Free dental care for adults Aug. 26 – 27
The South Carolina Dental Association is sponsoring free dental care to area residents as part of the Dental Access Days (DAD) on Friday, August 26 & Saturday, August 27, 2016 at the Florence Civic Center, located at 3300 W. Radio Drive in Florence. The event will start at 6 a.m. each day and care will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis until all available treatment sessions have been filled. Dental care will be...
FMU names Pee Dee area students to President’s List, Dean’s List
Francis Marion University named 254 students from the Pee Dee Region to the President’s List, which includes Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro and Williamsburg. Three-hundred and eleven others from the region were named to the Dean’s List. Officials at Francis Marion University have named 350 full-time students and 32 part-time students to the President’s List, and 496 full-time students and 23 part-time...
70th Annual Rhodes Reunion
The Rhodes Reunion will celebrate their 70th year on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Swift Creek Baptist Church located at 413 North Center Road in Hartsville. The events will be: 11:00 a.m. Worship Service 12:15 p.m. Registration begins 1:00 p.m. Covered Dish Luncheon 2:00 p.m. Meting in Church Sanctuary Plate, cups and ice tea will be furnished. For more information, call: 843-260-8535 or email:...
Blue Saints building ramps in Darlington
The Blue Saints of the Darlington Police Department with help from members of the Darlington Fire Department finished projects this week at the homes of Ms. Cora Smith and Ms. Doris Lane. The officers worked in temperatures that rose well above 90 degrees without complaining, making life a little better for these two members of the community. The lumber was donated by Canfor Southern Pine. To learn more about how you can help with...
Coker College dance program graduate receives national award for performance
Earlier this June, recent Coker College graduates Tierra Foxworth and Tammaka Staley traveled to Washington, D.C., to perform their original work, “Curveless Smile,” at the National College Dance Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In addition, Foxworth received the Outstanding Student Performance Award. Sponsored by the ACDA and Dance Magazine, it is one of only two awards presented to participants in the...
Church News – July 6, 2016
Please send your church news to: editor@newsandpress.net FBC Darlington Basketball Camp Sign up your child for the annual First Baptist Church Basketball Camp held July 11-14, 2016 from 10 a.m. – Noon Ages 7-10 will be at the Harmon Baldwin Recreation Center Ages 11-14 will be at DHS Gym (enter triple doors by locker rooms) Campers must be the ages listed by the start of camp. Registration forms are available at FBC Darlington,...