Wild hogs a costly headache for S.C. landowners, Clemson study shows
By Scott Miller Clemson University College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences Feral hogs are a $115 million problem for the state’s agriculture, livestock and timber industries in South Carolina, according to a Clemson University study on landowners’ perceived damages from the invasive animals. This is the first time a comprehensive dollar figure has been attached to the ecological and industry damages caused by wild hogs,...
Church News – November 23, 2016
Please send your church news and photos to: editor@newsandpress.net. HCC Presents Christmas Music with Brass and Organ Join the Hartsville Civic Chorale for their annual Christmas Concert: Christmas Music with Brass and Organ on December 6, 2016 – 7pm at West Hartsville Baptist Church 1003 West Carolina Avenue, Hartsville This year the annual Christmas concert will feature music for brass and organ including Rutter’s...
Let us all exalt His name together
As we prepare for Thanksgiving, we are grateful for all that God has done.
Florence County Museum online submission deadline approaches
The Florence County Museum began accepting artists’ submissions for the 2017 Pee Dee Regional Art Competition at 10 am, Tuesday, Oct 4. Online submissions will be accepted until Friday, Nov 25, 2016. Artists wishing to enter the competition may register online using the submittal forms at flocomuseum.slideroom.com. Each artist may obtain a competition schedule and prospectus at flocomuseum.org/pee-dee-regional, or by visiting the...
Toys For Tots
The local Toys For Tots Coordinator for the Pee Dee is Rujon Williams, Ret. USMC from Darlington, S.C. Visit the website www.toysfortots.org or Email: rgw964@bellsouth.net Phone: 843-496-3040. Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity is the fund raising, funding and support organization for the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps...
31st Annual McLeod Hospice Tree Lighting
McLeod Hospice will celebrate the 31st Annual “A Light for Someone You Love” Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, December 1, at 5:45 p.m. The ceremony will be held at McLeod Regional Medical Center adjacent to the McLeod Center for Cancer Treatment and Research. During the ceremony, the family of E. LeRoy “Toy” Nettles, Jr., of Lake City will light the trees and Chrissy Fennel will perform. To further promote McLeod...