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The following email was sent to Tega CAy residents yesterday by Mayor George Sheppard.

February 17th 2010

From Your Mayor……..

For many months now, many of you have been asking how our City had become involved in talks concerning a potential LPGA event coming to our course.  The following will hopefully explain how the City became involved and where discussions are currently.

In July 2009, Special Events Unlimited (SEU) sought out and approached the City of Tega Cay offering to facilitate a Ladies Professional Golf Association tournament in Tega Cay scheduled for the fall of 2010.  SEU requested that the City provide seed funding in the amount of $500,000 to bring the proposed $7.2 million event to Tega Cay.  Although the City declined to provide such funding, the City and SEU continued to discuss the potential of such an event.  In September of 2009, SEU’s formal intent to site the LPGA event was made public, even as the Tega Cay Golf Course greens resurfacing project was underway.   Read the rest of this entry »

That’s how long Floyd Aubrey Robinson has been in the firefighting business. For 21 years, Robinson volunteered with a Charlotte fire department.

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They’ll come from all over the region, each hoping to get a glimpse of the perfect wedding cake, find the ideal honeymoon spot, or sample the food that will make their reception exactly like they dreamed it would be.

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A plan that would have brought professional golf to the city is no more, officials said.

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United Way of York County has rescheduled Project Connect to 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Emmett Scott Recreation Center, 801 Crawford Road, Rock Hill.

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Photo courtesy of Steve Guilfoyle – Stephen Guilfoyle of Fort Mill plays in the snow the last time it fell in the area a couple of weeks ago.

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Years ago, George Christopher Sheppard embarked on a life of service. So much so that he sought one of the highest levels of servitude.

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A Tega Cay man was arrested Saturday after police confronted him about allegedly threatening a woman with a knife.

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The Tega Cay SC City Council special election held Tuesday February 9th 2010 is almost official.  The unofficial count is:

John Dervay 432 (48% of votes)

Doug Collins 275 (31% of votes)

Write In Candidate Chris Larsen 193 (21% of votes)

(approx 17% of the registered voters)

(seetegacay.com poll had similar elections results see poll)

The official results will be certified by Thursday morning 10am.

John Dervay is a veteran council member and was on the city council until he lost by 6 votes in last Novembers election. John will be filling George Sheppard’s council seat which became available when George won the Tega Cay Mayor’s seat last November.

Information on John Dervay from his campaign website: Read the rest of this entry »

A former city employee and a Realtor are facing off in a special Tega Cay election today to fill a City Council seat that was held by Mayor George Sheppard.

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