Richland Five News Today

Just a few days after severe storms and a tornado tore through parts of the state, local officials expect more severe weather to hit the Midlands on Jan. 12.

School District Five of Lexington and Richland is looking to rezone its Chapin and Irmo schools in a bond referendum without raising taxes as the county grows.

A powerful storm is set to blow through Charleston on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The National Weather Service predicts the storm could cause flooding and high winds across the region.

Some school districts in the Midlands of South Carolina are making changes to their schedules due to the threat of severe weather expected on Tuesday.

A powerful storm is set to blow through Charleston on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The National Weather Service predicts the storm could cause flooding and high winds across the region.

Both districts are prepared for on site interviews and to even make candidates offers the day of the event.

A Seven Oaks Elementary School parents is suing School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties after her son was allegedly duct taped to a chair.

Even after a Columbia-area school district committees decision that "A Court of Mist and Fury" was appropriate for high school libraries, LR5 board voted Nov. 11 to pull the entire fantasy series from Irmo and Chapin school shelves.

Even after a Columbia-area school district committees decision that "A Court of Mist and Fury" was appropriate for high school libraries, LR5 board voted Nov. 11 to pull the entire fantasy series from Irmo and Chapin school shelves.

Two elementary schools in the Lexington-Richland Five school district are getting new magnet programs thanks to a $9.6 million federal grant aimed at increasing campus diversity.