Faculty against him, Governor’s School president is leaving
Hector Flores is on his way out as president of the Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics in Hartsville.
Man held in 2 shootings
A Lamar man has been arrested in connection with a shooting at a convenience store that wounded two people. Willie Dytavious Scipio, 25, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, according to the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday, someone shot two people at the Markette convenience store at 104 W. Bobo Newsom Highway. Reports said they drove themselves to a hospital.
USC graduate donates lunar maps he helped create for Apollo missions
Before Neil Armstrong placed his foot on the moon and made “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” on July 20, 1969, he and fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin had to know where to safely land their spacecraft.
Freeman family reunion set
The annual George Freeman family reunion will be held Aug. 4 in Patrick. The event begins at 1 p.m. at Turnage Ball Field, at the corner of Turnage and Cranford streets. Please bring food to share. For more information, call 843-498-6811 or 843-332-1773.
Florence-Darlington Technical College to host open house and orientation at The Continuum
Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) will host its first Fall Open House and Orientation at its new Lake City location in The Continuum July 26. FDTC is scheduled to move into the new 46,000-square-foot facility in downtown Lake City this summer. The collaboration is due to a partnership between the college and The Darla Moore Foundation. FDTC will offer an array of classes, including HVAC, industrial maintenance, welding and...