Lake Wylie News

A Navy veteran and his family report watching "seven flying discs with predominantly bright, orange lights" while fishing along the North Carolina side of Lake Wylie in Belmont, according to May 31, 2012, testimony from the Mutual UFO Network witness reporting database.

Capt. Rob Brisley with Charlotte Fire Department said the Station 38 fire boat, docked at the Shopton Road West station in Steele Creek, responded to a call about 3 p.m. Sunday after two personal watercraft riders went into the water south of Buster Boyd Bridge, near Big Allison Creek.

All York County libraries will offer events and prizes for all ages during the summer reading program Monday, June 4, to July 27.

It was 18.89 pounds, and a big fish of 6.38 pounds, that landed the win May 24 during the Thursday Night Tournament Trail on Lake Wylie.

Kosa The retirees from Kosa was on Lake Wylie last week, Tony Black and Ned Blanton edged out David O'Shields and J.R. Henry with 9.20 and 9.15 respectively.

We have an inspiring update on a Lake Wylie family auctioning off all their possessions to pay their daughter's medical bills.

The signs are coming down, but they won't be thrown away. Community Cafe leaders say Wednesday won't be the last day for the free meal ministry, just the last day in the kitchen where it began.

Dwayne and Kelly Daves held an auction on Saturday to help pay for medical bills for their daughter who was born with a rare birth defect.

A series of four Meet & Greets are planned for the public to meet Carey Tilley, executive director of the Culture & Heritage Museums.

Local authorities are trying to set a world record for the largest number of people wearing life jackets at one time at a boating safety event Saturday morning at the Lake Wylie Marina.

His story prompted 16,000 get-well cards “with volumes still to count,” and prayers throughout Lake Wylie for him and his family.

A newly envisioned children’s garden will be larger and more diverse than first planned, serving as the first major addition to Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in five years.

Kingsway Baptist Church held a ground-breaking ceremony for its new church building on May 6 in conjunction with its fifth anniversary celebration.

Waffle House representatives confirmed today that the more than 50-year-old Georgia-based restaurant chain closed on property at 5013 Charlotte Hwy.

Phatbottom Speedway, a lawnmower racing speedway in York, is holding a benefit lawnmower race starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 19, for the Montgomery family.

For Dwayne and Kelly Watts Daves, it's about raising money to pay for their 5-year-old daughter's medical expenses.

The public is invited to attend the monthly meeting of the Clover-Lake Wylie Republican Women on May 25 at River Hills Country Club.

A popular fishing lure called the Alabama rig is making novice anglers look like experts, but also causing concern about illnesses and injuries users say the lure causes.

A Lake Wylie church demolished an old schoolhouse on its property on Wednesday, over the protests of local residents who wanted to save it as a historic community icon.

Bryson, a part-time custodian at Clover High School, said the book started to take shape about 20 years ago, when he said God gave him the idea.