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Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Parents could no longer buy a small plot to send their child to a certain school under a bill advanced by a House panel.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Georgia lawmakers have approved legislation cracking down on so-called pill mills that have become popular after other Southern states drove the pain clinics out.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Magnetic levitation, high speed rail and monorails are among suggested solutions to ease the gridlock along the Interstate 26 corridor leading into Charleston.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Police have arrested four people in the shooting death of a 17-year-old outside a Charleston nightclub.

Monday, February 27, 2012  C.A. Johnson High School is getting a new program that helps students successfully prepare for a career in healthcare.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  Mike Ritchie’s family has owned this pond and the land around it since the 1960's; but now that pond is a muddy mess and Ritchie blames construction on a new high school and career center going up nearby on Broad River and Mount Vernon Church roads.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  Man told police he knew how to use discarded televisions to create "electromagnetic distortion devices" to block communications and disrupt commerce

Monday, January 23, 2012  Lexington-Richland School District Five officials are expected to award a bid for construction of a new magnet school off Broad River Road.

Friday, December 10, 2010  Authorities say a North Charleston high school student has died after he set himself on fire in his school's parking lot.

Friday, December 11, 2009  Richland School District Two announced Friday that two district principals have been selected as the state's Elementary and Middle School Principal of the Year, as chosen by the S.C. Association of School Administrators.

Thursday, December 10, 2009  U.S. News and World Report magazine has designated a North Charleston high school the best magnet high school in the nation.

Tuesday, July 07, 2009  The Columbia Talent Magnet Project has been studying ways to bring young talent to the capital city.

Monday, December 08, 2008  US News & World Report, in its annual ranking of "America's Best High Schools," has rated Charleston County’s Academic Magnet High in ninth place among the magazine's top 100 "gold" schools.