How certain nutrients affect your body
The effects of proper nutrition on the body are profound. When paired with routine exercise, a diet that’s rich in nutrients can lay the foundation for a long, healthy life. Many people are aware that their bodies need nutrients like protein and carbohydrates every day, but they may not know just what these and other important nutrients do for their bodies. Proteins The online medical resource WebMD notes that the body uses protein to...
Florence-Darlington Technical College’s summer classes to be taught online
Due to the ongoing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) will hold the majority of its summer classes online. Traditional 10-week and eight-week lecture classes will be taught strictly online. Those classes will go live on the college’s D2L platform beginning May 26. Classes that were not originally taught online will evolve into an online format. Classes that feature labs will be taught using a...
Leaders and troops honored at Girl Scouts meeting
Each year, Girl Scouts troops and service units are recognized for the programming they provide for the troops in an area. Girls join a troop and a service unit is made up of the troops in an area. The Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina Council recognizes Best Practices in Community Action, Educational Adventures, Special Celebrations and Girl Scout Spirit. Darlington/Lamar has two troops. Each troop and the Darlington/Lamar...
Myths about colic
Children who are too young to communicate through language often relay their needs through crying. A piercing cry is designed to get Mom and Dad’s attention and is an effective way to convey hunger, soiled diapers and/or illness. Many parents have become adept at reading the subtle differences between cries to better understand their children’s needs. One cry that can often baffle caregivers is the cry that seemingly never stops:...
Local author’s second novel set in Darlington
Julianne Kuykendall Rhodes, a local author, has self-published her second Christian fiction novel, “The Renter Next Door,” set in Darlington. “Just like my Christmas novel, I would describe this book as a good mix between a Christian fiction novel, a Lifetime movie and a Hallmark movie,” Rhodes said. In this novel, one of the main characters, Amber Flowers, an English teacher at Darlington High School, enjoys decorating her rental...
Darlington recognized as Tree City for 21 years
Darlington again has been named a 2019 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management. Darlington achieved Tree City USA recognition for the 21st consecutive year by meeting the program’s four requirements: a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation. “Tree City...
