What's hot in the Midlands

The State - Thu Nov 26

Chill out at the Columbia Children's Theatre's production of "Frosty," which opens at the theater's new space above the food court at Midtown at Forest Acres .

S.C. students' exit exam scores slide

The State - Tue Nov 24

Percentage of 10th graders who passed both sections of the 2009 High School Assessment Program Test on the first attempt South Carolina: 76.1 percent Among local schools Kershaw County: 75.7 percent Lexington 1: 85.9 percent Lexington 2: 76.6 percent Lexington 3: 71.4 percent Lexington 4: 66.2 percent Lexington-Richland 5: 88.8 percent Richland 1: ...

Search firm hired to find Richland 2 chief

The State - Thu Nov 19

The Richland 2 school board has hired an Illinois firm to formally conduct the search for a new superintendent.

Delinquent-tax rolls showing little change

The State - Wed Nov 18

The number of taxpayers in Richland and Kershaw counties who are having trouble paying their property taxes is not up this year over last, treasurers in each county said.

Woman, grandson rescued from flooded car

WIS-TV Columbia - Tue Nov 17

A woman and her grandson were stuck on top of their flooded car for nearly two hours Tuesday until they were rescued.

District Releases H1N1 Vaccinations for Kershaw Schools

WLTX-TV Columbia - Wed Nov 11

According to Kershaw County school officials, health officials from the Department of Health and Environmental Control will offer H1N1 vaccine clinics this week.

Appeals may delay release of Sanford ethics findings

GreenvilleOnline.com - Sun Nov 08

COLUMBIA - The dispute between Gov. Mark Sanford and the Legislature over the release of a State Ethics Commission report of its investigation of the governor could return to the courts if Sanford appeals the commission's decision, the commission director told The Greenville News .

Popular Camden schoolteacher dies

The State - Fri Nov 06

Students and teachers at Camden Middle School are mourning the death of a popular seventh-grade math instructor.

Camden math teacher dies

The State - Thu Nov 05

Students at Camden Middle School are mourning the death of a popular 7th-grade mathematics teacher.

Camden battle site trails make history more accessible

The State - Wed Nov 04

Reminders of the human sacrifice of wars form indelible images. See the granite Civil War markers at Gettysburg or the white World War II crosses at Normandy, and you'll never forget them.