Lake Wylie News

Strong thunderstorms are making their way through York County, bringing plenty of rain and chances of flooding.At 4:51 p.m., the National Weather Service reported that thunderstorms are producing gusty winds in York County, in addition to Southern Gaston and Mecklenburg counties in North Carolina.

Lake Wylie packed up Christmas in big and small boxes. Where it goes now is an adventure spanning more than 100 countries, reaching children suffering from natural disaster, war, terrorism, disease, famine and poverty.Scherer Memorial Presbyterian Church served as a relay center this year for Operation Christmas Child, an effort to place shoe boxes ...

Pat Guerry Hodnett, a long-time resident of York, turned to fiction writing after retiring from teaching in public school for 28 years.

Malcolm Klepp and Lauryn Smith of Rock Hill are the parents of a son, Logan Christopher Klepp, born Oct.

Call it another take on "fine dining." Not the kind often costing serious coin in high-end restaurants, but the kind that actually saves more than just dollars and cents.

While you and your loved ones are carving the turkey and enjoying that big Thanksgiving Dinner next week, wouldn't it be nice to know that you helped some other families enjoy the turkey and holiday trimmings that many take for granted? As you grocery shop this week, how about throwing a few extra items in your cart to share with others? Heather ...

Liberty Hill AME Zion Church, 5387 W. Liberty Hill Road, will host "Reconstructing the Family: Is the Family Fine in 2009?" Saturday and Sunday, Nov.

Editor's note: The York County Roundup is a weekly look at highlights from The Herald's sister weekly newspapers, the Lake Wylie Pilot, Fort Mill Times and Enquirer-Herald. The publications come out Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, respectively, and are available across the county.

On a day set aside for heroes, some of the most veteran residents in Lake Wylie ventured out from their rooms or the large dining hall for the chance to meet a great American.

The community coat and winter clothes drive sponsored by the Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce and Lake Wylie Pilot is gaining so much momentum, the results are being measured by the truckload.I've taken three loads down so far and Charles Wood told me he has another one ready to go, said Dave Decker, owner of Cleaners At Work in Lake Wylie.

A Lake Wylie man guilty of having child pornography videos and pictures on his computer was sentenced to nearly seven years in a federal prison.

Men of Zion and the Boyd Hill Male Choir, 5 p.m. today. Chestnut Grove AME Zion Church: The congregation will hold Sunday worship services at Living Water Outreach Ministry at the corner of Hudson and Lancaster streets in Chester for the nextix weeks until the move to the new sanctuary.

The rain fell in sheets. So hard, it seemed to come sideways. Yet the words pierced through rain like bullets: "Load 'em up!" Just like 2003, heading for Iraq.

Scouts collecting donationsBlood drivesHelp fill Santa's Closet Clover Area Assistance Center is collecting new, unwrapped, toys for Santa's Closet through Dec.

Take a viewI am so confused, I need help. I read the letter from Mr. Ptaszek about the government debacle of the H1N1 vaccine.I have several medical professionals in my family and they told me people do not understand what it takes to make a vaccine.

The town of Fort Mill has declined to take over a privately-held conglomeration of parks and other services operated by Leroy Springs and Co., citing the cost in a down economy.

Derrick Wilmore and Mercedes Jefferson of Rock Hill are the parents of a daughter, Kristen A'niya Wilmore, born Oct.

Business leaders will wait and see what a final Lake Wylie overlay ordinance looks like, but initial indications show support for a process promising to ratchet up architectural requirements, expand the current Lake Wylie area from the existing county development ordinance and create a funding mechanism for future recreation areas and green space.

Thieves busted the glass door of Fred's in Lake Wylie, grabbed $190 worth of cigarettes and then fled as the alarm sounded early Friday morning.Around 1 a.m., officers were called out to the shop at 4084 Charlotte Highway, Lake Wylie.

The N.C. Turnpike Authority is handing out pre-paid mailing transportation surveys to stopped motorists at the light near River Hills Plantation.According to the survey, "The NCTA is undertaking an important transportation initiative to improve mobility in the Gaston/Mecklenburg County Region.