McConnells News

After running from the sound of fireworks on New Years, Polly, a chow dog was freed by Fort Mill Rescue workers Sunday night from an icy creek where she was thought to have been stuck for more than 24 hours.

YORK COUNTY, SC After 24 hours trapped in frigid water, a person probably couldn't survive.

One dog is lucky to be alive thanks to some brave rescue workers and a neighbor who heard her barking and crying.

Elections aren't usually held between Christmas and New Years, and for good reason.

These holiday concerts and other events are planned: The annual Christmas Candlelight Tours at Historic Brattonsville continue from 3 to 9 p.m. today at the McConnells site.

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

Wes and Hayley Dover of York are the parents of a son, Maddox Henson Dover, born on Oct.

Peggy Smith hasn't been to any of the health care rallies held around York County in recent months.

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

Despite the fact that every town in western York County except York is supposed to have an election this year, the 257 registered voters living in Sharon will be the only ones outside of State House District 48 that get a chance to vote Tuesday.

Nearly 100 people walked through downtown York on Sunday afternoon, starting at one church and stopping at six others to pray for people who, unlike them, trek miles every day for food and water.

Stephen Matjasko always loved kids. Wants to help them. So he started volunteering at the Children's Attention Home.

York County's registration and elections office will manage elections in the towns of Smyrna, McConnells and Hickory Grove.

Before cancer took his life, Buster Deal wanted to help others suffering from the disease.

Tega Cay residents Thomas Fitzpatrick and Dottie Hersey filed Friday for seats on the Tega Cay Town Council, closing out the filing period for local elections, said York County elections director Wanda Hemphill.

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.

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.

Police found prescription drugs and ecstasy pills in the back of a 19-year-old woman's car Tuesday evening.

A severe weather system passed over Chester County from about 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning for the county, which was to expire at 7:15. At least one report of a twister is being sent to the NWS for confirmation, according to Eddie Murphy, director of Chester County Emergency Management.

Trees were downed and thousands of people were without power across western York County on Tuesday evening after two storm systems with high winds, heavy hail and funnel clouds swooped across the region.