Darlington County Council chairman Bobby Hudson honors service of county members
Darlington County Council chairman Bobby Hudson (right) presents a plaque to retiring recreation department employee Maceo Haynesworth honoring his nearly 37 years of service with the county. Darlington County Council chairman Bobby Hudson (left) presents a service pin to Councilman Robert L. “Bobby” Kilgo Jr. (District #1, Darlington) commemorating his 5 years of service on County Council. Darlington County Council chairman Bobby...
Seeking answers at Lost City: S.C. scientists probe life’s boundaries in remote undersea hydrothermal field
USC assistant professor of aqueous geochemistry Susan Lang will travel to the ends of the Earth for her research — or at least to the middle of the ocean.
NCAA brings March Madness to S.C.: Will it be a financial slam-dunk?
This month, for the first time in almost 50 years, March Madness returns to Columbia, with the city chosen as a host site for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Researcher uses innovative Clemson facilities to help develop gluten-busting wheat
A Clemson University researcher is using state-of-the-art facilities at the Pee Dee Research and Education Center (REC) in Florence to help develop a new wheat variety that’s safe for people who suffer from celiac disease to eat.
Carraway family thanks community
Allison Carraway says she has a lot to be thankful for. After suffering the loss of her husband, Florence Police Department Sgt. Terrence Carraway, in a shooting on Oct. 3 last year, Carraway says the outpouring of support and love her family received from the Darlington community moved her deeply.
PDRTA’s MacNeil honored on retirement
By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net After more than four decades in the public transit business, Chuck MacNeil has disembarked his last bus, so to speak, and retired as executive director of Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority (PDRTA). MacNeil received a notable honor last week as Francis Marion University and the (Florence) Morning News awarded him the Marion Medallion for his years of service to the...
