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EDUCATION

Lexington-Richland 5 board gives itself big pay raise

The board approved a new salary of $9,600 late Monday, making members among the highest paid statewide.
CRIME

Fire destroys Lower Richland mobile home

A fire of unknown origin destroyed a mobile home in Lower Richland early Wednesday morning.
EDUCATION

Clemson search committee seeks input from faculty, students on what’s needed in next president

Members of the committee in charge of finding the right person to be Clemson University’s next president spent Monday and Tuesday hearing from constituent groups across campus, some of whom told trustees Tuesday that the new leader must work to overcome a growing sense of cynicism felt by...
CRIME

Columbia police ask again: Please take crime survey

Columbia police, having mailed out thousands of circulars in recent weeks asking citizens to take a crime survey, are mailing out more to residents this week.
STATE

Clemson student diagnosed with tuberculosis

A Clemson University student has been diagnosed with tuberculosis and state health officials are contacting about 35 other students who have been in close contact with the sick student so they can be tested, according to a statement from the university.
WARREN BOLTON

Bolton: Dedication of BTW auditorium sparks revival

THE DEDICATION of the renovated Booker T. Washington High School auditorium last week quickly transformed into a revival, as one person after another thanked God for preserving the last remaining building of the storied institution that educated thousands of black students during segregation.
CRIME

York County settles with family in wrongful death suit

The York County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to pay $90,000 to the family of a pedestrian struck and killed by a deputy’s patrol car to settle a wrongful death lawsuit.
LOCAL NEWS

Accident likely caused Greenville couple’s deaths, police say

Investigators believe one of the Thomasons went to the store about 1:30 p.m. the Thursday before they were found, drove into the garage and accidentally did not turn the car off. The fumes entered the house through the heating and air system.
CRIME

Upstate boys home reorganizing following suit

Officials at the Boys Home, a residential care facility for abused and neglected youth in the Upstate, will announce details of their new organizational structure today at a press conference at the Belton campus.
EDUCATION

Clemson presidential search committee seeking input

Members of the committee in charge of finding the right person to be Clemson University's next president spent Monday and Tuesday hearing from constituent groups across campus, some of whom told trustees Tuesday that the new leader must work to overcome a growing sense of cynicism felt by some faculty...