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

Monday, September 24, 2012  A hit-and-run collision injured one man Monday morning in Richland County, according officials with the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  Fort Jackson reopened its new and improved Gate 2 that underwent renoveations.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) completed the first "House that DJJ Built" initiative Wednesday morning with a presentation to the owner of the new home.

Thursday, February 09, 2012  24 inches of snow fell near the border of Sumter and Clarendon counties on February 9th, 1973; that is the largest 24-hour snowfall event in state history.  Not an inch of snow has fallen this winter in the Midlands and that is good news for those in the lawn care business.

Monday, January 24, 2011  A landscaping business in Murrells Inlet has been cited for violating South Carolina's illegal immigration law.

Monday, August 09, 2010  The average cost for a gallon of regular, goes for $2.53, and that's up $.10 from last month.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010  According to the Lexington County 911 Dispatch Center a blaze broke out at approximately 6:55 pm Wednesday at the Pilot Landscaping and Nursery business located at 4715 Augusta Highway.