Coker College celebrates Winter 2018 Commencement
On Dec. 15, during its 2018 winter commencement ceremony, Coker College conferred bachelor’s degrees on 63 graduates. In a separate hooding and commencement ceremony on the evening of Dec. 14, Coker College conferred master’s degrees on 52 graduate students. The ceremony was held at 8 a.m. in the Harris E. and Louise H. DeLoach Center. Dr. Hector E. Flores, president of the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics...
FMU’s first PA class: a tie that binds
FLORENCE – Twenty-seven months and gallons of midnight oil later, Francis Marion University’s first class of Physician Assistants have graduated. The 32-member class reveled in the accomplishment at Saturday’s commencement ceremony on the FMU campus – two-plus years of demanding academic and clinical work were done. A new career beckoned. But the class also reflected on the unique bond that had been forged. There will only be one...
Pre-site contracts awarded for two new schools
The Darlington County Board of Education on Friday awarded Kirven Construction of Darlington contracts to perform pre-site work at the sites of two new schools the county is building.
Pizza meets programming
Girl Scout Troop 423 and the Darlington County Institute of Technology celebrated Computer Science Education Week by hosting a “Pizza and Programming” event. Each year during Computer Science Education week, schools, organizations and individuals participate in “Hour of Code.” First held in January 2013, Hour of Code can be held during any time of year, but is usually held the week of Dec. 9 in recognition of the birthday of Adm....
It was a mill village Christmas
Not much remains of the way that it was in the year of which I write.
Living on Purpose – Others are watching and listening
Even though it rarely crosses our mind, there is always someone listening to what we are saying.