Teen Dating Violence: What you should know
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, or TDV. This is a time to speak with your children about dating; what should be expected, what is not okay, how to seek help and how to cope with the many emotions they will face going forward. As parents it is important that we not only set a precedent through our own relationships, but also create an environment where our young ones feel comfortable expressing their confusions and...
St. John’s Class of 1970 reunion April 25
The 50th reunion of the St. John’s High School Class of 1970 is set for April 25. E-mail contact information to slhowell52@gmail.com or phone/text 864-923-1263 for more information.
Anthony Joseph “Joe” Windham
Joe Windham FLORENCE – Anthony Joseph “Joe” Windham, 60, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Funeral services were Thursday, Feb. 20, at Transfiguration of Our Savior Greek Orthodox Church with burial at Florence National Cemetery. A Trisagion service was held Wednesday at Belk Funeral Home. The family received friends immediately following. Born Oct. 12, 1959, Joe was the son of the late Benjamin F. Windham and Louise Flowers...
PURC legislative members took junkets to utility industry-sponsored events
By Rick Brundrett The Nerve From 2007 through 2016, five longtime legislative members of a panel that nominates candidates to the S.C. Public Service Commission each attended at least two out-of-state events sponsored by utility-industry trade groups, records show. The total taxpayer cost of the trips by the five lawmakers who sit on the six-legislator, 10-member State Regulation of Public Utilities Review Committee (PURC), along with...
31 DCSD students sign up for internships with local employers
Thirty-one Darlington County School District (DCSD) students began 12-week, paid internships with 20 employers last week. The Spring Intern Signing Day ceremony was held inside Mayo High School for Math, Science and Technology’s Conference Center in front of friends, family, school staff and local business partners. The internships are arranged through partnerships with employers in Darlington and Florence counties and DCSD’s Key to...