Breaching the Paywall for You Once Again!
By Jimmie Epling Director Darlington County Library System When the Internet was new the dreamers thought the advent of the free flow of information to all was at hand. Everyone would have access to any information at any time by tapping a few keys (of course no one talked about providing something as unimportant as entertainment to the masses via the Internet). The utopian vision for the Internet at the time was the free flow of...
Trinity-Byrnes marks Annual Diversity Day
Timed to coincide with Black History Month, this was the fourth year that Trinity-Byrnes has held a Diversity Day, suspending regular classes and devoting time to explore issues of cultural difference, identity and perspectives. A student steering group worked with faculty advisors to organize a day of activities for all students in grades 7-12. The day’s theme was understanding and appreciating difference, an important and relevant...
TBCS Middle School Quiz Bowl team takes state championship
The Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School is proud to announce the TBCS Middle School Quiz Bowl team was named state champion the SCISA Middle School Quiz Bowl competition. The team traveled to Cardinal Newman on March 3rd, 2016 to compete against eight finalist SCISA schools of South Carolina, including Orangeburg Prep., Cardinal Newman, Mason Prep., and St. Anne Catholic School. There were originally 38 schools competing in the Middle...
Darlington native competes for Miss Missouri
Darlington native Erin O’Flaherty was recently crowned Miss City of Fountains (Missouri) and will be competing for the Miss Missouri title from June 12-18. If O’Flaherty wins, she will advance to the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City N.J. Erin is an graduate of Wilson High School’s IB program and a graduate of the University of Central Florida. She currently lives in Missouri where she works as an account manager...
Local residents named to Clemson University President’s List
Local students have been named to the President’s List at Clemson University for the fall 2015 semester. They are: Darlington: Bethany A. Byrd of Darlington, who is majoring in Chemistry Hartsville: Chelsea M. Atkinson of Hartsville, who is majoring in Health Science Emily Ruth Cameron of Hartsville, who is majoring in Psychology Zachary A. Davis of Hartsville, who is majoring in Mechanical Engineering Ellen Maria Folk of...
Local residents named to Clemson University Dean’s List
Local students have been named to Clemson University ‘s Dean’s List for the fall 2015 semester. Darlington: Bryan Stephen Andrews of Darlington, who is majoring in Computer Information Systems Brandon Taylor Blackwell of Darlington, who is majoring in General Engineering Alexandria Michelle Curtis of Darlington, who is majoring in General Engineering Blaine A. Eads of Darlington, who is majoring in College of Architecture,...