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“It all started with a Phish t-shirt”

Marley Bassett

Editor's Note: These are my parents and I had the best time interviewing them. Withers Education Building is not often thought of as a spot where love stories begin but…

144 graves found on Winthrop alumni’s newly purchased property

Sam Hyatt

Winthrop alumni Andrew Lazenby, class of 2006 and 2009, purchased 100 acres of land in Rock Hill that contained 144 graves of enslaved Africans. During the process of purchasing the…

Two bills proposed to ban critical race theory in SC Legislature

Marley Bassett

Amid the backdrop of similar education bills being proposed across the United States, both the South Carolina House and Senate have proposed bills to ban the instruction of critical race…

Emerging University Center Will House Restaurants, Retail Space, and More Apartments

Mari Pressley

University Center at Knowledge Park is a part of “a $200 million mixed-use development.” When construction completes, The project will be home to the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center,…

Pride or Prejudice? Confederate flag lifted over Spartanburg Highway

The Johnsonian

David Ibragimov On October 22, 2022, a Confederate flag was raised over the I-85 highway in Spartanburg county. The flag, being a 30x50-foot flag and the largest Confederate flag in…

York County Sheriff Issues Unpaid Traffic Ticket Warrant Letters to Community

She’ Franklin

Beginning Monday, Oct 10, if anyone has any unpaid traffic tickets in York County you now have a chance to pay it, according to York County Sheriff, Kevin Tolson. According…

Suspect found in case involving two people dead inside Fort Mill home

She’ Franklin

On Oct 6, a suspect involved in the fatal shooting of two people inside a Fort Mill home was arrested by York County detectives. According to authorities, the suspect, identified…

York County’s Muslim village Holy Islamville made by “law-abiding American citizens who are living a normal life”

Spencer Horton

Tucked away in central York County sits Holy Islamville, a small Muslim community that has been in the county since 1983. Founded by Muhyyudin Abdul Rauf, Kamal Shakir, Ali Abdul…

Suspect driving stolen car shot, killed after car chase to Cherry Road CVS

Ainsley McCarthy

Winthrop students received a WU ALERT on Sept. 13 at 5:12 p.m. stating that there was a “shooting incident in the vicinity of campus at CVS on Cherry Road.” The…