NFPA and ESFI work to reduce fatalities caused by electric shock drowning in pools and at marinas
With summer in full swing, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) are joining forces to remind people about the potential electrical hazards in swimming pools, hot tubs and spas, on board boats and in the waters surrounding boats, marinas and launch ramps. Electric shock drowning (ESD) can occur when faulty wiring sends an electrical current into the water, which passes...
FDTC launches rocket-themed Discovery Camp
Florence-Darlington Technical College held its annual summer science-themed Discovery Camp last week, and kids enrolled in this year’s camp got a crash course in the principles of rocket design and performance.
Swim lessons at B.P. Gandy pool offer fun, summer safety tips
By Melissa Rollins, Editor, editor@newsandpress.net Lillian Brunson has been teaching swimming for over forty years. This summer she will once again be part of the Splash Station Learn-to-Swim lessons at the B.P. Gandy Pool in Darlington. “Swimming lessons are absolutely wonderful and I think everyone should know how to swim,” Brunson said. “For one, it is a safety issue. It is also a social thing because as children grow up they have...
Do you know Darlington County? June 21, 2017
The photo from last week was a sign at the corner of Carolina Ave. & 4th St. in Hartsville, near the Hampton Inn & Suites. Eagle-eyed readers Hoyt Campbell, Bill Segars and Wanda Hill found my location once again. Today, you will find another location shot from Darlington County. Do you know where it is? Please let us know by sending your guesses to: editor@newsandpress.net or call 843-393-3811. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday....
Local author uses poetry to talk about domestic violence
Niana Renee said that though her life has been much different than she expected, she has come to terms with her past. In April, she released a book of poetry, Poetic Diaries Ambiguous Love, that she says is a ‘raw’ look at domestic abuse.