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In today's newsletter:

  • How Rock Hill police helped crack a Fort Mill Burger King robbery
  • How a Rock Hill mom turned a turbulent past into fighting success
  • Why a Rock Hill bar is giving away all Sycamore beer profits

Also on today's calendar: 2025 Yule Ball.

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  • Thursday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 61 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fort Mill Armed Robbery of Burger King Suspect Arrested in Rock Hill (wrhi.com) — Rock Hill residents should know that a local man was arrested at his Rock Hill home in connection with an armed robbery at a Fort Mill Burger King earlier this month. Deputies say the suspect allegedly disabled cameras, forced access to the safe, and took about $200. He is being held without bond at the York County Detention Center while the investigation continues.
   

• Queen Bee Rising (inkedmag.com) — A professional bare-knuckle fighter now settled in Rock Hill shares how she’s traded a chaotic upbringing for a quieter life focused on her husband and two young kids. She reflects on building stability here while still chasing big fights and a possible media career, and how her tattoos and time in the ring helped her transform pain into purpose.
   

• ‘Heartbroken': Popular Charlotte brewery shares new statement following arrest of former owner (cbs17.com) — Rock Hill readers should know one local bar is donating all proceeds from remaining Sycamore beer to a nonprofit that supports victims of domestic violence, child abuse, and sexual assault. The move comes after Sycamore Brewing’s former owner was arrested on serious child sex crime charges, prompting businesses across the Carolinas to pull the brand’s products.
   

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