City of Hartsville hires Neptune Island Waterpark GM
The City of Hartsville is excited to announce the hiring of a General Manager for the Neptune Island Waterpark. Juan Encarnacion is originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico residing there until 2000, when he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. In March of 2018 he has again embarked on a cross-country move, this time to Hartsville as General Manager of the multi-million dollar expansion project, Neptune Island Waterpark. Neptune Island is...
Representative James Smith critical of actions taken on solar bill
GREENVILLE– Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Representative James Smith recently met with solar industry employees at Summit Solar in downtown Greenville to discuss the recent events at the Statehouse. Speaking with reporters, Representative James Smith emphasized that, “We must come together and find a solution that will move South Carolina forward and ensure that its citizens, and not corporate special interests, are put...
Backyard Stargazer for May 2018
By Francis Parnell With both Jupiter and Saturn becoming evening objects in May, if you own a small telescope, it’s time to get it out and do some planet watching. And if you’ve never seen Saturn with its ring system in a telescope, you will never forget that first-time amazing view! Looking south one hour before sunrise on the 4th, and above the Teapot of SAGITTARIUS, look for Saturn 6-degrees lower left of the waning...
Sonoco ThermoSafe and Cathay Pacific Cargo Launch Global Partnership
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill– Sonoco ThermoSafe, a unit of Sonoco and a leading global provider of temperature assurance packaging, and Cathay Pacific Cargo, one of the world’s largest air cargo carriers, has announced a global partnership agreement for the leasing of the PharmaPort 360 temperature controlled bulk shipping container.
Researchers to examine what attracts, discourages Black students in engineering education
A team of Clemson researchers is using a $398,263 award from the National Science Foundation’s Broadening Participation in Engineering program to examine factors that both encourage and discourage Black students from pursuing education in engineering fields. Researchers will also examine how different academic pathways in engineering vary by gender and institution type for Black students. Catherine Mobley, a professor in Clemson’s...