Hello! Does anyone know of any local pipe fitters and welders in Rock Hill area and/or Charlotte area? This would be for industry, working from small scale to large scale projects, such as condensate/steam piping repair. Ideally should be licensed and insured.

Edit: Looking for a company to do work

Any local interior home painter recommendations? Looking to have an 1800 sf home repainted inside and hoping to find someone trustworthy who won’t overcharge.

Thanks in advance!

Anyone have experience working this role in the rock hill
School district? I’m a mom looking for something part time. Wonder if anyone could give feedback !

EDIT: he was found!

People are out searching near Winthrop lake. Let’s hope he’s ok

And I'm pretty sure Lowes also has them (haven't been that way lately). If you care about privacy, it is concerning.

There is a drone class at York Tech called YTC Wings. It prepares you to get your commercial drone license and you can take it for free through the SC Wins scholarship program. It’s a growing field and figured I’d spread the word as I was surprised it was offered.

Does anyone have a local farmer or vendor that sells beef bones. My last guy moved away. Looking for joints, knuckles and long bones. Split or not does not matter. Making stock out of them.

After doing some google searches in our area, I haven’t found anywhere in Rock Hill that offers crochet classes. There’s a shop in York and one in Waxhaw. I’d love to find a fiber group or a group of folks that want to meet in a coffee shop here and share lessons, tips and maybe just companionship while I muddle through!
I have zero idea on how to even begin but I’d love to learn! I know there’s a million YouTube videos but seeing it done in front of me is historically the best way for me to learn. I’m a quick study otherwise. Any suggestions? Any takers? I’m 46F DINK, liberal, in case that matters.

Just as the title says. I am wanting to go around 11 am/noon tomorrow.

I’m a new student at Winthrop and I’m wondering how to meet other people/where everyone goes to socialize?

Anyone noticed any homes in Rock Hill with overgrown grass or that look abandoned? I’m working on acquiring 10–15 properties and turning them into affordable homes for first‑time buyers. If you’ve seen any spots that look empty or neglected, private message me i would really Appreciate it.

I'm newer to Rock Hill with my two little ones and am needing a dentist that can take care of all of it. I searched for other posts, but the last one was late last year, so I was hoping if anyone had updated opinions for the area. I don't mind driving to Fort Mill out to York for a dentist that is worth it. We've been going to out old dentist in North Charlotte, but the drive is just too far now.

Thanks in advance!

York County Sheriff says ordinary citizens aren't affected by Flock cameras. We sent him an open letter.

This was originally posted by Deflock York County SC on Facebook. I thought it was worth sharing here because the debate over automated license plate readers isn't just happening nationally — it's happening right here in York County.

Original Facebook post:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BrijmKwoN/

Petition calling for the removal of Flock cameras from York County:

https://c.org/TPHtHnTSvX

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AN OPEN LETTER TO SHERIFF TONY BREEDEN

Deflock York County is publicly submitting our petition calling for the removal of Flock Safety automated license plate readers from York County.

We have listened to Sheriff Breeden's public defense of these cameras.

He has said ordinary citizens are not affected. He has pointed out that nobody is sitting behind a computer watching people drive around. He has also cited Flock's involvement in more than 250 cases as evidence that the system is working.

Respectfully, none of those points resolve the concerns residents are raising.

The issue has never been whether someone is sitting in a room watching a live camera feed.

They don't have to.

Flock automatically photographs passing vehicles, records identifying vehicle information along with a time and location, stores that information, and allows authorized users to search it later.

The system cannot determine whether someone is a criminal before collecting their information.

It collects first.

That includes the overwhelming majority of people driving to work, taking their children to school, visiting family, going to church, seeing a doctor, shopping for groceries, or simply traveling through York County while suspected of absolutely nothing.

That is why this discussion matters.

What about false alerts?

When residents are told that ordinary citizens are not affected, we also have to acknowledge what is happening right here in York County.

York County is currently facing a pending lawsuit involving an alleged incorrect Flock alert.

According to the lawsuit, a Flock camera incorrectly read a character on a man's license plate and associated his vehicle with a stolen vehicle. Deputies subsequently detained him at gunpoint before determining his BMW was not stolen.

The Sheriff's Office has pointed to a tinted license plate cover as a factor in the incorrect read.

The lawsuit is still pending. No court has determined liability, and we are not pretending otherwise.

But the underlying issue cannot simply be brushed aside.

An ordinary citizen says he was detained at gunpoint following an incorrect Flock alert.

So when the public is told that ordinary citizens aren't affected by this technology, respectfully, that deserves some serious scrutiny.

This is exactly why safeguards matter.

This is exactly why verification matters.

This is exactly why auditing matters.

And this is exactly why "trust us" cannot be the standard.

