Darlington County Young Farmers and Ranchers take part in statewide conference
CHARLESTON – A record number of attendees met recently for the annual South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation (SCFB) Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference. Darlington County residents Ty and Tracy Woodard, Ryan and Dohnia Galloway, William Kirven, Tamara Weatherford, Wes and Amanda Woodard, Lee and Mary Kate Rogers, Caid Kirven, Mary Wylie, Thomas and Ashleigh Chaplin, and Jim Williams were among the 300 young farmers and ranchers from...
National Technical Honor Society holds induction ceremony
On January 24, 2017, the Darlington County Institute of Technology (DCIT) held an induction ceremony for students who joined the National Technical Honor Society. A reception was held at the conclusion of the ceremony for members, family, and other guests. National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) is an organization that recognizes outstanding career and technical students. To qualify for membership, students must be eligible to be a...
Church News – February 15, 2017
Please send your church news and photos to: editor@newsandpress.net AGLOW Conference The South Carolina AGLOW State Conference will be held Feb. 16 -18 in Columbia. The event starts at 7 p.m. Thursday and concludes at 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Double Tree by Hilton, 2100 Bush River Road. For more information, or to register, email Cheryl Remchuk at cherylaglowsc@outlook.com or call 864-378-3204. Pastoral Anniversary The Mt. Zion...
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church celebrates 151st Anniversary with guest speaker
Initially, the congregants met in local homes and outdoors in brush arbors until they secured their first permanent church building at the corner of Hampton and Russell Streets. Brockenton helmed the Macedonia pulpit for 42 years until his death in 1908.
Darlington boxing coach named to USMC Boxing Hall of Fame
Being a member of USMC Boxing, Frazier says he got to travel all over the world for fights and eventually reached the rank of #7 at 156 pounds, with a record of 38 wins and 5 losses over three years.
Trinity-Byrnes IT Club tours SiMT MakerSpace
Gould Business Incubator Director Ashley Dingle talked with the students about 3-D printing, the different types of filament that can be used and the seemingly limitless possibilities that 3-D printing offers.