GSSM celebrates 16 National Merit Finalists
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is pleased to announce that 16 members of the class of 2018 were recently named National Merit Finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). These academically motivated students are now eligible for continued competition in the National Merit Scholarship Program. GSSM’s National Merit Finalists are: • James Byrne, child of Diana...
Founding president of Francis Marion University passes away
FLORENCE – Dr. Walter Douglas “Doug” Smith, Francis Marion University’s beloved founding president, has passed away.
Smith, who served the university from its opening in 1970 through 1983, died last weekend in a Columbia, S.C. hospital. He was 99.
Thornwell School for the Arts presents Wizard of Oz
On Feb. 22 and 23, Thornwell School for the Arts presented the Wizard of Oz at the Center Theater in Hartsville. The cast presented the play to parents and friends as well as DCSD peers during special daytime performances. The play featured favorites such as ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ and ‘If I Only Had the Nerve.’
Pilot Club dedicates new lecturn
Kathy Baxley was the guest speaker at the February meeting of the Pilot Club of Darlington.
Josh Shore promoted to General Manager of Medshore Ambulance
Medshore Ambulance announced today the promotion of Josh Shore to general manager of Medshore Ambulance. Shore has served as operations manager for the Anderson region for the past four years, and his family is the founder of the largest private ambulance service in South Carolina.