Coker College partners with Horry-Georgetown Tech
Coker College has partnered with Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC) in Conway, S.C., to offer a fully online bachelor’s degree program in business management for HGTC graduates. After HGTC students earn their associate’s of arts business transfer degree or associate’s of applied science in business administration degree, they can transfer those credits directly into Coker College’s business management program, giving students...
GSSM students compete in HOSA Conference
Eleven students from the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) recently competed in the South Carolina Heath Occupation Students of America (HOSA) State Leadership Conference in Charleston. Four of the 11 students placed in the top five of their respective events. Brantley Leaphart, child of Loretta and Donald Leaphart of Lexington County, placed fourth in the Researched Persuasive Speaking and Writing...
Darlington County EMS Recovers Stolen Ambulance
Darlington County Emergency Medical Services was able to recover their ambulance that was stolen from a local hospital. All patients and employees were safe and there were no major damages to the ambulance. Early this morning, a Darlington County crew transported a patient to Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville. When the crew was leaving the hospital, they discovered the ambulance was gone. Local law enforcement was...
Former detention center officer arrested
Marcia Bailey Marine, age 46, of Hartsville, has been charged by agents with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division with assault and battery, third degree, for an incident that occurred January 17, 2017. It is alleged that Marine, while employed as a correctional officer at the W. Glenn Campbell Detention Center, used an electroshock weapon on a handcuffed individual in the detention center. Sheriff Tony Chavis requested SLED to...
Durant Children’s Center celebrates Easter with annual Bunny Hop
Easter bunnies large and small delighted kids at the annual “Bunny Hop” held last Friday at the Durant Children’s Center satellite location in Hartsville. Children played games, did arts and crafts activities, petted and fed a friendly and fluffy live rabbit, and met the Easter Bunny himself. “The Bunny Hop is open to the community so people can come and bring their kids, pet bunnies, get their faces painted, take free pictures...