At Fort Jackson, the red-cockaded woodpecker is not so endangered
The red-cockaded woodpecker is an endangered species, but its population growth on Fort Jackson set records in 2018.
DDRA awards improvement grant
Darlington Downtown Revitalization Association (DDRA) presented Palmetto Office Furniture with $1,000 in grant funds Nov. 16, wrapping up another successful year for DDRA’s Improvement Incentive Program.
Coker field hockey coach honored
Coker College Head Field Hockey Coach Kat Heterbring highlighted the conference awards by being named the 2018 South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Field Hockey Coach of the Year. In addition, five Cobras were named to the all-conference teams. Simcha de Vilder and Carla Deuble garnered first team honors, while Alyssa Baronella-O’Toole, Amelia Gajewski, and Kelly Mason were named to the honorable mention team. Heterbring led...
Selfies at Hartsville’s annual tree-lighting ceremony
What better time than a Christmas-tree lighting to take selfies? These friends and families pose for cameras Nov. 15 at Hartsville’s annual tree-lighting ceremony at Centennial Park downtown. Photos by Bobby Bryant
Carolina Pines says merger will make hospital stronger
LifePoint Health and RCCH HealthCare Partners have completed their merger and will now begin operating as one united company under the LifePoint Health name. As part of RCCH and now LifePoint, Hartsville’s Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center is now connected to an even stronger network of community hospitals, regional health systems, physician practices, outpatient centers and post-acute facilities that spans 30 states. This will...
FMU Trustees approve new mechanical engineering program
Francis Marion University is on the way to adding a second engineering degree program to its growing repertoire, part of a dynamic expansion of the University’s academic programming. FMU’s Board of Trustees approved the addition of an undergraduate mechanical engineering degree at their quarterly meeting Thursday. The program requires additional regulatory approval, but pending the successful navigation of those processes, students...