Darlington Free Medical Clinic welcomes their 5,000th patient
Volunteers Cora Taylor and Dr. Alex Cohen welcome the Darlington Free Medical Clinic’s 5,000th patient. Contributed photo
Francis Marion’s international partnership continues to flourish with Thai university
Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University in Thailand and Francis Marion University are separated by about 10,000 miles. Despite the distance, the two institutions have cultivated a partnership that’s helpful to both parties. For the past four summers, 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. Faculty groups from Thailand have...
Search reveals stolen gun and drugs
Two Hartsville men have been arrested after the execution of a search warrant at a residence June 20 on Wetlands Drive. “Investigators … were able to secure a search warrant for the residence,” said Darlington County Sheriff Tony Chavis. “Investigators located a stolen firearm, approximately 2.8 ounces of methamphetamine, approximately 1.8 ounces of marijuana, approximately 58 narcotic pills, ammunition, weight scales, currency and...
Prevent dehydration during the dog days of summer
A person’s desire to be outdoors can sometimes be at odds with the outdoors itself. The dead of winter tends to be a time of year when people know to stay indoors, but the dog days of summer can be dangerous as well. Heat-related diseases like dehydration can put lives at risk. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, children and people over the age of 60 are particularly susceptible to dehydration. Understanding dehydration and how to...
FDTC’s Upward Bound Program begins summer session
Florence-Darlington Technical College’s federally funded Upward Bound Program recently began its summer session for area high school students. Upward Bound helps assist high school students develop the skills and overall confidence needed to succeed in a two-year or four-year institution. Students from public high schools in Darlington, Florence and Marion counties began the academic portion of Upward Bound in January. During the...