Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 3rd of October.
Good morning, Fort Mill.
The Fort Mill School District reviewed a TRC report from Silfab Solar (third party) received Sept.
28 after chemical incidents in March. The district is urging Governor McMaster to block chemical deliveries, certify testing outside school hours, and boost state and county oversight to keep school operations safe.
State Rep. Jackie Terribile awarded the 2026 General Assembly Women’s Caucus Representative Jackie Terribile Scholarship in Fort Mill to Marisol Carranza Garcia, a Nation Ford High School graduate pursuing welding training + planning to become a welding inspector.
In September, the SC Department of Agriculture inspected 298 restaurants in York County; Hickory Tavern (in Rock Hill) and Lake Wylie Pizza (in York) received a B before follow-up visits restored them to an A after correcting violations.
The Winthrop University volleyball team opened Big South play Friday, Oct.
2 by beating Charleston Southern and will take on Presbyterian today at (4:00 p.m.) at Winthrop Coliseum in (Rock Hill).
Nation Ford ended its six-game losing streak on Friday night with a 42-24 win over Lake Wylie.
Quarterback Ben Falkner led the team as key plays, including a late touchdown run by Ethan Childs, helped turn the game around.
Winthrop women’s soccer lost 5 to 0 to Longwood at Eagle Field on Wednesday night, and the Eagles will play USC Upstate in Spartanburg on Saturday.
Winthrop women's soccer will face USC Upstate today at County University Soccer Stadium in Spartanburg & seek their first win over the Spartans since 2001 to snap a three-game losing streak.
During Friday night’s high school football game, Fort Mill lost 28-24 to Dorman after player Smith Stapleton (who needed on-field medical evaluation) was taken off the field, and the Yellow Jackets will travel to Spartanburg next Friday in hopes of a region rebound.
Nation Ford Falcons won 42 to 24 over Lake Wylie Chargers on Saturday, Oct.
3 in Clover with quarterback Ben Falkner leading key scoring plays after returning from injury. The team will meet Catawba Ridge next Friday, Oct. 9.
Catawba Ridge beat the York Cougars 50-26 on Friday, Oct.
2, with quarterback Will Gambrill throwing four touchdown passes and Boston Halpin rushing for three scores; the Copperheads now stand at 3-3 overall and 1-1 in Region 3-4A.
Winthrop hosted Presbyterian College Friday, Oct.
2 at Eagle Field to try to bounce back from a Tuesday loss to High Point; the game was moved from Saturday due to a forecast of inclement weather.
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