LIVING ON PURPOSE: Making a move toward God
By Bill Holland I know that life sometimes can be difficult. It seems I’m always writing about the struggles of spiritual warfare, but we cannot deny the Christian life is filled with battles. However, there is good news! The Lord is with us and is waiting to help us if we will only allow Him to be in control of our life. I had a long conversation with a precious elderly lady and she is struggling with negative emotions. She lives...
Santee Cooper’s $100,000-plus club doubles in less than 10 years
By Rick Brundrett The Nerve As lawmakers consider sale and management proposals involving Santee Cooper, one issue that likely won’t get much attention is the growth in recent years of well-paid workers at the state-owned utility. Of Santee Cooper’s approximately 1,650 full-time employees, 312, or 18.9 percent of the total, receive a base annual salary of $100,000 or more, according to utility records provided to The Nerve under the...
Remembering ‘Lamar Riots,’ 50 years later
By Bobby Bryant Editor editor@newsandpress.net Fifty years ago this week, the town of Lamar was tossed into the national news when a mob of about 200 white people turned over a school bus to protest desegregating Darlington County schools. This week, the “Lamar Riots” are being remembered again, with events both in Lamar and in Columbia at the University of South Carolina. On March 2, USC’s Center for Civil Rights History and Research...
Carolina Bank move bittersweet for longtime employees
by Samantha Lyles slyles@newsandpress.net Carolina Bank’s new Darlington branch began serving customers on Monday, and while the sleek new building makes a handsome addition to the Public Square, longtime employees admitted that the move is a bittersweet affair. “It’s so hard! We started here!” said Gaby Dove. “I’ve been here for 39 years. We’re happy and looking forward to the new way of banking, but...
Avoiding nursing burnout
Nursing is a rewarding career, and nurses figure to be in high demand in the coming decades. As fulfilling as nursing can be, nurses routinely confront issues that other professionals may never encounter. Nurses are in high-demand, but a shortage of openings in nursing schools in recent years has led to a widening gap between the demand for skilled nurses and the supply, according to the nursing support resource Nursing.org. As a...