This Thursday, May 7, the Towne Tavern will be hosting an event to raise money for the Tega Cay Fire Department. It’s being called a welcome home party for Connor McKemey, and begins at 5:30 p.m.
Several sports celebs will be appearing and signing autographs, taking pictures with fans, auctioning off jerseys and [...]

Spring has sprung and the weekends will start to become full of activity! This weekend is no exception. With the weather clearing up, the opportunity is there to spend the entire weekend outdoors! Here are a few local options:

Blood Drive to Honor Connor McKemey at the Tega Cay Fire Department
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The Fort Mill Times is reporting that the recent “Coins for Connor” fundraising event at Fort Mill High School netted $5,641 to help for Connor McKemey, the Tega Cay teen who suffered major burns in an injury prior to the Christmas holiday this past December. There have been a few “Coins for Connor” fundraisers over the past couple of months, and totals so far reach almost $20,000.

It shows you that any change you carry around – whether it’s one penny or several – can go a long way towards helping someone else!

Connor has already had more than a dozen surgeries since the accident, but is out of the medical-induced coma and is slowly making progress towards recovery.

If you want to assist the McKemey family but don’t know how, consider visiting McKemey Strong, which

If you live in the Fort Mill area, you have no doubt read about 13-year-old Connor McKemey, who suffered third-degree burns over 85 percent of his body in an incident involving an outdoor fireplace at his home in Tega Cay. His mother, Karin, in her attempts to put out the fire, also suffered from [...]