Susan G. Komen South Carolina awards $180,065 to support local programs that break barriers to care
Susan G. Komen South Carolina has announced $180,065 in new grants for 2018. These awards help meet the most critical needs of the community, including projects that provide free and low-cost breast cancer screening, diagnostic and treatment support services to underinsured and uninsured women and men. These vital programs also support Susan G. Komen’s bold goal to reduce current breast cancer deaths by 50 percent in the U.S. by 2026....
Darlington County voters weigh in at primaries
Voters headed to the polls on Tuesday, June 12 to cast their ballots in local and state primaries, and weighed in on the future of medical marijuana, Medicare, and the tax code in South Carolina.
Darlington County Library System Summer Programs
Darlington 10 a.m. Tuesdays Lamar 2 p.m. Tuesdays Society Hill 8 a.m. Wednesdays Hartsville 10 a.m. Wednesdays The program will run June 13-July 25 (no program on July 4th). For summer reading registration or for more details visit www.darlington-lib.org. Programs will include: •Carlo L’Chelle Dawson (storyteller) •RAPunzel by Pork Chop Productions (children’s theater) •Music is Magic with John Tudor (Magician) •Rock ‘n RAWR by Dakota...
Suicide research focuses on prevention
CLEMSON–When a celebrity like Kate Spade or Anthony Bourdain dies from suicide there’s often a call for more research. But what does that research look like? Suicide, the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, is difficult to study. Unlike the first nine causes, it doesn’t fit neatly into a single disease category, like heart disease (No.1), cancer (No. 2) or diabetes (No. 7). A recent report by the Centers for...
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority crowns 2018 Delta Princess
Hartsville Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta crowned its 2018 Delta Princess during the annual fundraiser pageant. Jaimzee R Wingate was crowned the winner. Jaimzee is the daughter of Mr. Jammie Williams, and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Goodson. Other participants included Jaimzee’s escort, Christofer Blathers, Journey Addison and her escort Daniel Taylor and Hazel Rose, along with her escort, Almus Rose. Proceeds from this event will be...
Smith named South Carolina Primary Health Care Association Health Care Provider of the Year
Dr. Stephen Smith has been awarded the 2018 Health Care Provider of the Year by the South Carolina Primary Health Care Association at their annual Clinical Retreat in Charleston, South Carolina. The award recognizes the exemplary efforts by the provider in a community-based health care setting. Smith was recognized for his immensely positive impact on those afflicted by the opioid epidemic in the Pee Dee region. He has been driving...