Pilot, Anchor Clubs send love to DCSD teachers with care packages
Members of the Darlington Pilot and Anchor Clubs recently had a work day at Trinity United Methodist Church to put together ‘Pick Me Up’ bags for Exceptional Education staff in the Darlington County School District. The groups were able to put together 80 bags during their ‘Welcome Picnic’ day. After assembling the bags, President Judy Langley and Community Service Chair Janice Flowers delivered them to the Exceptional Education Staff...
Track president reflects on first year at Darlington Raceway, upcoming Bojangles’ Southern 500
By Melissa Rollins,Editor, editor@newsandpress.net Darlington Raceway President Kerry Tharp said a little more than a year under his belt. Tharp says now that he realizes when he took the job he had a lot to learn about the Lady in Black. “My official start date was July 18, 2016,” Tharp said. “I can honestly tell you that I have fallen in love with this racetrack and with this community. I had been to Darlington several times in my...
Allen-Brasington Wedding
Amberly Anne Allen and Dargan Edwards Brasington were married on Saturday, July 8 at 3:30 in the afternoon. The ceremony took place at Sunrise Amphitheater, Flagstaff Mountain, CO. The Reverend Jack Groerland officiated at the double ring ceremony. The bride was escorted by her brother, Mr. Cameron Allen, and was given in marriage by her mother and brother. The ceremony was accompanied by a string quartet. The bride is the daughter of...
South Carolina Supreme Court releases divided opinion on Diocese of South Carolina
COLUMBIA– In a 77 page opinion, the South Carolina Supreme Court reversed portions of an earlier lower court ruling. In February 2015, circuit court Judge Diane Goodstein ruled that the Diocese of South Carolina, its trustees and the 50 parishes — representing 80 percent of the members — that disassociated with the Diocese successfully withdrew from The Episcopal Church (TEC) in 2012, taking all their property, including...
FMU professor warns of bogus eclipse glasses
Before you peer towards the heavens to view the Great American Eclipse on Aug. 21, be sure you’re protecting your eyes with eclipse glasses – not sunglasses – that are properly ISO-rated. A slew of bogus eclipse glasses have hit the market as the celestial event of the century nears. That’s led to some concerns, and a warning, from Francis Marion University Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Dooley Planetarium Dr. Jeannette...
Coker adds Thompson to athletics administrative staff
Coker College added Halle Thompson to is athletics administrative staff, Dr. Lynn Griffin, vice president of athletics and athletic facilities, announced. Thompson will be focusing her efforts on student success and compliance. “I am extremely excited to have Halle join our administrative team,” said Associate AD for Internal Operations Jennifer Bell. “She brings a tremendous amount of energy to a role that is brand...