York County’s Finest spent the day and night Thursday – and will continue Friday – to man the roof of the Krispy Kreme in Rock Hill. But it’s all for a good cause. This week, officers with the Rock Hill Police Department, York County Sheriff’s Office and the State Highway Patrol are giving up their [...]
Ready or not– iPads and one-to-one computing technology are on the way to your child’s classroom. And it’s likely happening faster than you think. Rock Hill School District Three approved a plan this spring to issued iPads to 8,100 fourth through eighth grade students. Thursday night, district staff met with parents to explain the program [...]
The Boys and Girls Clubs of York County Thursday honored two of their own – a graduating high school senior and the wife of a retiring university president. Both were honored for very different reasons, but as Clubs Chief Professional Officer David Carriker says, in the case of eight-year board member Gale DiGiorgio, her passion [...]
Following Monday’s deadly tornado in the Midwest, local efforts to help those afflicted by the twister are underway. Locally, the Red Cross and House of Bread International Church are teaming up to gather baby supplies, toiletries and shoes of all sizes. Upper Palmetto Red Cross Chapter spokeswoman Anna Kate Twitty says Red Cross volunteers are [...]
After nearly ten months away from their families, members of the 178th Combat Engineers Battalion are returning home at the end of this month. For weeks, rumors have flown across York County and the state about the unit’s return — but Family Readiness Group coordinator Anne Cash confirmed the May 31 arrival Wednesday. Cash says [...]
24 co-workers at a retail store in Charlotte are splitting a $2 million Powerball prize they won in this weekend’s drawing. After taxes, that’s about $56,000 each. The group told S.C. Education Lottery officials they pooled their money and bought 80 Powerball tickets from the K-Won Mart on S.C. 160 in Fort Mill. The group [...]
If you’re hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend, take comfort in the fact that South Carolina has the lowest gas prices in the nation. AAA-Carolinas says the average price of a gallon of gas in South Carolina is $3.24 a gallon, down 38 cents from peaking in late February. The motor club says roughly [...]
