Kim Murphy

Lexington/Richland School District 5 Board members decry the idea that a district resident can hold up the proposed expansion at Chapin High. Video by Citizen Reporter Kim Murphy.

Discussing proposed expansion at Chapin High School, Mary Shahid of the McNair Law Firm tells the Lexington/Richland School District 5 Board that “the permit is a vehicle for your detractors ...

Mary Shahid of the McNair Law Firm explains to the Lexington/Richland School District 5 Board how long it could take to resolve legal issues related to proposed expansion at Chapin ...

Pam Baker of the McNair Law Firm updates the Lexington/Richland School District 5 board on the permitting process for expansion at Chapin High School on June 14. Audio by Citizen Reporter ...

Lexington-Richland School District 5 has another problem with a school construction project. And like several other endeavors, it’s one that has been changed after it was approved by voters in ...

Lexington-Richland School District 5 has awarded a multi-million-dollar school construction contract without the mandatory approvals from S.C. Department of Education. According to an article by Superintendant Herb Berg, recently published ...

Lexington-Richland 5 potentially put the safety of kindergarten students and staff at risk to charging ahead with a school construction project. Following spring break last week, District 5 moved kindergarten ...

Lexington-Richland District 5 school board members offered no vote nor any discussion following their executive session meeting Wednesday night to purchase an 81-acre tract of land between Dan Comalander Road and Haltiwanger ...

Lexington-Richland School District 5 is still pushing forward with plans for new schools despite declining enrollment and the unanswered question of how they are going to pay for the additional ...

Despite cutting its overall budget by more than 3 percent, Newberry County increased funding for economic development for Fiscal Year 2009-10 compared to the previous year. The largely rural county of ...

Earlier this week the Lexington-Richland District 5 school board discussed a contractual matter related to property in executive session – the portion of the meeting closed to the public, according ...

The Lexington-Richland District 5 school board is likely to vote to buy land for new school sites in the undeveloped area of northwest Richland County following financial offers made to ...

In their fervor to expand athletic facilities at one of its high schools, Lexington-Richland District 5 is willing to spend over $600,000 of taxpayers’ money – in other counties – ...

Schools districts across the state are crying out for more money, but Lexington-Richland District 5 apparently has little problem paying out big bucks to those at the top.   For ...

The Lexington-Richland School District 5 School Board voted unanimously Monday to approve Chapin High School’s renovation and expansion plans as “final” documents and ready for bid, even though plans are ...

Monday, Lexington-Richland School District 5 Superintendent Herb Berg will ask the school board to vote on plans to renovate and expand Chapin High School as part of the 2008 $243 ...