Sheriff’s foundation distributing backpacks, supplies to schools
YORK, SC – Wednesday the Sheriff’s Foundation of York County provided each school district (York, Clover, Rock Hill and Fort Mill) with $2,000 worth of backpacks and school supplies to assist schools,...
View ArticleSome foreign Carowinds workers going home after underage drinking citations
Dozens of Carowinds employees have been fired and will soon be kicked out of the country. The employees were in the United States on work visas but getting fired from the local amusement park means...
View ArticleMile marker signs placed along portion of Catawba River in York Co.
YORK, SC-At noon Thursday, York County Office of Emergency Management (YCOEM) announced that mile marker signs are now placed along the Catawba River every half mile from the dam to River Park. This...
View ArticleA passion for hunting and inspiring others came out of a hunting accident
Hunting safety and inspiring others with disabilities is just part of what avid hunter Josh Carney does. Carney lost the use of both of his legs in a hunting accident as a young teenager. Now that he...
View ArticleOTS Media brings home station of the year, service project of the year
For the 7th time since 2005, W-R-H-I was selected as the radio station of the year Saturday night during the South Carolina Broadcasters Association annual awards banquet in Columbia. In addition,...
View ArticleRH Fire Causes $60K in Damages
A fire at a home just west of downtown Rock Hill displaced nine people Sunday morning, including seven children caused an estimated $60,000 in damage. The fire was reported at 115 Allen St. around 2:40...
View ArticleOTS Sports Network Unveils 2016 Broadcast Schedule
The OTS Sports Network is set to broadcast the complete schedules for 8 area high school teams: Clover, Fort Mill, Lancaster, Nation Ford, Northwestern, Rock Hill, South Pointe, and York. The...
View ArticleNorthwestern Trojans Begin The 2016 Season At #1 In the OTS Statewide Poll
The Northwestern Trojans begin the 2016 season right where they left off the 2015 campaign as the #1 ranked team in the state. The 2015 4A Division II Champion Trojans, who are ranked as high as #10...
View ArticleYork County Has New Director of Finance
Kevin Madden, CPA, is York County’s new Director of Finance/Treasurer. Madden has a wide range of experience in all aspects of finance including developing budgets for governments; as well as,...
View ArticleHowell & Roberts Inducted Into OTS Sportscasters’ Wall Of Fame
A former ABC and CBS Network newsman and the host of OTS Network’s The End Zone, are the latest individuals elected to the OTS Sports Wall of Fame. Haney Howell, a former Winthrop University Educator,...
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Appeals court rules in Winthrop’s favor in 2010 campus roof fire
A more than $ 7 million jury award to Winthrop University against a contractor stemming from a 2010 roof fire has been upheld by the South Carolina Court of Appeals. The appeal of the March 2014 jury...
View ArticleRock Hill police looking for a man who robbed a credit union today
Rock Hill police are looking for a man who committed an armed robbery this afternoon at the Arrowpointe Federal Credit Union on Old Pointe Rd. Police spokesman Mark Bollinger says a lone gunman entered...
View ArticleOne person dead and another in custody in York shooting today
York police say one person is dead and another was airlifted after a shooting this afternoon in York. Channel 9 reporter Greg Suskin tweeted that one person is in custody and a manhunt is underway for...
View ArticleMahony welcomes faculty, staff to Winthrop for another academic year
Hundreds of Winthrop University faculty and staff members gathered Monday morning at McBride Hall to hear President Dan Mahoney welcome them to the start of a new school year. After a short video...
View ArticleYork County Council creates new economic development project fund
The York County Council Monday night gave its third and final approval to what’s called an economic development project development fund. The ordinance calls for 10% of revenue received from...
View ArticleConcerned Black Men says Rock Hill police have met four of ten demands
One of the leaders of the group Concerned Black Men of Rock Hill says he’s disturbed by the fact that five or ten unmarked vehicles used by the Rock Hill police department don’t have cameras inside....
View ArticleCleanup of Lowenstein Building expected to take a couple of months
Cleanup is underway at the Lowenstein Building on West White Street in Rock Hill as part of the process of converting the old Bleachery into University Center at Knowledge Park. Tim Elliott with...
View ArticleLaw enforcement authorities want help finding a wanted man
York Police and the York County Sheriff’s Office are looking for a man wanted on attempted murder charges. 22-year-old Anthony Christopher Shannon, also known as Ant, is wanted by York Police for...
View ArticleSC jobless rate drops again, and so does York County’s rate
South Carolina’s unemployment rate continues its downward trend, dropping from 5.4% in June to 5.2% in July. It’s the state’s lowest rate since June 2001. York County’s jobless rate fell from 5.3% to...
View ArticleStage 1 drought level encourages voluntary water conservation
Rock Hill, SC–On August 17, 2016, the South Carolina Drought Response Committee upgraded the drought status for 17 counties. York County is in “incipient status,” the first level of drought. Due to low...
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