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Morning York! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a York School District One leader just earned NAACP recognition
  • What Silfab's Fort Mill restart could mean for nearby York County neighbors
  • Which York County teams are climbing and sliding in this week's poll?

Also on today's calendar: Fall Festival at Black's Peaches and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 86 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 87, low: 67.
  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• York School District One Coordinator Honored at NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet (wrhi.com) — York School District One is celebrating human resources coordinator Mattie Hughes, who just received the Educator Award from the Western York County NAACP for her leadership at Jefferson Elementary. District officials say her work now focuses on recruiting and supporting teachers and staff, and they credit her with continuing to positively impact students and families across York School District One.
   

• Silfab Solar prepares to start manufacturing solar panels in Fort Mill within weeks (heraldonline.com) — York County residents should know that Silfab Solar plans to restart solar panel manufacturing at its Fort Mill plant as early as mid‑October, after completing state‑required environmental reviews. The move follows chemical leaks, school closures, protests, and close county votes over tax incentives and zoning, with new safety measures now detailed in a public engineering report.
   

• Fort Mill Climbs To No. 5 In 5A As Rock Hill And South Pointe Slide (wrhi.com) — York County football fans can see how local teams stack up statewide, with Fort Mill climbing to No. 5 in Class 5A while Rock Hill and South Pointe slide after recent losses. Five teams from York and Lancaster counties still sit in the top 10 of their classifications, though none from the area appear in 3A this week.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Clover

  • Clover School District Candidate Spotlight: Matt Burris (yoconews.com)
  • Rock Hill may soon have the area's highest growth fees. What it means for residents (heraldonline.com)

Lake Wylie

  • The invasive horde – South Carolina's black bass battle (bassmaster.com)
  • Vernon Realty Group Announces Kristi Vernon Surpasses $55 Million in Five Year Sales Volume as RealTrends Verified Top Agent (digitalmarketreports.com)

Rock Hill

  • Rock Hill has this parking deck under construction, another coming & big plans between (heraldonline.com)
  • Carolina Signs and Wonders Launches New Business Sign Program (floridatoday.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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