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sports
The Winthrop University Eagles track and field teams are set to compete at the 2026 Big South Outdoor Championships at High Point University, with athletes coming off a strong showing at the Duke Twilight invitational, according to the athletics department. Competition at Dick Vert Stadium in High Point, North Carolina begins…
sports
Winthrop University has announced its Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026, honoring five former student-athletes and a longtime coach whose contributions shaped the Eagles' competitive legacy across multiple Big South Conference sports, the university announced in November 2025.The inductees are Gary Baker, men's soccer; Kandrick Cooper, men's track and…
sports
The Winthrop Eagles baseball team wraps up its regular season with a road trip to Columbia to face the University of South Carolina on Tuesday, May 12, before returning to Founders Field for a three-game home series against Longwood to close out the 2026 regular season schedule, the official Winthrop…
education
The Rock Hill School Board voted on April 28 to adopt 2026-27 salary schedules that raise teacher step pay by roughly $2,000 each, adding about $4.4 million to the district's required teacher compensation this year without a property tax increase, according to reporting on the April 28 board meeting. The district's…
education
The Rock Hill Schools Board of Education has a board meeting scheduled for May 12, 2026, at the district office, as York County School District 3 moves through the final weeks of the 2025-2026 academic school year with end-of-year ceremonies, awards, and graduation events on the horizon, according to the…
events
Downtown Rock Hill will host an LGBTQ+ outdoor festival and vendor market on Saturday, June 20, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the latest edition of the city's annual Pride celebration, according to the event listing published by the downtown venue. The event is held outdoors at a downtown Rock…
events
Rock Hill's event calendar for spring and summer 2026 offers residents and visitors a range of community activities centered on Old Town's walkable downtown corridor, with the Old Town Market, First Fridays, and a robust parks and recreation programming calendar drawing people to the city's gathering spaces.First Fridays Rock Hill…
events
York County's growth momentum shows no signs of slowing in 2026, with new restaurants, entertainment venues, and infrastructure projects opening or breaking ground across Rock Hill and Fort Mill as the Charlotte metro's southward expansion continues to drive one of South Carolina's most dynamic development pipelines, according to the Visit…
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business
Running a small business in Rock Hill — whether a downtown boutique on Main Street, a service contractor in the India Hook corridor, or a home-based professional services firm — means making every dollar and every hour count. This guide covers free and low-cost digital tools that independent business owners…
business
Piedmont Medical Center is moving forward with plans for a new freestanding emergency department in Lake Wylie, adding to a growing network of urgent care facilities serving York County's fast-expanding population, according to reporting published May 11, 2026. Parent company Tenet Health filed a permit application in April to build the…
crime
Rock Hill is a growing city with a strong community identity, but like any community, it faces the property crime challenges that come with urban growth. This guide — STREETWISE HERE for Rock Hill — covers the most common property crimes reported by the Rock Hill Police Department and York…
crime
The York County Detention Center recorded multiple bookings overnight on May 11-12, 2026, with arrests from Rock Hill, Fort Mill, and Clover reflecting the range of law enforcement activity across York County's growing communities, according to the detention center's public inmate records.Among the Rock Hill bookings, Travis Lamontre Cheatom was…
crime
A York County Sheriff's Office deputy has earned South Carolina's Drug Recognition Expert of the Year award for the second time in his career, the York County Sheriff's Office announced in a news release posted to its website in early May 2026.The York County Sheriff's Office highlighted the achievement in…
Politics
Rock Hill voters in Ward 2 will head to the polls on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, to fill a vacant seat on Rock Hill City Council, according to county voter registration and elections information. Candidate Anne Poag Harty is on the ballot for the Ward 2 seat. If no candidate receives…
Politics
A special election to fill an unexpired term on the Rock Hill City Council is scheduled for June 2, 2026, for Ward 2, the York County government announced in April. Early voting is available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at designated York County election locations.The election…
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