FDTC receives $75,000 gift from McLeod Health
The McLeod Health Foundation recently donated $75,000 to Florence-Darlington Technical College’s (FDTC) Nursing Program. The gift will provide funding for educational and training resources, including simulation and learning lab facilities for nursing students who are being educated and trained to work in the regional medical workforce. More than 100 students complete FDTC’s Nursing Program each year, and many of them find jobs at...
Darlington Raceway gives update on improvement project
Despite the summer rain and soaring temperatures, the construction projects at Darlington Raceway are coming along nicely.
Kids get hot meals and good advice at summer food program
Last week, Darlington Chief of Police Kelvin Washington spoke to local kids about the path to success, and he focused on the importance of working hard, being courteous and honest, and showing strength of character to deny people who try to pull you into troublesome situations.
Darlington County teachers learn Agriculture in the Classroom
Heather Atkinson, Lisa Doyle, Susan Seeley and Jenny Steele of Darlington County were among forty-nine educators from across South Carolina who recently learned how to bring agriculture into their classrooms. The South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation (SCFB) hosted its annual Ag in the Classroom Summer Teacher Institute June 18-22 in Florence, S.C., where teachers of grades pre-K through 8th grade in public and private schools learned...
FMU Board of Trustees installs new leadership
Francis Marion University’s Board of Trustees installed new leadership for the board at its most recent meeting. Robert E. Lee, an attorney from Marion, S.C. assumed the position of chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr. H. Randall Dozier of Georgetown, S.C. is the new vice chairman, and Floyd L. Keels of Kingstree, S.C. is the new secretary. Dr. Fred Carter, FMU’s president, says the new leadership is a fine fit for the FMU board....