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Study: SC farm program could create 10,000 jobs
A three-year-old marketing campaign touting South Carolina produce and farm products could create as many as 10,000 jobs a year, a study released Friday says.

South Pointe students try to cash fake money at school
Multiple students attempted to get change this week for counterfeit $20 bills at the vending area at South Pointe High School, according to two Rock Hill Police reports. On Tuesday, an employee of the vending company received four counterfeit $20 bills from three suspects, according to one report. The employee tested the bills with a marker and found they had the same serial numbers.

Man stabbed in back during York fight, suspect sought
A conflict witnesses say started over a missing cell phone turned bloody Thursday evening when a man stabbed another man in the back, according to a York Police report. Police say Willie Joe Hayes, 28, of York allegedly stabbed another York man as he turned away.

Homeless man calls 911 from hot tub, seeks cocoa
A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug got arrested for trespassing instead.

SC cops searching for suspect in deaths of 2 women
South Carolina authorities continued their search Friday for a man they say killed two women and then set their bodies on fire, then nearly beat a Georgia store clerk to death several weeks later.

Stomach bug sickens 82 S.C. inmates, prompts lockdown
A stomach bug has sickened 82 inmates at Allendale Correction Institution in Fairfax, but the worst appears to be over, a state prison spokesman said Thursday. During the wave of gastrointestinal sickness, which began Aug. 25, all 1,232 inmates were locked in their cells to prevent the contagion from spreading. Food and medications were brought to them.

Panel: Boost S.C. gas tax to repair roads
Tax experts recommend South Carolina drivers pay 5 cents a gallon more for unleaded gas to generate $150 million more each year for road repair.

SC officials kicking off voter registration drive
There are only two months left until South Carolina voters go to the polls, and the state's election officials want to make sure everyone who is eligible gets registered.

$75K to recruit jobs; Where will it end with these consultants?
Rock Hill's leadership is considering spending $75,000 on another consultant. Rock Hill has more than 700 employees, and a staff dedicated to the Old Town, economic development and more. Yet consultants are needed to figure out how to get business downtown?

States being asked for 'right-to-hunt' amendments
Lifelong hunter Bill Haycraft of Kentucky sees his treasured outdoors heritage under siege and in need of constitutional protection from animal rights advocates.

Middle school students charged with having cocaine at school
Two Rock Hill middle school students were arrested Thursday morning after a police officer discovered them in the school bathroom with four grams of cocaine, a Rock Hill Police report stated. The officer went to the bathroom at Rawlinson Road Middle School after receiving an anonymous tip that a drug deal was taking place. The officer then heard the 13- and 14-year-old boys talking and the sound of plastic being crumpled, the report stated.

FBI: 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers
Six recruiters were accused Thursday of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment that the FBI called the largest human-trafficking case ever charged in U.S. history.

LA police ID owner of trunk containing baby bodies
Investigators have identified the owner of a trunk in which the mummified remains of two babies were found, bringing them a step closer to solving the intriguing international mystery.

Girl, 1, treated at PMC after dog bite
A 1-year-old was treated at Piedmont Medical Center Wednesday after being bitten by a dog at a friend's house in Rock Hill. The girl's family was at the house on Rosewell Drive around 6:30 p.m. to help with some work when she was bitten on the face by a 7-year-old Labrador Retriever, according to Rock Hill police report. The exact injuries are unknown.

Boy, 4, found wandering in Rock Hill roadway
A 4-year-old Rock Hill boy was found wandering alone along a roadway around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, police say.