Local mother donates over 100 ounces of life-saving breast milk to milk bank
August is National Breastfeeding Month and one young mother in the Pee Dee has been helping premature infants that need the highly nutritious breast milk through a generous donation to the Mother’s Milk Bank. Traci Skaris of Hartsville is currently breastfeeding her second child, daughter Reagan, and has been donating extra breast milk to the Mother’s Milk Bank of SC in Charleston via the satellite depot at Carolina Pines Regional...
College and high school students and DUI
Impaired driving is a serious problem for college and high school students. US statistics show in a recent study that 3.4 million students between the ages of 18 and 24 drove while under the influence of alcohol. The Hartsville Police Department is asking that you make the right choices as you begin this new school year. If you are of age, please make sure you have a designated driver. Studies show that 12 percent of college students...
Francis Marion University welcomes new faculty for 2018-19 academic year
Francis Marion University welcomed 22 new faculty members to campus as the 2018-19 academic year began. The new group of faculty includes professors in some of the University’s burgeoning new programs, like Industrial Engineering and Speech Language Pathology and is the mark of FMU’s continued academic growth. The new faculty members arrive to campus from a wide-array of academic backgrounds and hold terminal degrees from universities...
FMU Observatory dedicates new telescope
On September 7th, from 7 – 10 p.m., a public viewing session will be held at the Francis Marion University Observatory to dedicate their new 14-inch Meade telescope. Some of the objects visitors will see are beautiful star clusters such as M11 and M13, the planetary nebula M57, double stars, the planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars, and the Andromeda Galaxy. Parking is in Lot D with a short walk to the observatory. Bring a...
Celebrating Hispanic heritage
Each year between September 15 to October 15 people observe and celebrate the unique histories, contributions and cultural influences of Hispanics. Hispanic people are those who hail or whose ancestors hail from South America, Central America, Mexico, Spain, and areas of the Caribbean. Throughout early autumn, Hispanic culture and history is celebrated. The dates of Hispanic Heritage Month is significant because it includes the...