Darlington County Institute of Technology celebrates Health Science Week
Although we consider every week to be health science week, DCIT celebrated Health Science Week March 13-17 with a series of special guests. Dynamic speakers from different health career pathways all hit upon a common thread in regards to the desired qualities of a healthcare worker. Speakers were Brice Elvington, office manager of Florence Pediatric Dentistry, Dr. David Stone, allergist and immunologist with the Allergy, Asthma and...
Owens-Dickerson Engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill F. Owens of Pleasant Hill, S.C. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Macey Deanna Owens to Julian ‘Rhodes’ Dickerson III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Julian R. Dickerson, Jr. of Darlington, S.C. The bride-elect is a 2011 graduate of Carvers Bay High School in Hemingway, S.C. and a 2014 graduate of Francis Marion University. Macey is a first-grade teacher at Johnsonville Elementary School. The...
DCSD honors students with outstanding character through STAND Awards
Students from across the Darlington County School District earned recognition April 7 during the 2017 STAND Awards ceremony at Hartsville Middle School. STAND is an acronym for “Students Taking Action, Not Drugs.” The awards are presented to a student from each school for displaying positive character, encouraging others to live drug-free lifestyles, and seeking to improve in academics and behavior. The ceremony is the annual...
Solicitor’s Office seeks volunteer for arbitration program
The Fourth Circuit Solicitor’s Office is seeking volunteers for the Juvenile Arbitration Program. The Fourth Circuit Solicitor, William B. Rogers Jr. strongly supports the Arbitration Program that was implemented in the Fourth Circuit in 1999 and would like to see the successful program continue to grow. Arbitration is an innovative, cost-effective program for dealing with first time non-violent juvenile offenders that permits the...
SC recognized for innovations and saving lives through the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign
NORTH CHARLESTON– The Palmetto SC Region of the American Red Cross and its partners, including the Office of State Fire Marshal, the South Carolina State Firefighters Association, local fire departments, and other community/government partners, have been recognized by the U.S. Fire Administrator for their work in protecting families and communities from the most common disaster in the country: home fires. Working together with the...