Darlington County Council forwards solar energy ordinance
At their February 6 regular meeting, Darlington County Council passed second reading of a contentious renewable energy ordinance by a vote of 7 to 1. Ordinance 16-19 sets county regulations for the location, construction, and operation of renewable energy systems.
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church celebrates 151st Anniversary with guest speaker
Initially, the congregants met in local homes and outdoors in brush arbors until they secured their first permanent church building at the corner of Hampton and Russell Streets. Brockenton helmed the Macedonia pulpit for 42 years until his death in 1908.
Darlington boxing coach named to USMC Boxing Hall of Fame
Being a member of USMC Boxing, Frazier says he got to travel all over the world for fights and eventually reached the rank of #7 at 156 pounds, with a record of 38 wins and 5 losses over three years.
Trinity-Byrnes IT Club tours SiMT MakerSpace
Gould Business Incubator Director Ashley Dingle talked with the students about 3-D printing, the different types of filament that can be used and the seemingly limitless possibilities that 3-D printing offers.
4-H, electric co-ops partner on statewide STEM challenge
ORANGEBURG — South Carolina students interested in science and technology will have an opportunity this spring to showcase what they have learned in the classroom. The fifth annual S.C. 4-H Engineering Challenge, sponsored by EnlightenSC, offers students ages 9-19 a chance to participate in a multi-challenge competition March 25 at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. Organizers of the competition created the event to spur students’...