Local student news
Coastal Carolina University announces Dean’s List for Fall 2017 CONWAY– Approximately 2,419 students have made the Fall Semester 2017 Dean’s List for academic achievement at Coastal Carolina University. To qualify for the Dean’s List, freshmen must earn a 3.25 grade point average, and upperclassmen must earn a 3.5 grade point average. Local students who made the Dean’s List for fall are: Wesley Caudle of...
Hartsville Museum’s newest exhibit celebrates Black History Month
Beginning Feb. 1, the newest exhibit at the Hartsville Museum will celebrate Black History Month. The museum’s permanent collection of Black Heritage Stamps and other postal memorabilia will be on display in the W. Reaves McCall Gallery until Feb. 28. The Black Heritage Stamps series first began in 1978, with the first honoring abolitionist, Harriet Tubman. The 2018 Black Heritage Stamp, the 41st issuance in the series, honors Lena...
FMU’s Hanson named co-director for Baruch Institute
Francis Marion University Professor Dr. Lynn Hanson has been named co-director of the new Belle W. Baruch Institute for South Carolina Studies at Hobcaw Barony. The new institute was created late last year through by a partnership that included FMU, Coastal Carolina University and the Belle W. Baruch Foundation. The institute is designed to further academic research in the humanities and related fields at Hobcaw Barony, a 16,000-acre...
SCDNR urging catch and release to help spotted seatrout recover
Unusually cold weather has gripped South Carolina this January, lowering water temperatures along the coast to levels that can be deadly for many marine animals. As South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) biologists work to understand the severity of this winter weather’s impacts on important fisheries, they’re also asking the public to help – by practicing catch and release of spotted seatrout, one of the fish hardest...
Healthy resolutions for the year ahead
Many people see the dawn of a new year as the perfect time to implement changes that they hope will have positive impacts on their lives in the year ahead. New Year’s resolutions have a way of falling by the wayside as the year progresses, but sticking with the following healthy resolutions can have lasting impacts on the lives of men and women. • Read more. Many adults wish they had more time to read, but busy schedules filled with...
Dancing with the Stars of Darlington County: Meet the Dancers
It’s almost time again to hit the dance floor. Dancing With the Stars of Darlington County, an annual charity event benefiting the Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault, will be staged once again at the Center Theater in Hartsville. The event will take place January 25, 2018.