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Those are just a few of the high traffic, retail-lined blocks that Panhandle residents fear Hwy. 521, the main artery in their community, may someday become.

The jailbirds were part of a Muscular Dystrophy fundraiser at Carolina Hyundai. Each volunteer was “arrested” at his or her office and brought to Carolina Hyundai, where they were given a cell phone and asked to raise as much money for their “bail” as possible, with all proceeds going to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

The invitation-only job fair will give candidates the opportunity to meet members of the Red Ventures team, tour the office and conduct preliminary interviews. Interested applicants can submit their resumes to secure a time slot at www.redventures.com.

More than 50 Tega Cay residents have been victimized.

They haven't been bruised by someone's fist or cut by a knife, beaten with a bat or shot with a gun.

Instead, they're being victimized by opportunistic prowlers taking advantage of unlocked car, house and garage doors.

Within the last eight months, the Tega Cay Police Department has investigated 10 burglaries in which property was stolen from unlocked garages and homes, according to police reports.

After the funeral service for Michelle DiBernardini, Carol Baker couldn't bring her daughter's ashes home because she didn't have the money to buy an urn to hold them. Saturday, local teens came together and organized a car wash to raise the money.

Barbara Walters will interview S.C. first lady Jenny Sanford early next month as part of the buildup for the April release of Sanford's memoir.

Newly elected mayor-elect George Sheppard has a plan to finance the city's upcoming special election without tapping into a lean contingency fund – he's going to pay for it himself, he said.

Someone purchased a winning Powerball ticket worth $200,000 from a Fort Mill store, S.C. Lottery officials said today.

It's National Adoption Month. It's a time when adoptive parents like Laura and Jerry Cuddy of Tega Cay give pause to celebrate their road to parenthood.

The rain fell in sheets. So hard, it seemed to come sideways. Yet the words pierced through rain like bullets: “Load ‘em up!” Just like 2003, heading for Iraq. Just like 2007, heading for Afghanistan. Just like every time the soldiers of the 1222nd Combat Engineers leave to go to war. Rain and tears.

When Keith Callicutt was picked in 2005 to lead Fort Mill schools, he took control of one of the state's highest achieving districts at a time when its reputation was drawing a crush of newcomers. His top challenge was managing the growth while focusing on academics.

Fort Mill schools Superintendent Keith Callicutt is retiring after the current school year. During his opening remarks at a school board meeting on Monday, Callicutt praised the district as “one of the best in the country” and said he'll “forever cherish the opportunity” he had to lead it.

Early Halloween morning, students from Springfield, Fort Mill and Gold Hill middle schools donned their nicest suits and skirts and hopped on buses bound for Greenville.

The schools participated in the regional mock trial competition at the Greenville County Courthouse and Springfield and Gold Hill teams walked away with an invitation to the State competition.

South Carolina is missing out on nearly $100 million in federal stimulus dollars for unemployment benefits, and it will be months before jobless residents see the money, if at all.

The first face of the war in Afghanistan belongs to a 2-year-old beauty from the York County town of Clover, named Dakota Seaford. It is a face of new teeth and a smile that shines.

“Daddy,” she said Saturday, as she snuggled next to her father during a departure ceremony at the American Legion post in Rock Hill. She smiled and ate.

Spc. Scott Seaford wore an Army uniform. He is a National Guardsman from the Fort Mill unit, and he is going to Afghanistan. Again.