS students are the same ones that pick up elementary school students at 2:30 p.m. to take them home. However, elementary school buses mostly ran on time despite the events at FMHS.

When the search is done and the school declared safe, law enforcement will allow students and faculty to return to collect their belongings.

Update: The police have completed their search (nothing was found) and so school will open on schedule tomorrow morning.

You’ve no doubt seen the signs around town, but at the end of this month (March 26-31 to be exact), Fort Mill High School is putting on a show! This season it’s “Peter Pan,” the story of the boy who refuses to grow up and likes to fight with pirates.

Tickets are on sale now and it’s something I’d recommend for the whole family. The ScoopMill family saw their production of “High School Musical” last year and thoroughly enjoyed it!

Tickets are $12 for general admission, and students can get tickets for $6. If you decide not to buy tickets through the website (which charges a $1.75 fee per ticket), 200 seats will be available at the door each night of the show. That may sound like a lot – but you’ll be surprised how quickly those tickets sell! We’ll see you at the show!