February 8, 2013, 1:21 pm Several hundred business, community and government leaders turned out Thursday night for the York County Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 14th annual meeting. Nearly a dozen business leaders were honored for their achievements. A special award was given to the Rock Hill Industrial Park on its 50th anniversary. Frank Barnes III accepted the honor. Wayne Wingate [...] Read More
February 8, 2013, 1:16 pm Voters in the Fort Mill School District will decide April 30th whether the district should borrow nearly $54 million that would allow both high schools to expand by 600 students and allow a new Riverview Elementary School to be built. The school board voted unanimously this week to put the bond referendum on the ballot. [...] Read More
February 4, 2013, 9:12 am The York County Sheriff’s Office has two more suspects in custody in the January 27th home invasion and shooting death of 31-year-old Shannon Jenkins on Neely’s Store Road. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Trent Faris says 24-year-old Dennis Bernard Page the Third and 24-year-old Rockyee Lamars Mobley are charged with murder, burglary, kidnapping, armed robbery and possession [...] Read More
January 30, 2013, 9:16 am Six people will make up the 2013 York County Sports Hall of Fame class. Ron Davis was a three-time tennis champion at Rock Hill High School. Davis was also a seven-time USTA singles champion and the top player at Winthrop University. Ivory Latta was a basketball star at York Comprehensive High School before playing at [...] Read More
January 18, 2013, 10:23 am News on the job front for the tri-county area and the state is not what everyone had hoped for with the release of December’s unemployment figures. York County’s rate experienced a 1.1 percent increase last month to 10.2 percent. Chester County’s jobless rate rose .6 percent to 13.1 percent in December, while Lancaster County’s rate [...] Read More
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