Mayo recognizes classroom performance
Mayo High School for Math, Science & Technology students were recognized for outstanding classroom performance at the school’s annual Academic Banquet held May 2 at the Darlington Country Club. Mayo’s 2017 Teacher of the Year Christopher Pietrzak gave a brief keynote speech, encouraging students to keep striving for excellence and reminding them of the unofficial Mayo motto: “Hard work pays off.” Principal Arlene...
Coker College’s Enactus Team named a regional champion
Coker College’s Enactus team was named a regional champion at the Enactus United States Regional Competition held on March 31, 2017, in Washington, D.C. The event is one of five regional competitions and one virtual competition held throughout the country in the spring. As an Enactus U.S. regional champion, the Coker College team will advance to compete at the Enactus U.S. National Exposition in Kansas City, Mo., May 21-23. Enactus is...
Beacham Farms joins membership of American Angus Association
Beacham Farms, Lamar, South Carolina, is a new member of the American Angus Association, reports Allen Moczygemba, CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph, Mo. The American Angus Association, with more than 25,000 active adult and junior members, is the largest beef breed association in the world. Its computerized records include detailed information on over 18 million registered Angus. The Association...
DHS Early College Graduate Spotlight – Kinsley Chestnut
Kinsley Chestnut is one of five Darlington High School Early College Honors Program students set to graduate with her Associate of Arts degree from Florence-Darlington Technical College.
FMU graduates inaugural industrial engineering class
FLORENCE – Three years ago, Francis Marion University launched its new Industrial Engineering (IE) degree program, seeking to support a growing need in local industries and provide the university’s graduates with yet another meaningful career path. The bold initiative bore its first fruit Saturday when the first class of IE grads received their diplomas at FMU’s spring commencement ceremony. The inaugural graduating class – Dax...
Darlington Raceway partners with Rent Like A Champion for race week home rentals
Darlington Raceway is partnering with Rent Like A Champion (RLAC), a Mark Cuban Company, to provide private home rentals for race week(end) during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500. RLAC will be the conduit for Pee Dee area residents wishing to rent their homes to industry executives and fans that attend the Labor Day weekend festivities, scheduled for Sept. 1-3, at the famed historic track. “This...