Church News – April 26, 187
Please send your church news and photos to: editor@newsandpress.net Revival April 26-28 at Covenant Baptist Church, 628 Pocket Road in Darlington. Services begin at 7: 30 p.m. each night. For more information, call 843-858-3220. Flag Football Tailgate Cherry Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 552 E. Billy Farrow Hwy. in Darlington, is having a Flag Football and Tailgating on Saturday April 29 beginning at 3 p.m. at the church. There...
Parents can guide but children make their own choices
By Dr. William Holland How many parents have waited for the day when their child’s eyes would suddenly be opened and like the prodigal they will finally see the truth and change their ways? Mothers and fathers dearly love their kids, but unfortunately, things do not always go as planned and many difficult children have caused their parents much worry, sadness, and disappointment. Parents have the perfect opportunity to present...
GSSM students compete in HOSA Conference
Eleven students from the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) recently competed in the South Carolina Heath Occupation Students of America (HOSA) State Leadership Conference in Charleston. Four of the 11 students placed in the top five of their respective events. Brantley Leaphart, child of Loretta and Donald Leaphart of Lexington County, placed fourth in the Researched Persuasive Speaking and Writing...
Durant Children’s Center celebrates Easter with annual Bunny Hop
Easter bunnies large and small delighted kids at the annual “Bunny Hop” held last Friday at the Durant Children’s Center satellite location in Hartsville. Children played games, did arts and crafts activities, petted and fed a friendly and fluffy live rabbit, and met the Easter Bunny himself. “The Bunny Hop is open to the community so people can come and bring their kids, pet bunnies, get their faces painted, take free pictures...
Owens-Dickerson Engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill F. Owens of Pleasant Hill, S.C. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Macey Deanna Owens to Julian ‘Rhodes’ Dickerson III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Julian R. Dickerson, Jr. of Darlington, S.C. The bride-elect is a 2011 graduate of Carvers Bay High School in Hemingway, S.C. and a 2014 graduate of Francis Marion University. Macey is a first-grade teacher at Johnsonville Elementary School. The...
DCSD honors students with outstanding character through STAND Awards
Students from across the Darlington County School District earned recognition April 7 during the 2017 STAND Awards ceremony at Hartsville Middle School. STAND is an acronym for “Students Taking Action, Not Drugs.” The awards are presented to a student from each school for displaying positive character, encouraging others to live drug-free lifestyles, and seeking to improve in academics and behavior. The ceremony is the annual...