Do you know Darlington County for April 26, 2017
The photo from last week was Annie Greene Nelson. Born in Darlington County on December 5, 1902, she was the first African-American woman in South Carolina to publish a novel. The book, entitled After the Storm, was published in 1945, and she also published The Dawn Appears, Don’t Walk on My Dreams, and Shadows of the South Land along with other plays and poems. The readers with correct guesses Marie McPhail, Loretta James,...
Backyard Stargazer for May 2017
By Francis Parnell After sunset on the 3rd, look for the waxing gibbous Moon about 4-degrees to the right of “Regulus”, the brightest star in LEO, the Lion. At nightfall on the 7th, spot bright yellow Jupiter 3-degrees to the right of the almost full Moon. “Spica” the brightest star in VIRGO, shines 9-degrees below or lower left of the pair. For all you early risers, the waning gibbous Moon is about 8-degrees...
Darlington County Disabilities and Special Needs Board honors employees
The Darlington County Disabilities and Special Needs Board had the privilege of honoring many faithful staff members during their annual service awards held on March 2nd and 3rd, 2017. Awards were: •Five Year Service Award Recipient: Stacia Banks-Rivers, Direct Support Professional •Five Year Service Award Recipient: Carrie Johnson, Direct Support Professional •Ten Service Award Recipient Rochelle Moses, House Manager •Five Year...
Four Francis Marion University professors honored for teaching, service, research and governance
FLORENCE – Four Francis Marion University faculty members were honored for outstanding individual work during the past year at an annual faculty recognition banquet. Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Jeffrey A. Steinmetz received the Award of Excellence in Teaching; Assistant Professor of Political Science Dr. Will T. Daniel received the Award of Excellence in Scholarship and Research; and Associate Professor of Biology Lisa A....
Camp opportunities aplenty through 4-H
Summer Camp…swimming, fishing, canoeing, gathering around the campfire, roasting marshmallows and making new friends is what summer camp is all about. 4-H has a number of overnight camps to choose from: Summer Science Retreat, Pinckney Leadership Conference, Wild at Webb, Horsemanship Camp and 4-H Summer Club Camps. Summer Science Retreat – June 11-14 at Clemson University Spend four days exploring the STEM departments at Clemson...
Coker College partners with Horry-Georgetown Tech
Coker College has partnered with Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC) in Conway, S.C., to offer a fully online bachelor’s degree program in business management for HGTC graduates. After HGTC students earn their associate’s of arts business transfer degree or associate’s of applied science in business administration degree, they can transfer those credits directly into Coker College’s business management program, giving students...