Rock Hill News

Two men who robbed the Billy Stop gas station in November 2008 were sentenced Friday in Sullivan County Court to terms in state prison.

Here's a way to keep the entire family entertained for several hours. Staff at Minnewaska State Park will go over the basics of map and compass navigation, then turn participants loose in the 12,000-acre park for the "Orienteering Nature Challenge II." The program starts at 11 a.m., at the park's nature center near the lake, on Route 44/55 in the ...

Last year, Circleville firefighters responded to 176 medical emergency calls in its district - one-third of the total calls it handled.

The Rock Hill Fire Department and Ambulance Corps will hold an open house, encouraging community members to volunteer, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov.

The Sullivan County Legislature put off a vote on the user fee for the solid waste management system today until next Tuesday in order to discuss issues that came up during a public comment forum.

The new chairman of the board of the Sullivan County Partnership for Economic Development was formally introduced to the membership on October 8 at a packed event with more than 200 guests at the Lodge at Rock Hill.

The Committee to Elect Richard Sush will conduct a rally in support of Sush's election to councilman for the Town of Thompson.

Is fracking exempt from one of the nation's most important environmental laws? According to the industry group Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York , the answer is a simple 'no.' Literature handed out by IOGA at a meeting at Bernie's Holiday Restaurant in Rock Hill on September 8 says, 'Hydraulic fracturing was never regulated under the ...

The Sullivan County Bar Association has named Sharon Jankiewicz, Samuel Yasgur, Danielle Jose and Steven Mogel as its officers for 2009-2010. Jankiewicz, who lives in Rock Hill, has been elected president of the SCBA for 2009-2010. She is the vice president of claims at Associated Mutual Insurance Cooperative in Woodridge.

Rock Hill, New York-based Irwin Siegel Agency Inc. has partnered with ACE Medical Risk to offer a new insurance program for addiction treatment organizations.

Let the drilling begin, says Sullivan County's chief economic organization. The Sullivan County Partnership for Economic Development has endorsed the county's newest - and most controversial - opportunity for revival, drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus shale, which sits beneath Sullivan.

MARY ALTAFFER / ASSOCIATED PRESS Matt Hobbs, second from left, 17, of Richmond Va, takes part in arts and crafts at Camp Our Time, Friday, Aug.

Camper Linnea Schurig says stuttering did not deter her from seeking a prominent role with her class in school.

A Rock Hill teen has been charged in a theft at the Trading Post store on Broadway.

Deputies have arrested two men after staking out a marijuana field on the property of the Wanasink Lake Club near the Thompson-Mamakating town line.

State police and Sullivan County sheriff's deputies apprehended a reputed gang leader after a high-speed pursuit on Route 17 Tuesday evening.

The 17th annual Rhulen Rock Hill Run & Ramble will be held Saturday to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America, and the R4 Patient Fund.

The Sullivan County School Boards Association recognized eight area citizens for their support of education in Sullivan County at its annual dinner meeting on May 27.

A 56-year-old Sullivan County man was indicted Wednesday on 31 felony counts, charging him with rape and criminal sexual acts on a teenager.