Florence-Darlington Technical College helps manufacturing job seekers
Florence-Darlington Technical College’s Corporate and Workforce Development (CWD) division seeks to provide training that keeps a pipeline of skilled workers ready for employment at area companies, as well as to support ongoing workforce development needs of employers in the Pee Dee region. The division is housed at the college’s Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology (SiMT). Earlier this year, CWD launched one of its...
McLeod Hospice offers training
McLeod Hospice is offering a new “Hospice Volunteering 101” class in Hartsville for persons interested in helping Hospice patients and/or assisting the Hospice support staff. The volunteer training program will be held on Saturday, September 9, from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Welsh Neck Baptist Association, 1048 E. BoBo Newsome Highway, in Hartsville. A brunch will be provided during the training. Volunteers play a vital...
Local Girl Scouts celebrate achievements and milestones
On Saturday, July 29, 2017, members of Troop 423 had their Awards, Bridging, and Scholarship Ceremony. The purpose of the ceremony was to recognize achievements by the members during the current membership year and throughout their tenure in Girl Scouting. During the event, members received patches, certificates, pins, and scholarship checks. Additionally, girls bridged from one level of Girl Scouting to another based on grade level....
A message from Senator Gerald Malloy on Hemp Industry
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture has now opened the application process for the Industrial Hemp Pilot Program, created in H.3559, passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor on May 10, 2017. The SOUTH CAROLINA INDUSTRIAL HEMP PROGRAM allows for the cultivation of industrial hemp by residents of the state for potential use in such varied products as cloth, construction materials, cordage, fiber, food, fuel, paint,...
McIver Road textile plant to re-open, creating 135 jobs
The fiber industry is coming back to Darlington County. During a much anticipated announcement at the SiMT Gould Incubator Aug. 8, the Darlington County Economic Partnership announced that Fiber Industries would be re-opening the plant on East McIver Road in Darlington.