York County News

On Sunday, Machin, the daughter of a World War I veteran, the aunt of an Operation Iraqi Freedom soldier and the ex-wife of a soldier in the Navy, took a vase of flowers and placed them aside a monument at Lakeview Memory Gardens in York.

Poor aim, a hacky sack and a bad temper landed Christopher Walden in jail a little over a year ago and made the Sharon native a ward of the state at age 16.

A challenger from across the Catawba River may pose the greatest threat 20-year incumbent Curwood Chappell has ever faced in keeping his predominantly rural York County Council District 5 seat, say a political scientist and former county GOP chairman.

The annual York County Veterans Memorial Day weekend ceremony will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Lakeview Memory Gardens on U.S. 321 between York and Clover.

Candidates for Lake Wylie's seat on York County Council debated pay raises, commercial development and commitment to the district Friday, both claiming their leadership is needed for the coming term.

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

A plan to build a bridge over the Catawba River was shot down Friday prior to a scheduled 30-day period for public comment.

More troopers will be prowling the area’s roadways this weekend as the Highway Patrol braces for the beginning of the “100 Deadly Days of Summer,” a period of time spanning Memorial Day to Labor Day when more people die on the state’s roadways than during any other time of the year.

The race to represent York County's westernmost district on the County Council is now between two former councilmen who have faced off for the seat before.

The public has several opportunities starting Thursday to meet the new executive director of York County's Culture and Heritage Museums.

Tyrell Long, a York Comprehensive High School senior, knows that leadership can be a lot of work.

Seven shopping carts stuffed to the safety seats, Lori Maczko stepped to the card swiper and took a deep breath.

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

York County Councilman Eric Winstead told The Herald on Friday that he was resigning “effective immediately” in the aftermath of his second arrest in five months for a driving offense.

Cindy Costa was elected to the RNC in 1996 as part of the Christian Coalition takeover.

The York County Council's 10-term incumbent touted his commitment to "the people" while his opponent painted that legacy as too long and ineffective at the candidates' first debate Thursday.

South Carolina isn't just getting rain; it's getting extraordinary rain. The kind of rain usually associated with tropical systems.

The chamber has expanded its "Buy Into It!" holiday tiding into a year-round campaign with a series of promotions, such as proclaiming May 26 York County Buy Local Day and suggesting people spend $20 on the 20th of each month.

York County Councilman Eric Winstead posted bail this morning and blamed a blown tire for the crash that put him in jail overnight in Chester County.

He'd played the piano starting in kindergarten, and soon learned to play music by ear.