Richmond County School Superintendent Dr. Dana Bedden officially accepted the job as Superintendent of the Irving, Texas school district Friday night.  Below is a statement released by Dr. Bedden:

The State Ethics Commission won’t hear the 37 ethics charges against Gov. Mark Sanford until May at the earliest, according to executive director Herb Hayden. After the charges were announced last November, numerous media reports said the South Carolina Ethics Commission would hear the case in January. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

John Tolley and his wife are not horsing around, they’re in on the latest livestock craze…alpacas. The couple moved to rural Aiken County to spend retirement growing and showing the noble beast. It’s Out There Somewhere…with WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola.

John Tolley and his wife are not horsing around, they’re in on the latest livestock craze…alpacas. The couple moved to rural Aiken County to spend retirement growing and showing the noble beast. It’s Out There Somewhere…with WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola.

Columbia officials are making preparations for the city’s annual St. Pat’s in Five Points celebration. Officials were busy Friday setting up stages and closing streets.

Unemployment numbers brought disappointing news to the Two-State, this week, but there is a major employer hiring, right here in our area. It is time to count…and the government needs help to do that. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe reports.

An accident in Aiken caused some delays earlier Friday. A truck carrying a trailer overturned into a ditch at the corner of the Highway 118 Bypass and Gregg Highway.

Parent-teacher conferences could become mandatory under a new bill introduced in the Georgia House of Representatives.

State schools Superintendent Kathy Cox says lottery ticket prices should be raised to help pay for K-12 education in Georgia.

Medical College of Georgia police are asking for assistance in locating 56-year-old Freddie Zachery Calloway for felony aggravated stalking.

The South Carolina House passed a bill Thursday to ban texting while driving, but it lessened the penalty for those who break the law. The bill originally called for a $100 fine and two points on your license, but the House lowered that to a $25 fine and no points. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

According to Sgt. Dave Myers, Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Narcotics investigators, based on an anonymous complaint, have arrested three people in Warrenville, South Carolina on drug charges. The people charged are Jerry Lee Pitts, 18, of 55 Harrison Road, in Warrenville; Tammy Powell Bishop, 37, of 55 Harrison Road, in Warrenville; and Julia Johnson, 22, of 2273 Augusta Road, in Gloverville.

WJBF News Channel 6’s Sports Director Chris Kane has the sports updates that affect the Georgia and South Carolina counties of the CSRA.

Richmond County Sheriff’s Office investigators say a two-year old is being treated for third-degree burns after his babysitter put him in a hot bath. Stephanie Adams is charged with child cruelty. Officers say she was taking care of Demontrez Clark while his mother was in class, Thursday night.

If you try crystal meth, even once, there’s a big chance you could get hooked for life…and…Georgia has the 3rd highest number of meth users in the country! Christine O’Donnell tells us how Augusta is aiding the state in changing that statistic.