Bristow Marchant

A parent complained about a middle school lesson and asked her Midlands school board to remove the popular young adult novel from area schools.

The popular dystopian young adult novel is being challenged by a Midlands parent, prompting a hearing this week that could decide if the book is removed or restricted in local schools.

He’s the first of three men involved in the 2022 Easter weekend shooting that injured nine to be sentenced.

Two town council members filed an ethics complaint about the Midlands mayor’s vote to name himself to the utility board where the town now gets its water.

The attorney for former Lexington-Richland 5 school board member Ken Loveless argued not only was his case wrongly decided, but so was the 30-year-old precedent in the case. “You might as well throw the Ethics Act out the window,” the opposing lawyer said.

Cats can stay on the prowl and keep the stray population down thanks to this Lexington County program.

Tightened design standards are meant to keep a uniform look for the SC downtown area and an inviting corridor coming off the interstate.

A SC law requires a majority of commissioners to be African American. A federal lawsuit from two applicants say that amounts to discriminating against them based on their race.

The show was meant to replace a fireworks display but ended moments later when at least one drone fell out of the sky and struck a viewer.

In separate incidents Tuesday morning, authorities recovered two people who had died in their cars in very different circumstances. Investigation into both cases is ongoing.