Tega Cay News

For more than two decades, Tega Cay officials have decided the fate of laws in a building that can be found the heart of the city.

The jolly old elf showed up for Fort Mill's annual Christmas parade Saturday before making another appearance at the Tega Cay tree lighting ceremony and annual Holiday Craft Show at the Glennon Community Center.

If there was any doubt the holiday season is in full swing, look no further than downtown Fort Mill, where Santa made an appearance last night during the town's annual tree lighting.

Two local authors, Judith Barban and Grace Looper, shared their passion for writing at a recent writer's forum at the Fort Mill Library.

The fifth Tega Cay Chili Cook-Off came just in time for a rainy, cold Sunday afternoon earlier this week.

Nearly 50 children have died in York County in the past two years, more than a third of those in situations that authorities say could have been prevented.

Deputies charged 24 area teens and adults after busting a bonfire party where dozens of people under 21 had been drinking.

As Chester County moves forward with approvals necessary to allow a proposed waste-to-energy incinerator to locate in Chester County, citizen opposition to the plan is beginning to take shape.

All of the water utilities in Tega Cay could be owned by the city eventually. The city is investigating the possibility of obtaining a revenue bond to purchase Tega Cay Water Service, the utility that provides water to the majority of Tega Cay.

A new, more expensive deal to bring a croquet court to Tega Cay is underway. In recent months, the court was projected to cost about $37,000. About two weeks ago, that amount jumped to $50,000. Now, the deal tops $50,000, comes with 4 percent interest and obligates Tega Cay, officials said.

More than 50 Tega Cay residents have been victimized. They haven't been bruised by someone's fist or cut by a knife, beaten with a bat or shot with a gun.

Century 21 First Choice is working with the Fort Mill Care Center this winter to help feed the growing number of people struggling to put a meal on the table.

Patricia Brown, who has been the City of Marion's Treasurer since 2001, has been elected as the secretary-treasurer of the South Carolina Municipal Finance Officers, Clerks and Treasurers Association.

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

Five-year-old Annabel shaped a clump of Play-Doh. Little sister, Tess, followed suit.

An honored weekend request means the Tree City is closer to getting a croquet court.

Kaye Harper has joined First National Bank as a teller in the bank's Stonecrest office in Tega Cay.

York County women who can't afford treatment for breast cancer now have an ally to offer help - and hope.

A final vote count did not change any of the results from Tuesday's Tega Cay city elections.

Minutes after midnight one Sunday, Chuck Rietz was sound asleep. The Tega Cay man didn't know his teenage daughter had other plans.