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🌱 How York County’s latest food project could bring 80 new jobs

York, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello York! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How York County’s latest food project could bring 80 new jobs
  • State investigators probe York County task force shooting in Fort Mill
  • York County native and Army veteran Lester Floyd James remembered

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 82, low: 58.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Charlotte suburb lands 80 jobs in new restaurant food distribution site project (heraldonline.com) — York County Council has approved a pass-through state grant to support GMRI Inc., a Darden Restaurants subsidiary, bringing an $9.4 million investment and 80 jobs to Rock Hill’s Karis Cold Storage facility. The refrigerated distribution site on Lazy Hawk Road could eventually expand into manufacturing and is expected to be operational by October, with average wages above $28 an hour.
   

• Police shoot person at Fort Mill apartments during warrant service: Sheriff (heraldonline.com) — York County law enforcement is under state review after officers serving an Internet Crimes Against Children search warrant shot a person Tuesday at Sycamore Apartments in Fort Mill. The multi-agency York County drug enforcement unit, which includes York city police, was involved, and state investigators are now handling the case while officials withhold names and the person’s condition.
   

• Lester Floyd James Obituary May 31, 2026 (robinsonfuneralhomes.com) — York County has a connection to the life of Lester Floyd James, who was born here in 1950 before serving 22 years in the U.S. Army and later working for the South Carolina Department of Corrections. His family will honor him with a memorial service June 13 in Easley, celebrating his devotion to faith, family, and community.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Clover Native Serves as the Executive Officer of Deployed Navy Warship (wrhi.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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