The Springs Brooks Plaza outside the University of South Carolina’s Williams-Brice Stadium will have a new centerpiece with the delivery of the much-anticipated Gamecock sculpture Thursday. The $1 million sculpture was privately funded, and no funds from the Athletics Department were used fo…

Demetria “Demi” Bannister, a teacher at Windsor Elementary School, died Monday due to complications caused by COVID-19.

Richland School District Two announced Friday that the district will resume free meals to students beginning Tuesday.

Representatives from The University of South Carolina provided another COVID-19 school update Friday afternoon. As of Friday, there are 1,461 active COVID cases from students (1,443) and staff (18).

University of South Carolina's Student Health Services released a statement on Twitter Thursday, announcing the SAFE saliva-based COVID-19 testing has been postponed, effective immediately.

The University of South Carolina’s Interfraternity Council (IFC) announced Wednesday that all upcoming fraternity rush events will be held virtually instead of in-person.

Lexington-Richland School District Five is partnering with The Hayden Hurst Family Foundation to implement a social emotional learning (SEL) curriculum within district classrooms.

The University of South Carolina placed residents of an additional Greek Village house in quarantine Friday after several residents tested positive for the coronavirus. This is the sixth Greek Village residence placed under quarantine. Students residing in those homes will remain in quaranti…

The UofSC Student Organization Fair, an event hosted by the Leadership and Service Center, gives students the opportunity to browse student organizations that they may want to join. Usually, the event is one day long and packed with students looking to get involved on campus. However, due to…

The new president of Columbia College was elected by the college's board of trustees and announced this month. William T. (Tom) Bogart will become the twentieth president of the school, effective Oct. 1.

The Midlands Reading Consortium at United Way of the Midlands just received a donation of $60,000 from Colonial Life to support early childhood literacy efforts in the Midlands.

Students and teachers across the state have been adapting to e-learning since March, prompted by COVID-19. Although many children may still find it an unfamiliar teaching method, one group of students in Kershaw County’s school district have been accustomed to virtual learning for the past t…

The University of South Carolina will begin offering a new and free COVID-19 saliva-based test to all students, faculty and staff on the Columbia campus. The new type of testing will begin Wednesday.

Richland County School District Two announced the selection of three principals to fill elementary, middle and high school positions Thursday.

The University of South Carolina celebrated the Class of 2020 Saturday with a graduation ceremony unlike any in the more than 200 years of the school’s existence.

United Way of the Midlands Young Leaders Society (YLS) will host a virtual school supply drive to help prepare kindergarten students for the upcoming school year.

Members of SC for Ed, an advocacy group for public school teachers and administrators, met in Columbia at EdVenture Children's Museum Monday afternoon to hold a #virtualuntilsafe motor march in favor of virtual learning for the upcoming school year. Members believe in-person instruction is s…

Lexington-Richland School District Five announced a changed plan for the upcoming school year as of Friday.

A team of scientists led by curator of the South Carolina State Museum, David Cicimurri announced Thursday the discovery of two new fossil shark species from the southeastern United States.

The Kershaw County School District will have several changes in its assistant principal assignments for the upcoming school year.

In celebration of the South Carolina State Museum’s (SCSM) Apollo 50: Journey to the Moon exhibit, the museum is offering free general admission to children ages 12 and under during Space Week, from Jul. 18 through Jul. 26.

The delayed, then off, then tentatively on again University of South Carolina graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 has been canceled.

International students studying in the U.S. will have to leave the country or risk deportation if the universities they attend switch to exclusively online classes, according to a statement by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Monday. The new modifications by the Student and Exch…

State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman, Lexington-Richland School District Five Superintendent, Dr. Christina Melton, and others surprised Sarah Gams at her home Thursday with a very special award. Gams, an English teacher at Spring Hill High School, was selected as the 2021 South …

State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman addressed 2020 school year questions in a press conference Monday afternoon. South Carolina schools have been closed since March 16, leaving K-12 students in an online learning setup, a new concept to many.

The University of South Carolina faculty and staff received an email Friday notifying employees of the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year budget approval for the university. The $1.63 billion-dollar budget incorporates the impact of the economic downturn, the uncertainties of student enrollment and the c…

The University of South Carolina president's office informed university staff and began to send out emails to May graduates Thursday, notifying all that UofSC is going to conditionally offer an in-person commencement ceremony at Williams-Brice Stadium.

University of South Carolina president Bob Caslen sent a letter to students Monday evening, announcing his endorsement of renaming the J. Marion Sims residence hall on the women's quad.

Representatives from Richland School District Two announced Wednesday that Longleaf Middle School will soon be welcoming a new principal.