South Carolina kids to ‘kick butts’ on March 15
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kids in South Carolina will unite against tobacco use on March 15 as they join thousands of young people nationwide to mark Kick Butts Day. More than 1,000 events are planned across the United States and around the world for this annual day of youth activism, sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. On Kick Butts Day, kids encourage their peers to be tobacco-free, reject tobacco companies’ devious marketing...
Darlington County School District announces 4K registration dates
Registration for 4-year-old kindergarten (4K) for the 2017-18 school year will be held on April 5 at four locations across the county, the Darlington County School District announced today. Registration at every location will be held April 5 from 8 to 10 a.m. and 12:30 to 3 p.m. The registration information is as follows: • For the Darlington area, registration will be held on April 5 at J.L. Cain Elementary, Pate Elementary and St....
Meeting scheduled for Darlington County women’s organization
The regular meeting of the Darlington County National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) will be held on Tuesday March 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Florence-Darlington Technical College campus in Hartsville. The meeting is open to the public and persons interested in becoming a member. Adult men and women interested in becoming actively involved in community service and team efforts will embrace NCNW programs and projects. For more information,...
Applications being accepted for DCSD summer program
The Darlington County School District is now accepting applications for ArtSummer 2017. The deadline to apply is March 24. ArtSummer will run from June 5 through June 22. ArtSummer is a three-week course designed to provide recognition, encouragement, and enrichment for talented actors, media artists, vocal or instrumental musicians, dancers, and visual artists. This intensive and individualized course of study in the arts will allow...
Darlington nurse honored at hospital in Raleigh
Darlington native Ruth Elmer Scipio “Cookie” Witherspoon is being honored in an interactive display on the wall of the new Rex Heart and Vascular Hospital in Raleigh, NC that opens on March 17, 2017. She was the first African-American Charge Nurse (Registered Nurse) at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC. Ruth was born June 25, 1931 to Elmer Baker and Harrison Scipio in Darlington County, South Carolina. She was the 5th child of 7 siblings....