FMU’s Hanson named co-director for Baruch Institute
Francis Marion University Professor Dr. Lynn Hanson has been named co-director of the new Belle W. Baruch Institute for South Carolina Studies at Hobcaw Barony. The new institute was created late last year through by a partnership that included FMU, Coastal Carolina University and the Belle W. Baruch Foundation. The institute is designed to further academic research in the humanities and related fields at Hobcaw Barony, a 16,000-acre...
City of Hartsville reaches two milestones with waterpark expansion project
The City of Hartsville has reached two significant milestones with the waterpark expansion project with the naming of the waterpark and hiring a manager of Hartsville’s newest attraction. Visitors to the City of Hartsville’s latest project will know the attraction as “Neptune Island”. Opening this summer, visitors of all ages will take part in a tropical island adventure in the progressive small-town. Managing Neptune Island will be...
McLeod Health opens Medical Park in Hartsville
McLeod Health opened a Medical Park in Hartsville, located at 1319 South Fourth Street on January 2. Services at this location include McLeod Orthopedics, McLeod Cardiology Associates, McLeod Vascular Associates, McLeod Sports Medicine, and McLeod Rehabilitation Services. The physicians of McLeod Orthopaedics Hartsville include Rodney Alan, MD; Barry Clark, DO; Patrick Denton, MD; and Jason O’Dell, MD. Physical Therapy services for...
Hartsville Chamber hosts Economic Development Luncheon
The Greater Hartsville Chamber of Commerce is hosting an Economic Development Luncheon on Wednesday, January 31 at the Hartsville Country Club. Lunch will be available at 11:30 a.m. with the program beginning at 12:15 p.m. Darlington County Economic Development Director Frank Willis will be presenting information on recent developments in the county while Ronald Carter of the North Eastern Strategic Alliance (NESA) will delivering an...
SCDNR urging catch and release to help spotted seatrout recover
Unusually cold weather has gripped South Carolina this January, lowering water temperatures along the coast to levels that can be deadly for many marine animals. As South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) biologists work to understand the severity of this winter weather’s impacts on important fisheries, they’re also asking the public to help – by practicing catch and release of spotted seatrout, one of the fish hardest...