March 28, 2012, 9:30 pm Rock Hill School District Superintendent Lynn Moody says being passed over by the Greenville County school district in its search for a superintendent is a win-win situation before because she loves Rock Hill. Moody was one of three finalists for the position, which the Greenville County School Board filled late last night with its own [...] Read More
March 12, 2012, 8:46 pm Rock Hill School District leaders are embracing the proliferation of students with cell phones as a way to use them as an educational tool in the classroom. District spokeswoman Elaine Baker tells WRHI the board met last night to review a proposal to set the groundwork for allowing smartphones, tablet devices and laptops where they [...] Read More
March 12, 2012, 2:23 pm An education administrator in the Rock Hill School District has won a national award. South Pointe High School assistant principal Denise Khaalid has been named the National Association of Secondary School Principals-Virco National Assistant Principal of the year. A news release from the NASSP says Khaalid oversees a number of community and parent partnerships, coordinates [...] Read More
January 3, 2012, 2:40 pm Rock Hill police have arrested 49-year-old John Edward Burchfield after they say he brought a bomb-like device into the Citizens South bank on India Hook Road just after 9 o’clock this morning. Police say the man demanded money and told bank tellers he would detonate the device with a remote. The city’s bomb squad sent [...] Read More
December 19, 2011, 1:15 pm A Winthrop University professor received a prominent award and a local businessman received an honorary degree at Saturday’s graduation ceremony. While 300 students walked across the stage for their degrees, Rock Hill businessman Gary Williams was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. A native of Atlanta, Williams moved to Rock Hill in [...] Read More
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