Winthrop University will receive $416,476 in federal stimulus assistance to replace an underground steam line that runs through the Peabody field on Alumni Drive. Construction on replacing portions of the 418-foot line started last month and is expected to last until early 2010.

COLUMBIA Food Lion is asking customers to return some ground beef because the chain received shipments that are part of a nationwide E. coli recall.

Voters head to the polls today to elect a state representative in northern York County, school board members in Fort Mill and mayors and council members in Tega Cay and Sharon.

FORT MILL A public ceremony honoring the 105-member Fort Mill National Guard unit, which is leaving next week for training before eventual deployment, is set for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Rock Hill American Legion post, according to military officials.

Police have identified the body found near Clover last week as that of a 17-year-old from Gastonia, N.C. York County sheriff's deputies are investigating the case as a homicide.

A community meeting held at Fort Mill Elementary School, gave officials from the Department of Health and Environmental Control and residents of the Foxwood community a forum to discuss contaminants in the neighborhood's water supply and the discoloration, bad odor and chemical taste of the water.

Animal control officers in York County soon will be able to write tickets and issue court summonses to pet owners found in violation of the county's animal cruelty law.

Four York County high school choirs are among 13 in South Carolina that are working on a musical collaboration with SC ETV. The aim is to create a program that will air in March 2010.

Amato is emergency services director for the Upper Palmetto chapter of the American Red Cross, which covers York, Chester and Lancaster counties. The Herald talked with Amato about her new role on the Red Cross National Disaster Advisory Council, made up of 13 people from across the country:

LANCASTER As angry constituents grilled U.S. Rep. John Spratt at a health care town hall, a man sat quietly in the back of the room, scribbling notes on a pad.

A Rock Hill man was struck by a bullet fired on Robinson Street on Sunday, police said.

COLUMBIA, S.C. A Republican South Carolina state senator is challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. John Spratt in 2010.

A Rock Hill man was struck by a bullet fired on Robinson Street Sunday, police say.

A man was stabbed Sunday when he refused to give his cigarettes away.

York County will hold a public ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Rock Hill American Legion post to honor National Guardsmen activated for probable deployment to Afghanistan, according to Maj. Coral Dobson, executive officer for the 178th Engineer Battalion of the S.C. Army National Guard.

CHESTER A Chester nightclub was shut down this weekend and a Rock Hill man charged after police found that the club was selling alcohol without a license.

When Cameron Bunce was a freshman at Winthrop University four years ago, his yellow mountain bike was one of four chained to the single rack in front of the Rutledge Building. Now, his red Schwinn racer has nicks and dings from being parked among more than a dozen at the same spot.

FORT MILL More than 100 people showed up on a rainy Sunday night to hear Fort Mill school board candidates answer questions from black families concerned about how their children are faring in the school system.

FORT MILL Three North Carolina residents face forgery charges after deputies say they used dozens of counterfeit $20 bills at Carowinds on Saturday.

Art on display: The Foundations Exhibition exhibit opens in the Lewandowski Student Gallery at Winthrop University. This exhibition showcases a selection of freshman artwork juried by the faculty of fine arts. The exhibit is free and open to the public until Nov. 19. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.