The grant supports beautification and environmental projects.
Wes Williams received an award for best supporting actor for his role in "Rabbit Hole."
LJ Bonavilla read 1,864 between Nov. 19 and 30 and won an invitation to the Lady Gamecocks basketball game.
Janet H. Malone, principal of White Knoll Elementary, will start her role as principal of the district's newest elementary school on July 1.
The S.C. Band Director's Association selected the student, along with 20 others, to compete.
Athletic tryouts, band meetings and other informational meetings are all underway.
Six students from Lexington made the Dean's List, while five other were awarded Gold Stars.
Lexington High will compete against 15 other teams from 10 states across the country.
Steven Woodyard was recognized by the Veterans of Foreign Wars for his efforts to promote America's history and traditions.
The two students were chosen to represent the Special Olympics South Carolina on the National Youth Activation Committee based on their leadership skills.
David Bennett, former head football coach at Coastal Carolina and current Socastee High athletic director, will serve as athletic director and head football coach at Lexington One's newest school.
The students are learning about science, technology, engineering and math in the lab at the school.
The soldiers and civilian employees donated classroom supplies and talked to students about their jobs in the military.
The fourth-grade students collected goods to send to help children in Afghanistan.
Erica Dickinson got an inside look at what it's like to work at the aquarium.
The employee is on paid leave while the district investigates an "inappropriate e-mail" sent from the employee's account, according to the district.
Regan Hendrix won first place in the S.C. State Fair Greatest Grandparents Essay contest.
The sessions are for parents of children who will start kindergarten in the fall and who are interested in putting their children in the district's partial-immersion language program.
The students graduated on Dec. 20.
Pleasant Hill Middle School and Gilbert High School received $750 grants from Walmart.
An educator at the district's Parenting Center was awarded a Diversity Leaders Initiative scholarship.
The team will travel to the 2013 Antigua National High School Invitational in Arizona.
Two students' artwork was featured on the district holiday card.
The students delivered chemo packs to patients at South Carolina Oncology Associates and poinsettias to residents at Lexington Medical Center Extended Care.
Ken Turner, currently the director of bands at White Knoll High School, will transfer to River Bluff High School starting in July.
Five schools and one district department were recognized for their support of LEAP, a program that assists district employees and families in need and supports educational programs.
The school's choir sang at Oakleaf Village, an assisted living community.
David Bennett says he interviewed for the athletic director and head football coach positions at River Bluff High in Lexington.
A Florence lawmaker would like to give school employees and districts the option of carrying weapons.
After 31 years working at Lexington One's Technology Center, Ken Lake is retiring in June.
The sheriff's department is increasing its patrols of schools in the wake of a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. last week.
The 5K race will raise funds to help cover the costs of medical treatment for Lexington middle-schooler Kennedy Branham.
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A training grenade found on campus prompted the school's evacuation for an hour.
Kelsey Foster was recognized for her work with the Special Olympics and her involvement in other school activities.
Three students placed in the contest sponsored by The Braces Place.
History teacher Craigh Wheatley was recently recognized for the accomplishment at a Lexington One school board meeting.
Pelion High graduate and Clemson center Dalton Freeman was recently named First-Team All-American.
The final roster for the game at North Greenville University will be announced in January.
These 28 Lexington One teachers will represent their schools in the District Teacher of the Year process. Finalists for that honor will be announced in February.