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Rock Hill Takes to The Streets
Protestors Gathered Outside of Rock Hill to Protest ICE and the Deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti. Written By Chase Duncan Photos By Weston Hook Local News With the frigid air biting at his hands on a cloudy Sunday afternoon, Winthrop senior and Rising Artist of Winthrop president Mars Simpson stood in front…
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Maduro Overthrown
The U.S. Has Invaded Venezuela and Removed President Nicolás Maduro from Power, but Many are Concerned That Ulterior Motives are at Play. By Dayshaun Powe Global News At around 2 a.m. local time on January 3, 2026, bombs were heard being dropped in Caracas and Higuerote, Venezuela. Shortly after, the US army’s Delta Force had extracted…
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2026 MLK Dream Keeper Award to Stacey Anderson
VP of Rock Hill Bank of America Awarded MLK Dream Keeper Award for “Exemplary Displays of Committed Service” in the Community By Chase Duncan Local News The first words that Stacey Anderson, 2026 recipient of the Dream Keeper Award, spoke after receiving the honor named after civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. were the…
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Minnesota Woman Killed by ICE
By Leanna Sheffield Politics On January 7th, 2026, 37 year old Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. She was a mother of 3, Wife, prize winning poet, and loving daughter. News of this act of violence quickly spread around the country and caused controversy. When the video from the…
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The Government Is Shut Down. Now What?
The government shutdown is now the longest in history, but what does that mean for America? Written By Meghan Miglorie & Markus Bontempo News Many Americans are unsettled by the Government shutdown that began on October 1st of this year. This was a direct result of a partisan failure to resolve a clashing budget deadlock among…
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Ceasefire in Gaza: Will Trump’s 20-Point Plan Provide Lasting Stability?
Since violence broke out in 2023, the world has watched in horror as atrocities have unfolded in the Gaza Strip. Many anxiously hope that President Trump’s 20-point plan will finally put an end in sight. Written By Meghan Miglorie News In recent months there has been an acceptance between Hamas and Israel to find a…
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“My Identity is Not a Political Statement “
FBI trainee allegedly fired for “Inappropriate Display of Political Signage” Over Pride Flag on Desk. Written By Dayshaun Powe News On October 1, 2025, many were bracing for the impacts of the most recent government shutdown. But for one FBI trainee, who was in the midst of their training at Quantico, it meant the end…
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No Kings Day: Protest Fills the Streets of Rock Hill
Byline: Protests sprang up across the nation in response to President Trump’s multimillion dollar army parade By: Markus Bontempo, Graphic Designer On June 14th, 2025, Rock Hill residents and citizens from around the country protested against President Donald Trump’s military parade during “No King’s Day” – one of the largest protests in U.S. history. The…
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Former General Counsel Todd Hagins Files EEOC Complaint Against Winthrop University Alleging Discrimination and Retaliation
By: Ravyn Rhodes, Managing Editor and Sera Crookes, Guest Writer Todd Hagins, former general counsel of Winthrop University, announced Monday in a press release issued by Hagins’ law firm that he has issued a federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint against Winthrop University. Hagins joined Winthrop University’s Office of the President as the university’s general…
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Headline: CSL loses authority over chartering new organizations over Winthrop Students for Life
Byline: Chase Duncan, Guest Writer The Winthrop Council of Student Leaders (CSL)has lost its authority to charter new student organizations after it denied chartering to a Winthrop chapter of the pro-life advocacy organization Students for Life America (SFLA), following an unanimously approved resolution by the Board of Trustees. Winthrop President Edward Serna announced in a…