The Next Generation: ‘I knew welding was right for me the first time I picked up my helmet’
Editor’s Note: Along with the women we feature who are currently working in male-dominated industries, we are featuring female students at the Darlington County Institute of Technology who are taking classes in some of those same fields. DCIT staff has provided the biographies and photos of these students to us. We extend special thanks to Robbie Smith and Aurelia Burgess at DCIT for partnering with us on this project. A year ago,...
Pilot Club promotes Brain Awareness Week
Mayor Gloria Hines met with some of the officers of the Pilot Club of Darlington to sign a proclamation promoting March 12-18 as Brain Awareness Week. Pictured are Pilot Club Secretary Ginger Ridgill, President Judy Langley, and Directors Martha Griggs and Linda Brunson.
Championship Wrestling coming to Darlington
Fans of old school ‘rasslin, rejoice! All the things you love about this unique sports/entertainment hybrid – the action, the lights and music, the classic good guy/bad guy dynamics – are alive and well, and on their way to Darlington as the MACW (Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling) hits town Saturday, March 31.
Darlington Tractor Supply to Hold Pet Adoption Event, farmer’s market
The Darlington Tractor Supply store is inviting customers to attend a Pet Adoption Event on Saturday, March 24 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. “Tractor Supply is an active advocate and supporter of pet rescue and adoption,” said Kyle Broadwell, manager of the Darlington Tractor Supply store. “Through this and other adoption events, our goal at the Darlington store is to continue to increase total pet adoptions locally and...
Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics HOSA members move on to Nationals
On March 7, eleven students from the Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics participated in the South Carolina Health Occupations Students of America (SC HOSA) State Leadership Conference in Charleston.
Isgett recipient of the Women of Distinction Award
Donna Isgett, Senior Vice President of Corporate Quality and Safety for McLeod Health, received the 2018 Mary Dean Brewer Women of Distinction Award on March 10 during the Girl Scouts of Eastern Carolina’s annual gala. Isgett was honored along with Lori Beatty, Dr. Lesley Kirby, Christine Osbourne and Ruth Ann Wilson.