Local Student News
Local residents earn degree from WGU SALT LAKE CITY– The following local residents have received their degree from Western Governors University (WGU). The online, nonprofit university held its 64th (Orlando, Florida); 65th (Seattle, Washington); and 66th (Las Vegas, Nevada) commencement ceremonies earlier this year to celebrate the recent graduation of more than 15,000 students from across the country. • Crystal Moody of Hartsville...
A little bit of mad science, a whole lot of fun
Dozens of kids enjoyed a unique learning experience last week at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church of Hartsville convened their Summer Science Lab. Under the instruction and supervision of volunteer teachers, children aged 4 and up got to conduct hands-on experiments with food chemistry – think strawberry-scented slime and fountains of Mentos and Coca-Cola – electricity, and sound. Photos by Samantha Lyles
Darlington Police Department Promotions
The Darlington Police Department held a Promotion Ceremony at the Darlington City Hall Court Room on Monday July 16, 2018. Promotions are as follows: Assistant Chief James C. Davis Jr. Cpt. Michael Cooke Cpt. Kimberly Nelson Lt. Dominick Robinson Lt. Michael Melton Sgt. Sharon Blakney Sgt. Michael Jordan Sgt. Thomas A. Wiggins Cpl. Mark A. Hayes Jr. Cpl. Larry K. King Cpl. Christopher B. Sweat Cpl. Renea A. Worden Darlington Police...
Coker to broadcast live events
Coker College is pleased to announce a partnership with Stretch Internet, which powered over 65,000 events per year to approximately 10 million viewers last year, to broadcast Coker athletic events, in addition to graduations, presentations, and much more. “We’re thrilled to be moving into a new phase of athletic streaming,” said Coker’s Director of Athletics Media Relations, Gus Mohlhenrich. “Fans will...
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act introduced in the U.S. Senate
A legislative initiative that could make available millions of dollars in new federal funding to protect some of South Carolina’s most vulnerable wildlife species got another nudge forward this week with the introduction of a bill in the U.S. Senate. The leadership of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources strongly supports passage of this bill. The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, known as RAWA (S. 3223), was introduced July 17th...
Going Back to (Historic Rosenwald) School
For many children in rural South Carolina, going back to school in the 1920s meant a walk down dirt roads to wood-frame, one-story buildings, oriented to capture natural light because there was no electricity, with three to eight rooms in which children received formal education from 1st to 7th grade. They likely attended a Rosenwald School, one of 500 built in the remote agricultural landscapes of South Carolina under a national...