Red Cross sets $115k goal for York, Chester, Lancaster Co. Heroes Campaign
With a combined goal of more than 100-thousand dollars, the three area chapters of the American Red Cross held a preview to the agency’s annual heroes dinner last night at Rock Hill’s White Home, hoping to jumpstart fundraising efforts in the tri-county area. State Senator Wes Hayes is chairman of the Red Cross’ Heroes Campaign. [...]
Grits stop welcomes far-away visitors to SC
York County Tourism Leaders took part in the annual Grits Stop Friday at the South Carolina Welcome Center as part of National Tourism Week. York County Convention and Visitors Bureau Sports Tourism Manager Auvis Cole was on hand for the event. John Piper of Philadelphia, Pa., stopped in at the Fort Mill Welcome Center Friday [...]
Felder, Rinehart, Williams to seek petition candidacy for office
With the June 12th primary just under a month away, one York County Council hopeful says he’s not fazed by his name being stricken from the ballot two week ago after the state supreme court ruled he and 182 other candidates statewide incorrectly filed paperwork for office. York County Council District 6 hopeful Gary Williams [...]
Researcher: Obama’s support of gay marriage won’t hurt his re-election
A prominent Winthrop University political science professor and researcher says President Obama’s recent support of same-sex marriage will not hurt his re-election chances. Dr. Scott Huffmon said on Friday’s edition of Straight Talk on WRHI that most people who are adamantly opposed to gay marriage aren’t going to vote for Obama anyway. Huffmon says what [...]
Ex-Catawbas Chief seeking new site for Catawba River Bridge
As plans to build another bridge over the Catawba River connecting Rock Hill to Fort Mill progress, some state and local leaders are not convinced that the proposed location of the bridge is the proper one. Former Catawba Indian Nation Chief Donald Rogers says the bridge would cut right through Culture and Heritage Museum property. [...]
2 dead in Lancaster County shooting
A second man is confirmed dead in a shooting in Lancaster County Wednesday night. Sheriff Barry Faile Thursday confirmed 25-year-old Mardrikus Belk of Lancaster died this Wednesday after he was shot outside a home on Old Blackmon Lane. A release Friday from the Sheriff’s Office says deputies found 39-year-old Stephen Lamont Westbrook in the driveway of [...]
$1B research ‘ghost town’ in NM to be based on Rock Hill
It sounds like a few pages torn from the script of the 1998 Jim Carey Film “The Truman Show,” but in just a few short years, a global research firm will cut the ribbon on a $1 Billion, 15-square mile ghost town. And it’s all based on the city of Rock Hill. Washington, D.C.-based Pegasus [...]
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