Good morning, Fort Mill.

Candidate Mallory Dittmer, who feels at home in a town like ours, is campaigning for Congress to address cost-of-living and healthcare challenges in District 5.

She pledges reform — focusing on lowering prescription costs and improving healthcare — and urges voters to support her on November 3.

SCDOT will close the two right lanes of I-77 northbound between mile markers 81 and 82 starting today until Thursday, Oct.

22 for bridge deck repairs over Cherry Road, and drivers should slow down near the work zone.

Winthrop men’s golf will compete at the Furman Intercollegiate at Furman University Golf Club in Greenville today and tomorrow.

The team starts Sunday with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. and plays Monday from the first + tenth tees against 14 teams.

Local high school volleyball and tennis playoffs begin next week.

Nation Ford’s girls volleyball team, the overall No. 1 seed, earns a bye + plays on Oct. 26 at home while Fort Mill hosts Boiling Springs on Oct. 21 with winners advancing to the next round.

At the new Catawba Bend Preserve, distance runners competed in the Bob Jenkins Championship where Nation Ford captured the boys’ title and claimed the girls’ crown by tiebreaker over South Pointe — Ryan Pierson and Libba Faircloth won the individual races as teams prepare for state qualifiers.

On Friday night, Fort Mill ended a nearly decade-long wait by beating Rock Hill 9+7 after kicker Noah Hardy made an 18-yard field goal with 1:12 remaining.

The Yellow Jackets improved to 7+1 and will play the Northwestern Trojans next Friday.