Fort Mill Times

Kids enjoy the 15th Annual Celebrate Van Wyck Festival, where the Van Wyck Express is always a big hit.

It’s signed. It’s sealed. And when it’s delivered, the Town of Van Wyck will be born.

Van Wyck, South Carolina, will become a town with its new certificate of incorporation from the South Carolina Secretary of State.

Fort Mill Times

As more traffic flows through Fort Mill, police are watching high-volume roads

If you’re driving on one of Fort Mill’s main roads, it’s advisable to watch your speed because the Fort Mill, South Carolina Police Dept. has stepped up patrols.

An enrollment freeze goes into effect Sept. 15 at Doby's Bridge Elementary School in Fort Mill, which opened four years ago.

Education

Fort Mill schools freeze new student enrollment at Doby’s Bridge Elementary

Students who have not enrolled or registered for Doby’s Bridge Elementary School in Fort Mill, South Carolina by Sept. 15 will be assigned to another elementary school.

York County Council voted Aug. 21 to move along an ordinance upping or adding fees for building, zoning and other planning matters throughout the development process.

Fort Mill Times

Soon it could cost more to build in York County. But would a hike slow development?

York County Council in South Carolina is looking at new and increased fees related to building in the county. The move is designed to offset costs for county planners.

Local

Tega Cay wants to brand Catawba Park. How much are you willing to pay to market it?

A proposed donation to a Catawba Park marketing plan is a throwback to “1982,” the year that the city of Tega Cay, South Carolina was incorporated.

Crime

Fort Mill man faces child pornography charges

A Fort Mill man is charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, according to South Carolina Attorney General’s office.

Crime

Killer in botched Fort Mill drug robbery, car trunk murder pleads guilty

David Kucinski, 22, of Fort Mill, pleaded guilty to murder before a trial started Tuesday to the 2016 killing of Randy Tran in a botched drug robbery in the Lancaster County, South Carolina Indian Land area.

Five roads combining for almost 9,900 feet of pavement made the list of repair projects the town of Fort Mill sent to the county for approval. If approved, the projects would be paid for with C-fund money that comes from the state’s fuel tax.

Fort Mill Times

Of all the roads needing resurfacing in Fort Mill, a list emerges. What may get done?

Fort Mill, South Carolina has a list of roads that need resurfacing through the state C-fund program. York County Council will have final say.

Sediment, and possibly sewage, spilled into Lake Wylie, according to the Catwaba Riverkeeper Foundation.

Fort Mill Times

Runoff, possible sewage spill reported in Lake Wylie, just upstream of Tega Cay

The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation is reporting a sediment and possible sewage spill into Lake Wylie, near Tega Cay, South Carolina.

Fort Mill Times

It’s Fort Mill. It’s nature. So of course it drew a crowd for the solar eclipse.

The Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill, South Carolina drew a crowd of hundreds for the solar eclipse Monday afternoon.

Several new hotels opened the past couple of years in Fort Mill. Others, in town or nearby, are in various stages of discussion. Each new opening in town adds to the 3 percent local and 2 percent state tax collected.

Fort Mill Times

A Fort Mill overnight trip. A bill. That tax money? It’s history. And strawberries.

The tax on overnight stays in Fort Mill, South Carolina is generating more and more revenue as hotels open in town. That revenue goes in several directions.

Mary Beth Knapp of the Humane society of York County in Fort Mill gets a kiss from Odie, one of the dogs staying at the shelter until he finds his “forever” home. Mark your calendar for the shelter’s eighth-annual Dog Gone Good Time Festival Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Walter Y. Elisha Park in downtown Fort Mill.

Fort Mill Times

Vendors, sponsors needed for Fort Mill festival benefiting the Humane Society

The eighth-annual Dog Gone Good Time Festival for the Humane Society of York County is Sept. 30 at Walter Y. Elisha Park in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Fort Mill Times

Our opinion: Popularity of the Catawba River might be growing too fast in Fort Mill

A surge in recreational use of the Catawba River brings to mind the old saying about too much of a good thing, especially on the Fort Mill, South Carolina side.

Local

Powerball ticket worth $2 million sold in Fort Mill

The ticket sold in Fort Mill matched all five white ball numbers drawn.

Local

At 105, Fort Mill resident still enjoys family, friends and cake

May Taylor, a resident at Autumn Leaves Memory Care in Fort Mill, South Carolina turned 105 Sunday. Residents joined her family and friends in the celebration.

Fort Mill Times

Watch your speed, Casey Jones: Fort Police keeping a closer eye on some main roads

Fort Mill police are paying special attention to some high-traffic roads where residents have complained about drivers going at excessive speeds.

High School Football

Surprised by Clover’s 56 points in opener? Brian Lane is not

Many were surprised by Clover’s 56 point-outburst in its season-opening win over Ashbrook, considering the Blue Eagles dramatically switched offensive schemes during the offseason. Clover coach Brian Lane was not among those that were caught off guard.