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Memorial Day in York County? A crowd, a judge, and a mother whose son who died in war

Veterans and civic leaders in York County, South Carolina honored those killed in wars during the Memorial Day weekend at a ceremony Sunday, May 27, 2018. York County has had war deaths from Word War I through the post 9-11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Javion Sullivan, 24, from Fort Mill, was the latest to die in a war zone.

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Hurricane season is days off, but no one told Alberto. Rock Hill area will be soaked

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch through Tuesday morning, May 29, 2018, for the western Carolinas, including the Rock Hill and tri-county area. Meteorologist Harry Gerapetritis says the watch, due to Tropical Storm Alberto, “will likely need to be expanded and extended at some point.”

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York Co. assault brought cops. The cocaine found sent man to prison for 25 years

A York County, South Carolina, man was sentenced to a mandatory 25 years in prison Friday, May 25, 2018, after he was convicted of third offense cocaine trafficking, according to prosecutors and court records. A jury found Warren Tremaine Duvant, 26, guilty after a trial.

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This York County community is booming faster than any other US city

In 2016-17, every town in the Charlotte metropolitan area, including Fort Mill, Waxhaw, Tega Cay, Belmont, Harrisburg, Concord, Indian Trail and Kannapolis, saw an increase in population. But in fast-growing areas, there's tension between residential and commercial development.

York County is adding to its population, as are Lancaster and Chester counties.

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What's hot, what's not? A story of growth in Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Rock Hill, Chester

U.S. Census Bureau data shows Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Indian Land and Lake Wylie are adding people by the thousands, while Chester County and other areas are struggling just to maintain populations in South Carolina. Rock Hill, Charlotte, NC, and others are somewhere in the middle.

A demolition crews tears down the former Charlotte Knights stadium. A mixed-use site is now planned for the area. Residents are likely to hear blasting going on to set the stage for infrastructure work that will precede the site's development.

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It'll get loud in Fort Mill. It could last three months, emergency officials say.

Blasting will take place during the next three months on Deerfield Drive in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The work is part of a water and sewer upgrade ahead of development there. Southbridge Business Park is will add a hotel, restaurants and office space.

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'Lock it or lose it:' York Co. police warn of 'wave' of unlocked car break-ins

Police in York County, South Carolina, are urging residents to lock their vehicles after another wave of break-ins into unlocked vehicles. Dozens of reports of vehicles in neighborhoods near Clover, Rock Hill, and Tega Cay show the vehicles were left unlocked, police said.

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A man approached Fort Mill police. Soon, it wasn't just blue lights flashing.

A man is accused of flashing two Fort Mill SC police officers in marked cars, after approaching them and shouting obscenities. He was arrested early Wednesday morning.

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This week in Fort Mill history, in 1998: Patterson pitches Indian Land to SC title

What happened this week in Fort Mill South Carolina history, according to the archives of the Fort Mill Times.

York County Council on Monday night passed the first of three readings needed to change the amount paid per new residence for use by the Fort Mill school district. The county anticipates so many people at the required June 27 public hearing, they're moving it from the traditional council meeting location to the McCelvey Center in York.

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Debate is underway. Now it's your turn, as sides are taken on Fort Mill school fees.

Debate is underway on school impact fees in the Fort Mill, South Carolina area. A public hearing is coming up June 27 in York. York County will decide whether to increase the $2,500 per new home or residence fee.

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New headquarters to bring 1,100 jobs, $34 million investment to Fort Mill

RoundPoint Mortgage will bring a $34 million investment with its new headquarters in the Fort Mill, South Carolina area. It should open in 2019. The headquarters will bring 1,100 new jobs.

York Co. cop killer pleads guilty, lawyer says actions 'response to alcohol and fear'

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'Alcohol and fear' influenced York Co. cop killer who took murder plea, defense says

Christian McCall pleaded guilty Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in the January killing of one York County, South Carolina, police officer and the wounding of three other officers. Sheriff's Office Det. Mike Doty was killed in the Jan. 16, 2018, shootout after McCall ambushed him and other officers during a domestic violence call. Buddy Brown, Randy Clinton and Kyle Cummings were wounded.

Experts are unsure what kind of weather the Rock Hill area will have for the holiday weekend.

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What will holiday weather be? Experts say it's 'complicated'

While there will be some clearing in the Rock Hill area this week. Sunny weather for the holiday weekend is not promised.

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After domestic violence reports from 1970s emerge, Democrats tell Parnell to drop out

Records from his 1974 divorce reveal that Sumter Democrat Archie Parnell, who is campaigning to unseat Ralph Norman in South Carolina's 5th Congressional District, physically abused his wife in 1973, causing her to fear for her life.

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Accused shooter in York Co. police killing set for court Tuesday; Here's what we know

Christian McCall, accused of murder in the January 2018 shooting death of York County, South Carolina, law enforcement officer Mike Doty, is to appear in court Tuesday. McCall also is accused of wounding three other officers in the Jan. 16, 2018 incident outside the town of York.

Indian Land High School students navigate around traffic after school last week. If the Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Transportation Study finalizes funding on June 22, the students will soon have a sidewalk along River Road.

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The price went up on keeping Indian Land kids safe, but that wasn't a deal-breaker

The Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Transportation Study voted May 18 to start a 21-day public comment period, after which the group could finalize funding for 1,100 feet of sidewalk by Indian Land middle and high schools along River Road.

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'Not ready to give up': Archie Parnell's Dem. opponents respond to abuse allegations

After expected Democratic frontrunner Archie Parnell was accused of physically abusing his then-wife in the 1970s, his opponents in the Democratic primary for South Carolina's fifth Congressional District race may see a boost to their campaigns. The Democrats are looking to unseat GOP incumbent Ralph Norman, who defeated Parnell by just 3 percentage points in a recent special election.

Congestion on Celanese Road in Rock Hill is getting a lot of attention from the Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Traffic Study.

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How's York County's traffic? Road planners explore new moves to avoid gridlock

York County, South Carolina, traffic experts will change the way drivers get around on local roads to avoid worsening traffic.

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Untouched milk was the first clue in dad's abduction of Clover baby, mom, police say

Police in Rock Hill and Clover worked together to arrest a Rock Hill man accused of kidnapping a woman and her child on May 18, 2018, officers said. Matthew Ezekiel Oliver, 20, of Rock Hill used a ladder to get in a Clover home then take a woman and her baby, officers said.

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