NASCAR announces nominees for Hall of Fame Class of 2021, Landmark Award
NASCAR has announced the 15 nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021, introducing the Modern Era and Pioneer Ballots for the first time. The list includes five first-time NASCAR Hall of Fame nominees – three on the Modern Era Ballot and two on the Pioneer Ballot. Jeff Burton (21-time Cup Series winner), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (15-time most popular driver) and Carl Edwards (28-time Cup winner) join seven previous nominees on...
Trinity-Byrnes gets positive feedback on ‘Distance Learning’ program
In compliance with the directives of Gov. Henry McMaster, Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School in Darlington County closed and transitioned to Distance Learning March 6. Trinity-Byrnes students have not missed any classes since Distance Learning began, but have continued to follow their daily class schedule without interruption. Parents have been pleased with Distance Learning at Trinity-Byrnes, the school says. A parent of a 7th-grader...
Pets of the Week
Big boy! Big love! It’s hard to not notice strappingly handsome bully boy Zeke! This super- friendly, outgoing fella is ready to go and do and he’s equally as happy getting on with his day with humans and or other dogs. As big and brawny as he is, it was wonderful to see how gentle he was with the other dogs on our outing. Totally comfortable with them and they with him, we saw a lot of smiling faces and wagging tails as...
McMaster’s ‘non-essential’ list: A hole-in-one for golfers – and others
By Rick Brundrett The Nerve Gov. Henry McMaster has ordered that “non-essential” businesses statewide be closed to the public to combat the spread of the coronavirus, though he included some pretty big loopholes. Take golfing, for example. His “non-essential” list includes various “recreational and athletic facilities,” such as fitness centers, though sports that “involve interaction” of greater than 6 feet between players or...
The right foods can fight inflammation
The human body and its immune system excels at fighting foreign invaders like bacteria and viruses. Signaling chemicals called interleukins tell cells whether they are needed to fight illness or they should wait in the wings. While these immune defenders are doing their jobs, soreness, fatigue and swelling can occur — the natural side effects of an immune system response — but will soon dissipate. However, many people deal with immune...
Mayor proclaims ‘Girl Scout Week
The Girl Scout organization was started 108 years ago, March 12, 1912. Mayor Curtis Boyd proclaimed March 8-14 as Girl Scout Week. After signing the proclamation, the week began with Boyd, along with retired Darlington Police Chief Danny Watson, teaching the girls self-defense. The week ended with a Girl Scout Sunday celebration. The girls were responsible for all aspects of the service including the posting of colors, welcome,...
