Darlington native promoted to Army brigadier general
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Almost 30 years ago an Army battalion commander told a young second lieutenant from Darlington, South Carolina, he would make sure she would never be promoted to first lieutenant because women had no place in the Army. “I said, ‘Sir I’ll be here when you retire.’ And low and behold, I was there shaking his hand and saying thank you for your service, when he retired,” said Twanda (Williamson) Young....
Hartsville Middle School named National Beta Club School of Distinction
National Beta announced recently that Hartsville Middle School is a 2017-2018 National School of Distinction. This award is an honor for Beta chapters striving toward academic achievement, exemplary character, demonstrated leadership and service to others. With an ongoing quest to instill these qualities in more students, the National Beta School of Distinction Award is designed to award those schools that show an increase in...
Francis Marion’s Phi Alpha Theta chapter named country’s best
One of Francis Marion University’s most decorated honor societies, the Phi Alpha Theta History honors society, has won yet another national award. The FMU chapter of Phi Alpha Theta – Alpha Theta Zeta – has become the honor society’s most lauded chapter in recent years and it recently added two more awards: the Nels Claven Founders Award for best overall chapter in the nation and the National Best Chapter Award for its...
Trinity-Byrnes student recognized for hitting monumental point
Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School basketball player Ayshia Scott was recently recognized for scoring her 1,000th point! Photo Contributed
Bear population in SC rising; experts warn motorists to use caution
CLEMSON — The second most-prolific mountain bear-hunting season in South Carolina history and more frequent encounters with the animals along the state’s roads reflect a rising bear population and increasing habitat encroachment, Clemson University and S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) wildlife experts say. SCDNR bear biologist Tammy Wactor urges motorists to use caution, especially around dawn and dusk when bears tend to...