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...
Gospel in the Park returns to Hartsville
The Gospel in the Park Series returns to Pride Park, 630 S. 6th Street, for its 10th year. The theme is Bringing Unity Back into Our Community. Entertainment will be provided by Darlington High School Gospel Choir, The Wilson High School Gospel Choir, Bernard Rand featuring The Rands, Wendy Peterson &Unity, The Stepping Stone Praise Team, Joyful Noise, Brotherly Sound, comedian Rosa Price Moses as Sister So Saved of Hartsville,...
Keep Darlington County Beautiful names winners of annual art contest
Keep Darlington County Beautiful announced recently the two winners of its annual art contest. Chloe Moore of Hartsville Middle School earned first place, and Divya Patel of Hartsville High School took home second. Renee Howle, an organizer with Keep Darlington County Beautiful, said the organization received more than 230 entries from 4K through 12th grade this year, more than she can recall ever receiving in the past. She said the...