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It’s the biggest issue in town. How five Fort Mill candidates aim to tackle it.

Candidates for Fort Mill Town Council talk about how they’d manage growth in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Game On is a proposed multiuse sportsplex and commercial development in Tega Cay.

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Tega Cay’s mega sports site won’t come until the homes do. This vote could help both.

The Game On development in Tega Cay, South Carolina is looking at a rezoning that would allow a shift in where townhomes go, and thus more commercial development.

Among other trends, fresh census data shows York County’s population rose 14 percent since the last official census in 2010 and that 74 percent of residents are white.

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All you ever wanted to know about York County, but needed a census bureau to ask.

The U.S. Census Bureau have complied some fresh numbers that offers a new look into York County, South Carolina demographics.

Tega Cay approved a lease with Clear Springs for more than 12 acres that would be pat of Catawaba Park, a 61-acre, waterfront site on New Gray Rock Road. It will be near Duke Energy’s Fort Mill access site below the Lake Wylie dam, where these two men are shown fishing.

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One down, one to grow. How Tega Cay took a big step toward creating Catawba Park.

Tega Cay, South Carolina has one of two leases needed to create Catawba Park.

Several name placards went unused when the Catawba Wateree River Basin Advisory Commission met in Huntersville, N.C., recently.

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When ‘dragons’ threaten Lake Wylie, they sit ready. But too many seats are empty.

Issues facing Lake Wylie, South Carolina often show up on Catawba Wateree River Basin Advisory Commission agendas. But the group is struggling to keep its seats filled.

Pastor Sam McGregor, left, and Patrice Gaines look at a former slave's headstone Wednesday at Allison Creek Presbyterian Church, which kicks off the Jazz at Allison Creek series Oct. 28.

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Historic York church is piecing the past together, one gravesite at a time

Allison Creek Presbyterian Church in York, South Carolina kicks off the Jazz at Allison Creek series Oct. 28. The shows will help pay for upkeep of Clay Hill Graveyard.

The Nation Ford Band performs during halftime of a football game against York last month. A special performance will be held 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at the high school.

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Nation Ford will perform in New York on Thanksgiving, but the show is top secret

The Nation Ford High School marching band in Fort Mill, South Carolina is planning a top-secret performance that will make its public debut during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

York County Council approved a funding agreement with the South Carolina Department of Transportation for the new diverging diamond traffic pattern at the Gold Hill Road/ I-77 interchange. This is an artist’s rendering of the design.

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I-77 and Gold Hill Road needs work. How York County will pay for the Fort Mill exit.

York County, South Carolina reached a financing agreement to fund the Fort Mill-area I-77 and Gold Hill Road interchange improvements from the 2011 Pennies for Progress vote.

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One flu case reported in York County

A case of the flu was reported last week in York County, according to health officials.

Duke Energy has a plan to raise target lake elevations for three of its largest lakes on the Catawba, including Lake Wylie.

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Data shows Lake Wylie can handle 6 more inches of water. So why won’t it happen for years?

Lake Wylie, South Carolina is one of three lakes that could see its target elevation raised as a way for Duke Energy to prevent against drought.

More than a dozen Indian Land addresses are changing because Lancaster County is using a new computer-aided dispatch system.

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A road, by any other name. Why some Indian Land homes are getting a new address.

Lancaster County, South Carolina leaders are proposing road name changes that will impact 17 homes in Indian Land.

The Nation Ford High School Band is hosting a public performance at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at the school. Attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food donation for the Fort Mill Care Center. Cash is also accepted.

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Nation Ford High students launching food drive for Fort Mill Care Center

The Nation Ford High School Student Council is spearheading a food drive Oct. 23-Nov. 3. Food collected will be donated to the Fort Mill Care Center.

Property owned by Fort Mill is part of an annexation request to bring 133 homes.

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The latest property owner looking to sell land for new homes? The town of Fort Mill.

The town of Fort Mill, South Carolina owns a chunk of property and could sell most of that land for what would be a 133-home subdivision on almost 90 acres.

The Fort Mill School District wants to quadruple its charge on new residential construction, to $10,000.

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Fort Mill schools want to quadruple their new home fee. But it’s up to York County.

The Fort Mill School District wants to quadruple its charge on new residential construction, to $10,000. The district now charges $2,500.

The Fort Mill community is grieving the loss of Dalton Evans, a Fort Mill High School graduate. Evans, 18, was killed Thursday in a crash in Oconee County.

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Fort Mill community, educators remember teen killed in Oconee car crash

Dalton Evans, 18, was killed Thursday in a crash in Oconee County. The crash was reported at 10:56 p.m. on Shiloh Road east of Seneca, near Clay Drive.

Wallace Cortazar, who plays at No. 3 singles for Fort Mill, won her match as the Jackets earned a first-round playoff victory over Greenwood.

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Both Fort Mill and Nation Ford advance to second round tennis playoff matches

The girls tennis teams from Nation Ford and Fort Mill high schools in fort Mill, South Carolina both won first-round matches in the S.C. 5A playoffs.

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Plant retailer in Fort Mill changing the landscape with e-commerce

Online retailer Brighter Blooms, which began in Mint Hill, N.C., in 2005 and moved to Fort Mill, South Carolina in 2013, largely flies under the radar.

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Fort Mill’s newest middle school sweeps volleyball titles in new sports league

Pleasant Knoll’s seventh and eighth grade volleyball teams swept the new Fort Mill, South Carolina Athletic Conference championship games Monday night.

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'Hawks rule the night in Fort Mill middle school volleyball championships

The brand new Pleasant Knoll Middle School's seventh and eighth grade volleyball teams swept the new Fort Mill Athletic Conference volleyball championship matches.

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Grant Stevens of Fort Mill is catching on in the Jackets' passing game

Heading into last week’s game against Rock Hill, Fort Mill's Grant Stevens was leading the team in receiving yards with 430 on 19 catches in six games.

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'Hawks rule the night in Fort Mill middle school volleyball championships

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The brand new Pleasant Knoll Middle School's seventh and eighth grade volleyball teams swept the new Fort Mill Athletic Conference volleyball championship matches.

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