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Fund for York County of the York County Community Foundation recently received $2.5 million from om the estates of Lillian R. Whitmire and Roland M. Whitmire.
The Fund for York County is dedicated to community improvement efforts and the grant they received will continue the foundation's commitment to determine community needs and resolve them.
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Creative Approaches May Be the Answer to Sc's Educational Challenges 
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