Latest local news, weather and high school sports from the Midlands

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A Chapin High School teacher removed from the classroom when he stomped on an American flag while discussing freedom is being paid $85,000 to avoid a legal challenge.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  A 22-year-old Chapin man is accused of physically abusing a 4-month-old child, according to Lexington County Sheriff James Metts.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Newberry County Deputies have taken an armed man they were searching for Thursday morning near Little Mountain into custody.

Friday, April 19, 2013  It appears that rides and games will not be returning to the site of the old Myrtle Beach Pavilion after all this summer.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Rides and games could be returning to the Myrtle Beach Pavilion site seven years after the oceanfront attraction was demolished.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Hundreds of American Legion Riders and military members paid their respects to Private Donald Tatro at Ft. Jackson National Cemetery Thursday.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Two struggling families got a very special homecoming Friday.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  The Chapin Police Department has charged a woman with cruelty to children after a 6-year-old showed up to school with injuries.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Chapin Elementary School students will be dismissed at 10:30 a.m. today due to power outage.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  The Federal Grand Jury in Columbia returned indictments against three Midlands men Tuesday in connection with an illegal gambling business.

Sunday, February 10, 2013  The Greenville News reports that suspended Chapin High School English teacher Scott Compton seeks a closed hearing late this month to ask the Lexington-Richland School District 5 for his job back.

Friday, February 01, 2013  The S.C. Bar Young Lawyers Division, in conjunction with the Upsilon Omega Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc., is sponsoring the annual Cinderella Project, which provides gently worn formal, bridesmaid and prom dresses for young women who lack the financial resources to buy a gown for their high school prom.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Scientists from Clemson University are to deliver an update on their research into peanut farming.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  A South Carolina high school teacher fired after stomping on the American flag wants his job back.

Monday, January 28, 2013  A Chapin man has been arrested for claiming to be a personal bodyguard for South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.