Hartsville Alumni Chapter fellowships with Lamar-Ebenezer UMC
On Sunday, January 10, 2016, the Brothers of the Hartville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, under the leadership of Polemarch, Corey Lewis, observed their Founder’s Day at Ebenezer United Methodist Church under the shepherdship of Rev. Rickey Stuckey, Sr. The Hartsville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi was first chartered on September 11, 2004, as the 73rd Chapter of the Southeastern Province. The fraternal organization of Kappa...
DCSD educators nominated for National LifeChanger of the Year Awards
Diane Purvis, third grade teacher at Brockington Elementary Magnet School, and Taylor Seale, fifth grade teacher at Spaulding Elementary School, have been nominated for the 2015-2016 national LifeChanger of the Year award. Sponsored by the National Life Group Foundation, the LifeChanger of the Year program recognizes and rewards the very best K-12 public and private school educators and employees across the United States who are...
Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Training
Darlington County First Steps “Parents Are First” program and the Children’s Trust of South Carolina are hosting an Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Training at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center (in the Education Classroom) on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. The class will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are currently in the forefront of much of the work being done with children, adolescents...
30th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Celebration Weekend
The Darlington County Cultural Realism Center has planned a full weekend to commemorate the 30th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Celebration. According to CRC director Wilhelmina P. Johnson, the theme this year is World Unity – Peace, Love and Understanding. In keeping with her theme of bolstering children, Johnson has planned an event on Saturday, January 16 from noon to 4 p.m. at the CRC Vision Center, 302 Pearl Street...
Scholarship opportunity for high school seniors
The James F. Byrnes Scholarship Program was established in 1949 to assist young South Carolinians who had lost one or both parents to obtain a college education. The annual award of $3,500 is applied for each year of a four-year bachelor’s degree program. The scholarship is renewed annually contingent upon the recipient’s maintenance of satisfactory academic standing, need for financial assistance, and participation in Byrnes Scholar...
Church News – January 13, 2016
Please send your church news to: editor@newsandpress.net The Lord Cares: please remember to help With the temperatures dropping, please continue to assist The Lord Cares in caring for those in need in the Darlington area. T.L.C.’s food bank is located at 201 Grove Street in Darlington. They are open Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. until 12 noon. Donations of non-perishable food items (especially canned meats) are needed,...