Homes Fort Mill SC

Republicans win most races in South Carolina and York County!

Straight Party Voters – 59% of the York County straight party voters, voted Republican ticket!

Over 60 thousand voted in York County SC, a 48% voter tun out!

South Carolina elects their first Women (Republican ) Governor!

Here are the unofficial election results for seats representing the York County South Carolina area. (as of 11pm Nov 2nd reported by the Registration and Elections Commission for York County, SC). Final results confirmed Nov 5th

York County Election Result Nov 2 2010 summary Raw report download from the Registration and Elections Commission for York County, SC

The 2010 November General Election is less than a month away. There are many National, SC Sate and local York County, Rock Hill, Fort Mill candidates to choose from.  I’ve put together a list of all candidates running for available seats that represent the York County SC area along with State and National races.

Here is a list of candidates:

National and SC State candidates for York County Area

York County, School District, City seats and Candidates (more…)

How about some good news for our area? Manpower released their Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Results this week. Their report for the Charlotte metro (MSA) which includes York County SC (Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Lake Wylie, Rock Hill), shows of the metro employers surveyed, 16% plan to hire between October and December. Among the national employers surveyed, the Charlotte Metro is ranked fifth best in the nation.

The Q 4 hiring news is good news since the same survey results for 2009 Q 4 was -6%. The rest of the survey indicated 76% of local employers surveyed were planning to maintain staff levels while 5% plan to decrease staff levels. (more…)

Tega Cay Real Estate – Lake Shore Subdivision

Under Contract

• Listing # 930496
• Price: $345,000
• Address: 2044 Emerald Pines DR Tega Cay,  SC 29708
• SqFt Total Range: 2500 – 3000
• Bedrooms: 3
• Bathrooms: 2.5
• County Name: York
• Schools Gold Hill (Elem), Fort Mill (High), Gold Hill (Junior)

Beautiful Golf Course location, amazing views. (more…)

Jim Harper sent me  a link to a York County Tourism video from the York County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau. The slogan is “York County SC We’ve Got It!”

Here is the intro of the video:

Welcome to York County, South Carolina – a charming collection of diverse gathering places. Our unique Southern region offers the perfect climate for arts & entertainment, shopping & dining, history & culture and recreation. We open our home and invite you (more…)

It’s election day in York County SC. There are some heated seat races this year especially in Tega Cay SC.

Incumbent Bob Runde is running for Tega Cay mayor again. George Sheppard the current Mayor Pro Tempore is running against Bob Runde. Seetegacay.com has a Tega Cay Mayor’s election poll. As of this morning the poll indicated George Sheppard has 71% of the votes. See the latest Tega Cay Mayors race poll results at Seetegacay.com.

Other seats up for election in York County SC are: (more…)

2009 property tax rates have been established and tax bills are going out for all cities in York County South Carolina including Clover, Fort Mill, Tega Cay, and Rock Hill. Not surprisingly, several cities have increased property taxes again. There are a few cities where millage rates are flat or actually lower.

Fort Mill and Tega Cay have the largest increase in millage rates. If your property is assessed at a 4% rate (primary residence) your millage rate has increased 10.6% in Fort Mill and 9.5% in Tega Cay. If your property is assessed at 6%, your millage rate increase is approx 7% in both cities. (more…)

The Fort Mill in York County SC may get a economic boost next fall with the addition of a new Fed Express distribution facility.

Fed Ex Ground, York County officials , and The South Carolina Department of Commerce all announced Fed Ex Ground will open a $14 million regional distribution center in northern York County, S.C., in October.  The distribution center could generate about 22 full time jobs and up to 200 combined part-time positions and independent contractors. (more…)