Pool safety starts with prevention
Pools make some backyards the places to be in late spring and throughout summer. Lazy summer afternoons are a lot more enjoyable when they’re spent in or alongside a pool, and kids tend to say “I’m bored” with considerably less frequency when a pool is within arm’s reach. Pools are certainly fun, but they’re only as fun as they are safe. According to the USA Swimming Foundation, between Memorial Day and Labor Day in 2018, at least 148...
Excitement builds as students count down to 2 rocket launches in a week
Imagine if the Clemson Tigers played for national championships in football and basketball in the same week, or maybe even the same day.
Explaining the summer solstice
Each year, people in the Northern Hemisphere eagerly await the arrival of the summer solstice. The solstice was a key cultural event in many ancient communities, but in modern times, it marks an opportunity to celebrate the arrival of summer as well as the longest day of daylight and the shortest hours of night. The summer solstice occurs as a result of the tilt of Earth’s rotational axis. According to Time and Date, as Earth orbits...
Darlington runners remember officers lost
A group of Darlington runners has trekked 394 miles in memory of fallen law enforcement officers.
S.C. Teacher of the Year brings passionate approach to teaching life science … and life
As a child, Chanda Jefferson fondly remembers staying after school to help her older sister, who was a kindergarten teaching assistant, in her classroom at Jefferson Elementary in rural Beech Island.