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Tuesday, January 15, 2013  A Blacksburg Middle School teacher has been charged with a sex crime involving a student.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  The Beaufort County School District is installing video cameras on all of the district's 166 schools buses.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  The City of Columbia is partnering with the Department of Health and Environmental Control to offer free medical screenings for lead and aresenic to residents who live in the South Edisto Court community.

Friday, June 29, 2012  The dangers of firefighting are well-known, but when outdoor temperatures reach the hundreds, firefighters have to be cautious of more than smoke and flames.

Thursday, May 31, 2012  When Irmo High School graduates walked across the stage to accept their diplomas this week one of them says he felt like he wasn't part of the process. Max Nielson is suing Lexington-Richland School District Five for allowing prayer at the graduation ceremony.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  For those who think the fair only comes in in the fall, think again. The Sparkleberry Country Fair will bring the fun of the fair to Columbia for the 17th year this weekend.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010  Brian DeQuincey Newman will become the city of Columbia's next councilman to represent District II.  Newman beat out Harold "Puff" Howard in Tuesday's runoff election by more than 100 votes.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010  Residents in District II went to the polls Tuesday to decide who will represent them on city council.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010  Residents will have to wait two more weeks before they have representation on Columbia’s City Council after Brian Dequincey Newman and Harold “Puff” Howard advanced to a runoff after Tuesday's election.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010  Neither candidate reached 50 percent of the vote, therefore as the two highest vote getters they move on in the race to replace disgraced former Councilman E.W. Cromartie.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010  For the fifth time in four months, voters in the district went back to the polls.  This time, to decide who will replace disgraced former City Councilman E.W. Cromartie in Columbia's District II.

Monday, July 12, 2010  Have you lost interest in Columbia's District II council race?

Sunday, July 11, 2010 

Tuesday, July 06, 2010  Next Tuesday in a special election, citizens will vote on a field of eight candidates to fill the seat left vacant by E.W. Cromartie earlier this year.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010  Leona Plaugh brought in over 52 percent of the voters' approval with 3,117 votes. Opponent Tony Mizzell came in just behind with over 47 percent.