DiGiorgio wants Winthrop more infused in the community
Retiring Winthrop University President Anthony DiGiorgio says he wants the school he’s headed for 24 years to be infused in Rock Hill and not be a gated community. DiGiorgio spoke during Wednesday’s State of the Community Breakfast. DiGiorgio told those gathered at the Rock Hill Country Club that there’s every opportunity for a major active [...]
NAACP partners with Rock Hill Schools for first iPad parent demonstration
[codepeople-post-map]Ahead of Rock Hill School District’s Three’s roll-out of iPads to students in grades 4-8 this fall, the first of a number of parent demonstrations of the tablet computers is set for this week. The Rock Hill chapter of the NAACP is sponsoring the demonstration on Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m. at First Calvary [...]
York County employees may get extra paid holiday
York County Employees may soon enjoy an extra holiday as part of their benefits package. County Council Monday approved the second of three readings of the measure that brings the county’s total number of paid holidays to 11. Across the state, county governments offer an average of 11 paid holidays, with Chester County offering 14 [...]
Council OK’s deal to sell Knights Stadium to Cato for $844,000
Charlotte Knights Stadium in Fort Mill will officially be changing hands after the first of the year. York County Council Monday gave the green light to a plan to sell the 32-acre facility to the Cato Corporation which has already purchased 250 acres surrounding the site with plans for a future development. York County Economic [...]
Local emergency manager may be deployed to Oklahoma tornado devastation
Following Monday’s deadly tornado in Oklahoma, a local addition to federal emergency response crews is poised to head to the nation’s heartland if needed. York County Emergency Management Director Cotton Howell, who serves on the Federal Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT), said he has not yet been called to serve. Cotton was called to Haiti [...]
Call About Suspicious Person Leads Police to Suspect in Burglaries
A call to York Police about a suspicious person Friday led officers to charge a man with two burglaries. A news release from the department says after the call was made by a concerned citizen, police located a man matching the description given by the concerned caller. Officers began speaking to Jeremy Ezell Mullinax and [...]
Despite Heavy Lobbying, Hayes Opposes Garbage Bill
Legislation that would limit a county’s control over local garbage service and put that control in the hands of national trash corporations is stuck in the Senate, despite easily passing the House. Millions have been spent by former lawmakers to influence their ex-colleagues on the garbage bill, also known as the Business Freedom to Choose [...]
