Elk’s Weekend in Lake City
Lake City Elks Lodge # 1680 and Harriet Tubman Temple # 1320 celebrated their Annual Elks Weekend November 4-6, 2017.The Lodge and Temple had a parade on Saturday. After the parade, the Lodge and Temple fed the youth and community. The Temple and Lodge then held a Gala Event at the Bean Market.
GSSM Alumni Published in Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is pleased to announce that research conducted by Michelle Huang and MaryGrace Holmes Rainsford, GSSM class of 2017, was selected for publication in the Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science. Huang’s research was entitled “Differences in Pragmatic Language Measures in Mothers of Children with Autism or Fragile X Syndrome” and Rainsford’s was entitled...
Darlington High School to hold 38th Annual Old People’s Christmas
This year marks Darlington High School’s 38th Annual Old People’s Christmas food drive. Beginning 37 years ago, a teacher on the high school campus encountered an elderly member of our community who was in need and decided to lend a helping hand and engaged her students in the process. Together, they provided food for this senior citizen. The next year these same students approached the teacher and asked when they were going to...
New scholarship will honor longtime FMU English professor
A new scholarship honoring William Shakespeare’s biggest fan on the Francis Marion University campus will leave behind a fitting legacy: generations of newly minted Shakespeare enthusiasts. Dr. Fred Carter, president of FMU, recently announced the creation of the Dr. Linda L. Jacobs Shakespeare Scholarship, which honors Dr. Jacobs, a professor in the FMU Department of English and a long-time Shakespeare admirer. The scholarship will...
Darlington Library hosts Gingerbread House Workshop
The Friends of the Darlington Library are offering a Gingerbread House Workshop Dec. 17 featuring homemade gingerbread and icing. Complete your culinary castle with candy baubles (or not…the choice is yours). Desi Conrad, a local expert in gingerbread construction and design, will be our guide throughout the whole process. Space is limited, so make sure to reserve your spot early. The cost is $20 per house and the proceeds will...