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Yesterday at 5:17 PM  Family, friends and former students attended the funeral service for Lilease Hall Thursday afternoon.

Yesterday at 4:23 PM  Six education professionals were honored as the newest members of the Richland One Hall of Fame.  District officials announced this year's inductees Thursday at Alcorn Middle School.

Yesterday at 10:47 AM  A former University of South Carolina president who's been pushing for an expansion of the medical school to Greenville is being paid more than $200,000 a year by the Greenville Hospital System.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  Students could chose from more than 300 campus organizations at the fair on Greene Street Wednesday.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  City of Columbia officials, City Year and Richland One come together to announce a major grant for a new dropout prevention program.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  With students returning to class, the University of South Carolina is reopening its Healthy Carolina Farmers Market to crank back up.

Friday, August 27, 2010  Madame Lilease W. Hall died Thursday morning at her home.  Hall was a French and English teacher at Booker T. Washington and Columbia high schools.

Friday, August 27, 2010  Clemson University has announced a campaign to raise $600 million for the South Carolina school.

Friday, August 27, 2010  A Beaufort High School science teacher has won a national Teacher of the Year award.

Thursday, August 26, 2010  Members of the South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships gather in Columbia Thursday afternoon.

Thursday, August 26, 2010  There's talk of changing the name of the University of South Carolina Beaufort to reflect a broader regional approach.

Thursday, August 26, 2010  The Herald of Rock Hill reported 44-year-old Rodney Thompson of Lancaster was charged after the open house at Lancaster High School.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010  South Carolina has missed out on the second round of  the U.S. Education Department's $4.35 billion "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition.

Monday, August 23, 2010  White Knoll high school is being investigated for abnormalities in an athletic account.

Monday, August 23, 2010  South Carolina is getting a federal grant of nearly $6 million to help develop about 40 new charter schools.