Daily steps to keep your heart healthy
Heart disease is a formidable foe. According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease accounts for nearly 25 percent of all deaths in the United States each year. Issues relating to the heart affect both men and women, and an estimated 15 million adults in the U.S. have coronary heart disease, the most common type of heart disease. And heart disease is not exclusive to the United States, as the Heart Research...
Cole Davis of Mayo High School was named the Public Educator of the Year by Darlington Chamber of Commerce. He could not attend. Accepting the award on his behalf is his father Alonzo Davis, right.
Coker to succeed Tiede as Sonoco’s CEO
Sonoco, one of the most sustainable diversified global packaging companies, announced its Board of Directors has unanimously elected R. Howard Coker, the company’s current senior vice president of its Paper/Industrial Converted Products segment, as its president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Coker, 57, succeeds Robert C. Tiede, 61, who has elected to retire from Sonoco after serving as president and CEO since...
CTC meeting pay concerns acknowledged by bill co-sponsors
By Rick Brundrett The Nerve Allowing Union County Transportation Committee members to make up to $750 a year – paid out of state gas-tax money – is too costly for taxpayers, says a co-sponsor of a bill that would pay those members for attending regular meetings. “It is high,” said Rep. Bill Clyburn, D-Aiken, when contacted by The Nerve about the County Transportation Committee (CTC) pay. “It looks like they’re making a profit out of...