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When it rains, it pours mud. Lake Wylie residents say there has to be a fix soon

Lake Wylie, South Carolina is seeing reports of mud washing into Lake Wylie from construction sites.

It’s a pill no one wants to use. But in parts of York County, it could be important.

Lake Wylie, South Carolina and other communities around Catawba Nuclear State like Tega Cay, Fort Mill, Rock Hill, Steele Creek, Clover and York can get potassium iodide pills.

Night Sounds

Tega Cay Food Truck Rally features Sonic Rewind with classic rock hits

Sonic Rewind is based in Tega Cay/Fort Mill so, in guitarist/lead vocalist Joe Millo’s words, “we’ll be playing for our hometown crowd, for our neighbors and this will be fun.”

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Not so fast on those 178 homes in Lake Wylie. They’re on hold. But for how long?

The York County, South Carolina planning commission voted to recommend denial of a rezoning that would bring 178 homes to Lake Wylie.

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Police officer in Fort Mill shoots and kills big dog while protecting a smaller one

Police in Fort Mill, South Carolina shot and killed a stray dog police say tried to bite an officer who was responding to a call.

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Using firecrackers as an air freshener? Police in Fort Mill were not amused

Police in Fort Mill, South Carolina were called to assist firefighters with a fire at a construction site where firecrackers were put to unusual use.

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Buying or selling online? See what’s making Tega Cay a good place to do it.

Tega Cay, South Carolina police are working to make online deals safer by providing a place to meet up to make a transaction.

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Will new Pennies bypass in Lake Wylie do more harm than good? Some residents think so.

One Clover, South Carolina resident thinks a new road from U.S. 321 to Barrett Road in Lake Wylie will do more harm than good.

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School starts Thursday, allow a bit more travel time

School starts Thursday morning for more than 60,000 public school students in York, Lancaster and Chester counties.

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A Fort Mill hotel. Lake Wylie restaurant. Retail, homes, industrial. See what’s next.

York County, South Carolina planners have several large projects in discussions with property owners in the Fort Mill and Lake Wylie areas.

Local

Winning Powerball ticket sold in Fort Mill

If you bought a Powerball ticket for last Saturday’s drawing at Miller’s Produce, check your numbers. A $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold at at the store on S.C. 51 in Fort Mill.

Education

Clover schools name district teacher of the year

The Clover community and educators have named a sixth-grade science teacher as District Teacher of the Year.

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Where are you watching the eclipse? The public is invited to Fort Mill’s ASC Greenway

The Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill and the Settlemyre Planerarium in Rock Hill, both in South Carolina, will hold eclipse viewing events Aug. 21.

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Fort Mill hasn’t seen the likes of this since James Withers’ beard

Fort Mill, South Carolina doesn’t have much history with total solar eclipses. The history it does have goes way, way back.

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Greater Lake Wylie Progressives say they organized to impact elections and policy

Members of the recently formed Greater Lake Wylie Progressives say they are frustrated with seeing mostly Republican candidates run unopposed in South Carolina elections.

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Resident shows runoff problems in Lake Wylie

A Lake Wylie SC resident shows runoff concerns near her home on Mill Creek.

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This week in Fort Mill history: Do you remember?

1977: Fort Mill’s Chief of Police for the past five years, Floyd Foss, resigned effective Oct. 15

Local

Loaf of bread, rack of ribs and pot of water in midst of Fort Mill domestic squabble

Deputies in York County, South Carolina were called to a domestic argument Sunday involving a rack of ribs, a boiling pot of water, and a loaf of bread opened on the side.

Indian Land churches team up with Second Harvest to feed residents in need

A Second Harvest Mobile Food Pantry came to a church in Indian Land, South Carolina Monday to help low income residents. A near decade old partnership made it possible.

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