Engineers discuss ‘Hidden Figures’ and lingering challenges
Clemson chemical engineering major Crystal Pee, civil engineering doctoral candidate Shakira Hobbs and Cottle gathered recently to discuss how “Hidden Figures” affected them and how they related to the women’s struggles.
Rosenwald Elementary/Middle School band thrives thanks to community
Students at Rosenwald Elementary/Middle School now have their own band program thanks to a passion for music education and vital support from many in Society Hill. After many years without a band, Principal Kim Mason and music teacher Chloe Spitzer pulled some strings and restarted the program last year. From 10 members to the mighty sound of 40, the band is beginning to flourish with an accompaniment of support from the community. “I...
Francis Marion’s Tom Roop left an endearing legacy
The Francis Marion University community is in mourning over the loss of Dr. Tom Roop, one of the great figures in the university’s 47-year history. Roop, a professor of biology at FMU from 1972-2004, passed away at his home on January 14. Roop, a native of Niagara Falls, N.Y., received numerous honors and accolades during his more than three decades at FMU, but colleagues and students remember him mostly for his personal warmth and...
Make 2017 the year you get fit!
Keeping your commitment to a program of physical exercise and balanced nutrition is much easier when you have the backing of family and friends.
Church News – January 25, 2017
Please send your church news and photos to: editor@newsandpress.net Singing Convention The fifth Sunday Freewill Singing Convention will be held at Mt. Tema Missionary Baptist Church, Sunday January 29, 2017, with Sunday School starting at 9:30 a.m. The church is asking all choirs to be on time for Sunday School and worship service. Mt. Tema is located at 1730 Tema Road in Hartsville. For more information, call 843-383-9695. Bible...
Half the sugar, all the flavor
LighterSide offers tasty, healthy food to Darlington County By Melissa Rollins, Editor, editor@newsandpress.net Going out to eat with friends can be fun, unless you have a food allergy or dietary restriction; then it just becomes a chore. The LighterSide in Hartsville wants to take away the guessing game when it comes to eating out and give people a fun place to meet up with friends. Catrina Penny is a diabetic. She said that that...