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Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
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Good morning, Fort Mill. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 5th of August.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The Humane Society of York County in Fort Mill highlights Coffee Cake (a 4.5-year-old tabby ready for a quiet home) and Ellie May (a playful 5-month-old pup eager for a forever family) as part of its weekly pet spotlight while students return to school. The shelter is also asking for foster homes and support for its upcoming Christmas Store fundraiser as it plans further adoptions. Tega Cay Sun
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Rock Hill man Jacquese Traveon Underwood (40) was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for orchestrating a drug trafficking scheme from behind bars (involving meth, cocaine, and fentanyl) as federal agents uncovered his operation using outside contacts and prison associates. Tega Cay Sun
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Local actress Taylor Farrar, who moved from Fayetteville years ago, is thriving in Fort Mill after landing a recurring role on BET+ series Divorced Sistas — she plays the teenage daughter of a main character and remains committed to her local community. WRHI
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Officials remind drivers that when a school bus uses its flashing red lights and extends its stop arm, vehicles must stop—stop-arm cameras capture violations used to issue citations and help keep children safe. State law enforcement and the public safety department urge extra care in school zones as students head back to school. WRHI
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Silfab Solar Inc. and Exeter 7149 Logistics appealed a York County Board of Zoning Appeals decision that reversed the light-industrial zoning for their new solar panel facility after over 300 residents challenged the classification. Legal disputes continue with permit issues and a wrongful termination lawsuit — and pending legislative bills may further impact the project. WRHI
- ➤ Today, as students head back to school, officials remind drivers to follow South Carolina bus laws that require a full stop when a school bus flashes red lights and extends its stop arm. On two-lane roads all vehicles must stop and on multi-lane highways only those in the same direction must, —violations can bring heavy fines or jail time. Tega Cay Sun
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ On August 4th, Roxanne Rawlinson-Ray from North Central Family Medicine and Nikita Jackson from National Health Center Week joined host Manning Kimmel for Straight Talk—discussing health care and community outreach. WRHI
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