Yankees Select FDTC Pitcher Tanner Myatt In 2018 MLB Draft
The New York Yankees selected Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) right-handed pitcher Tanner Myatt in the 11th round of the 2018 MLB Draft. Myatt, a 6-foot-7-inch, 220-pound 20-year-old is the highest drafted Tech Stinger in FDTC’s history. The North Carolina native becomes the 12th FDTC player since 2010 to be drafted by an MLB organization. Myatt was a pitcher on the team that made FDTC’s debut appearance in the JUCO World...
Francis Marion University professor hopes to provide new wrinkle for old school Thais
Francis Marion University’s campus is about 10,000 miles from Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University in central Thailand. That’s a long way, but for the past three years, faculty and staff from the two universities have partnered to provide professors with an opportunity to teach and expand their knowledge of how students learn. This summer they’ll be doing it again. For the past two summers dozens of education professors from Nakhon Sawan...
Chamber honors Leadership Hartsville Class of 2018
The 2018 Leadership Hartsville class graduated in a closed ceremony on May 30 at the Butler Heritage Auditorium. The 9-month leadership development program, made available through the Greater Hartsville Chamber of Commerce, has provided participants with growth and networking opportunities since the class kicked off in September of 2017. The 16 honored during graduation were Kelly Benton, Macon Hunter State Farm; Mark Chapman, McLeod...
Jordan, Jewel win Keep Darlington County Beautiful art contest
Keep Darlington County Beautiful announced recently the two winners of its annual art contest. Maggie Jordan of Hartsville High School earned first place in the event, and Hannah Jewel of Hartsville Middle School earned second place. School won first place in Keep Darlington County Beautiful’s annual art contest. Her winning artwork will be printed on official t-shirts. Pictured are (from left) HHS Art Teach Jaron Sanders,...
Clemson Extension’s school garden training growing strong
CLEMSON — What began with a seed planted in the Charleston area in 2012 has taken root in 16 counties in South Carolina and sprouted into 147 school gardens across the state … and counting. School Gardening for South Carolina Educators is a horticulture-based training program, offered by Clemson Extension, designed to help educators grow successful school gardens. The program is part of a multi-agency, farm-to-school initiative,...
