In a recent release, more than a handful of Midland schools were ranked on a list for U.S. News Best High Schools, according to U.S. News.

In the 2013 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings, there are two South Carolina schools with gold medals, 17 with silver medals and 29 with bronze medals.

Three Midlands schools placed in the top ten.

Dutch Fork High School in Irmo was ranked at #3, while Chapin High School trailed behind ranked #4 and Lexington High School at #9.

SUMTER COUNTY, SC (WIS)- A Crestwood High School student is facing an assault charge and a bus driver is out of a job after a scuffle on a school bus last month.

Jasmine Robinson, 17, was charged with simple assault after the early morning incident in the bus unloading zone at Crestwood High School March 1.

After a Sumter School District investigation, the driver, 61-year-old Delores Rainwater, was fired, a spokesperson for the district said.

The incident, according to a sheriff's department incident report, happened on bus #908 around 8:15 a.m.

Amazon announced on Wednesday it is hiring for hundreds of new positions at its site in Columbia, South Carolina.

According to a news release, the hourly positions will pick, pack and ship customer orders. All employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes both health insurance and company stock awards.