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Tuesday, August 28, 2012  An accidental gas spill forced the closure of Mullins High School Tuesday, according to Marion County School District Superintendent Dr. Dan Strickland.

Monday, November 14, 2011  Mikel Bethea, 18, is on trial this week, accused of killing a former Mullins High School football player.

Monday, July 11, 2011  A Mullins Marine killed while serving our country will be laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery today.

Wednesday, July 06, 2011  American flags lined the way to Mullins High School where Marine Gunnery Sergeant Ralph "E.J." Pate's funeral was held.

Wednesday, July 06, 2011  A U.S. Marine from Marion County will be laid to rest this afternoon. Marine Gunnery Sergeant Ralph "E.J." Pate was killed Sunday June 26th in action during combat missions fighting the war in Afghanistan.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011  Last September Mullins police arrested Gregory Hill on nine charges of disseminating harmful material to a minor. Monday, SLED arrested Hill again on new charges relating to sexual relationships with minors.

Friday, June 10, 2011  Officials with the Marion County Board of Education tell NewsChannel 15 they have reprimanded Mullins school board member Shawn Harrelson for inappropriate communications with a 17-year-old student at Mullins High School.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011  A Mullins school board member accused of sending threatening text messages to a 17-year-old student will not face criminal charges.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011  Monday night, Board members with Marion County School District 2, the Mullins school district, held a meeting about the board's vice chairman, 39-year-old Shawn Harrelson. He's accused of harrassing a 17-year-old student by telephone.

Monday, April 25, 2011  NewsChannel 15 has learned the Marion County Sheriff's Office took an incident report from a 17-year-old student at Mullins High School.

Friday, April 22, 2011  Marion School District Two Interim Superintendent Michael Lupo says the school board attorney is investigating an exchange between a school board member and a Mullins High School student.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011  Facebook has disabled two pages targeting students from Mullins High School and Palmetto Middle School after NewsChannel 15 made the company aware of them. The pages allowed for comments and derogatory statements to be made about the students.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011  The Mullins High School football coach and athletic director has been fired, stemming from his arrest in August on nine counts of dissemination of harmful materials.

Tuesday, January 04, 2011  Mullins School District officials say on the advice of their attorney, they suspended football coach and teacher Gregory Hill without pay.