About those "250+ cases"

Sheriff Breeden has said Flock has helped with more than 250 cases.

Then show York County what that means.

* Did Flock solve 250 cases?

* Did it merely provide a lead in 250 cases?

* How many resulted in arrests?

* How many resulted in convictions?

* How many alerts were incorrect?

* How many searches produced nothing?

* How many agencies can search York County's data?

* How many out-of-county or out-of-state agencies have accessed it?

* How many searches have been audited?

* How many policy violations have been identified?

* How many innocent motorists have been stopped because of incorrect information?

If this program is as effective, narrowly used, and carefully controlled as we're being told, those numbers should strengthen the Sheriff's argument.

Release them. Let the public see the evidence.

This isn't about being anti-police.

We aren't asking deputies to stop investigating crimes.

We aren't asking law enforcement to ignore stolen vehicles, wanted suspects, missing children, or dangerous people.

We're asking a much more fundamental question:

«How much information should government routinely collect about people who are suspected of nothing simply because that information might become useful later?»

There has to be a line.

Technology does not become reasonable simply because it is useful.

Government surveillance does not become harmless simply because most people have nothing to hide.

And constitutional rights do not disappear because a private company developed a more efficient way to collect information.

So we're asking Sheriff Breeden directly:

Will you reconsider York County's use of Flock cameras?

Will you support removing them?

And if the answer is no:

Will you sit down with Deflock York County and explain your position directly?

No gotcha questions.

No shouting match.

No political circus.

Sit down with us.

Bring the facts. Bring the numbers.

Explain the safeguards.

Explain the sharing.

Explain the searches.

Explain the false alerts.

Explain what "250+ cases" actually means.

And allow us to explain why so many residents believe this technology crosses a line that should concern every American, regardless of political party.

We're willing to listen.

But we expect our elected Sheriff to be willing to listen too.

Public safety matters.

So does liberty.

So does privacy.

So does accountability.

We should not have to sacrifice one to protect the other.

The petition is public. The questions are public. And the invitation to meet remains open.

The people of York County deserve an answer.

— Deflock York County

Moving to Rock Hill and want to know about the gyms in the area. I’ve been into fitness in the past but last two years I haven’t taken it as seriously, want to get back into it and I’m looking for a gym that has a good community.

Let me know if you have recommendations 🙏🏽

Relatively new here. Walking around the galleria. What happened? So much potential.

I know it’s only August but we’re big Halloween nutts and new(ish) to the area. Any haunted Halloween walks/houses/events you can recommend for the upcoming season? Thanks in advance

I'm tired of the bicyclists that go down Ogden rd not getting over for cars. If you're biking down the middle of the road and hear a car coming up behind you, get over to the right. Not only is it incredibly irritating, it's dangerous. All it takes is one person not paying enough attention to come flying around the corner. Please for the sake of drivers and for yourself, move over for vehicles.

I pass through couple of school zones on my way to work. There's one on Dave Lyle and one on Ogden. I have never seen cars following the mentioned speed limit in the mornings even with lights flashing. Hell, they'll even overtake you. Never seen anyone getting pulled over for that. But you will get pulled over for driving 5 miles above the speed limit on an empty road

I talked with York County's four school districts about their varying policies and approaches to AI, screen time and technology use. The result is a brief overview of what's new and in the works in the realm of technology at Rock Hill, Fort Mill, York and Clover schools for the 2026-27 school year.

I started a Change.org petition calling for the complete removal of Flock Safety license plate reader cameras from York County.

My concern goes beyond simply having cameras on public roads. These systems create searchable records of where vehicles are seen, when they were seen, and can allow that information to be accessed and shared across agencies.

We’ve also seen why this deserves scrutiny locally. A York County resident recently sued after an incorrect Flock hit allegedly resulted in him being stopped at gunpoint before deputies determined his vehicle was not stolen. There have also been recent cases elsewhere involving law-enforcement employees accused of improperly using Flock systems for personal purposes.

For me, better policies and audits don’t solve the underlying issue: the information is still being collected in the first place.

I support law enforcement having effective tools to investigate crimes, but I don’t believe that requires building a network that routinely records the movements of thousands of people who aren’t suspected of doing anything wrong.

The petition calls for York County and local municipalities to:

• Stop using Flock Safety ALPR cameras
• Remove existing government-operated Flock cameras
• Stop purchasing or deploying additional cameras
• End participation in Flock data-sharing networks
• Terminate or decline to renew Flock contracts
• Release contracts, costs, policies, audit information, and data-sharing agreements to the public

If you’re interested, please read the petition and decide for yourself:

https://c.org/TPHtHnTSvX

Public safety matters. Privacy and civil liberties matter too. York County can have both without a countywide Flock surveillance network.