May 29, 2012, 1:47 pm The future of a proposed bridge over the Catawba River north of I-77 seems to be in question after transportation planners decided Friday to halt future research on the bridge that would connect Mount Gallant Road in Rock Hill with Sutton Road in Fort Mill. State Representative Ralph Norman led the motion to turn down [...] Read More
April 30, 2012, 9:49 pm Sparks flew Monday night as the two Republican candidates for York County Council’s District 6 seat stood before hundreds of voters at the lone debate leading up to the June 12th primary. Incumbent Britt Blackwell sparred with challenger Gary Williams over Williams’ support of former Congressman John Spratt and Blackwell’s alleged efforts to break up [...] Read More
April 23, 2012, 10:38 pm It was standing room only Monday night in York County Council chambers as more than a hundred people turned out in opposition of changes to the county’s Unified Development Ordinance. Dissent Monday for the plan came from developers, builders, and private citizens who said the plan went too far in infringing on people’s rights. Lake [...] Read More
February 28, 2012, 8:36 pm Rock Hill representative Ralph Norman was the lone dissenting vote in a house decision Wednesday that was nearly unanimous in overriding a veto from Governor Nikki Haley. Tuesday, Haley vetoed a resolution by the house blocking the dredging of the Savannah River. Norman told WRHI late Wednesday that there was no reason for him to [...] Read More
February 13, 2012, 2:51 pm Charlotte based Senior Living Communities and Tega Cay City officials annnounced Monday a brand new, 130-bed senior center in York County. The 130-thousand square foot facility will go by the name Well More and is expected to be open by January 2014. State Representavie Ralph Norman says the facility will also create 130 local jobs. [...] Read More
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