The South Carolina state Ethics Commission has fined the mayor of New Ellenton for moving the city’s bank account to his wife’s employer.  The commission found Mayor Vernon Dunbar guilty of using his office for personal gain, fined him $100 and issued a written warning.

Columbia officials say a house fire has killed a 2-year-old girl and injured her parents.  Officials are investigating the cause of the fire Friday morning that killed Brianna Mitchell. Her parents were rushed to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta.

More than a thousand people cast their ballots for the November general election this week in Richmond County.  Board of Elections Director Lynn Bailey passed along the numbers to us.

Richmond County school leaders are speaking out after a school bus driver was fired. The termination comes after the driver failed to complete checkout procedures…which put a child’s life in danger. Count on WJBF-TV News Channel 6’s Fraendy clervaud for the details.

School safety and academic concerns are forcing changes at the top at a Richmond County high school, and bringing in the Sheriff’s Office. Count on WJBF-TV News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford to explain.

Dr. Dana Bedden announced that Gregory Thompson will replace Dr. Walter Reeves at Butler High School.  Bedden announced that Reeves will be replacing the departing Veta New at Hephzibah High School October 1.  Thompson comes to Butler from Josey High School, where he is assistant principal.  Click for raw video.

A lawsuit by some rural school districts against the State of Georgia has been dropped

Richmond County school officials, on Wednesday, released surveillance video of a big fight, last week, at Butler High School. Some initially thought it was gang-related, but late Wednesday, school officials said it was not. Nonetheless, they’re working to keep kids out of gangs, at the middle school level. They’re trying to get to kids young, before gangs get to them. WJBF-TV News Chanel 6’s Paige Tucker has the story.

It started as an idea for school districts to make money for their bus fleets in a time of rising fuel prices and dwindling budgets. Districts would be allowed to sell space on the inside of their school buses for printed ads to be placed above the windows. But the SC Board of Education voted Wednesday to ban ads on school buses. WJBF-TV News Channel 6’s Capitol Reporter Robert Kittle has more.

In a WJBF-TV News Channel 6 School Report: some high school students across the CSRA got a chance to meet with officials from dozens of colleges and universities. It was all part of CSRA College Night, at the James Brown Arena.

Aiken High School, South Aiken High School, North Augsta High School, Midland Valley High School, and Silver Bluff High School will all hold their graduation cereomies at the USC-Aiken Convocation Center, this year.

The Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) scores for the 2007-2008 school year have been released. We have links to search for scores from your specific school district, and a link for Aiken County School District scores.

By the first of the year every school in Richmond County will have been sized up, to see if they measure up. It’s all part of the rightsizing process that school leaders are working on….Wednesday, they adopted some guidelines. Count on WJBF-TV News Chanel 6’s Renita Crawford to explain how your child could be affected by that process.

The city- owned Cedar Grove Cemetery dates back to 1820, but is still active.  Because of it’s age, and incomplete records, workers often do not know which grave sites are empty.  To find out, they stick a metal probe into the ground to see what’s beneath. But that’s not always the best process.

You’ve probably seen the commercials for “Stand Up To Cancer.“  It’s a national push to raise money for all cancer research and find a cure once and for all.  The telethon airs nationwide on all major networks, ABC, CBS & NBC.  WJBF has prepared a special informative half-hour to air just before, at 7:30 pm Friday.  The show was produced and prepared by WJBF News Channel 6’s Jennie Montgomery.