Nine Trinity-Byrnes students annouced as South Carolina Junior Scholars
The South Carolina Junior Scholars Program was developed by the South Carolina Department of Education during the 1985-86 school year to identify eighth-grade students with exceptional academic talent and to develop strategies for inclusion into special summer opportunities in collaboration with participating South Carolina colleges and universities. In order to be eligible, students must currently be enrolled in eighth grade in...
Citizen to County Council: ‘why did the courthouse referendum fail?’
Darlington County Council’s Dec. 3 regular meeting began with a question that remains on the minds of many – what caused the courthouse penny sales tax referendum to fail?
State sees problems at county’s elementary schools
Most of Darlington County’s public elementary schools fared badly in the S.C. Department of Education’s newest round of “school report cards.”
Clemson report points out Lamar’s positives
By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net Although the Town of Lamar continues to experience difficulties with its water and sewer system, a new report from Clemson University offers hope. The report titled “Lamar Community Planning Project: Next Steps 2018” was prepared by students in Clemson’s Master in City and Regional Planning (MCRP) program, overseen by instructor John Gaber. Lamar Mayor Darnell Byrd...
