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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Job seekers in York, Chester and Lancaster counties are invited to attend an upcoming regional job fair Aug. 23 in Clover.

Local

Need a new career? York Co. job fair aims to match employers, job seekers

Entities like Comporium, Frito-Lay, the S.C. Highway Patrol and Schaeffler Group have committed to participate in the fair.

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This week in Fort Mill history: Do you remember?

1977: The Fort Mill, SC Yellow Jackets football team decided to have all 12 seniors serve as co-captains for the season.

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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.

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Fort Mill hosts solar eclipse viewing party

The Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill SC held a viewing party for the solar eclipse Monday.

Education

Chester, York County schools teach science, plan viewing activities for solar eclipse

On Aug. 21, we will experience the first total solar eclipse in the U.S. since 1979, and Chester students get an extra-long day of school to see it. Other local schools are planning science lessons related to the eclipse.

High School Football

Clover takes 56-26 win over Gastonia Ashbrook

The Clover Blue Eagles scored on seven of their eight possessions in a 49-26 victory.

High School Football

Fort Mill Yellow Jackets fall 41-7 to Spring Valley in season opener

The Spring Valley Vikings used a strong first half to derail the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets 41-7 in the season opener for both teams.

High School Football

High school football roundup: Lancaster tops Indian Land 21-7

The Lancaster Bruins scored 21 points in the first half and made it stand up for a 21-7 win over the Indian Land Warriors in a non-region game at Buford on Friday night.

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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.

South Carolina recently received more than 1.2 million adult doses of potassium iodide pills, for distribution within 10 miles of five nuclear power plants, including the Catawba Nuclear Station.

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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.

Sonic Rewind is back by popular demand at Saturday’s Food Truck Rally at Runde Park in Tega Cay.

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.”