GSSM accepting applications for iTEAMS Summer Camp
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is now accepting applications for its iTEAMS Xtreme: Next Generation summer camp, which will be held July 23-26 at GSSM. Applications will be accepted until June 1. iTEAMS Xtreme: Next Generation is GSSM’s technology day camp for rising 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Students choose one of two tracks. In Arduino & Robotics, students will explore the world of...
Coker College student drowns in Prestwood Lake
A drowning in Hartsville has claimed the life of a Coker College student. Moustapha Cisse, 20, of Orangeburg, SC was pronounced dead at the scene by Darlington County Coroner J Todd Hardee. The incident happened on Thursday afternoon, May 24, 2018 at the Coker Boathouse in Hartsville located on Prestwood Lake. This incident remains under investigations by the Darlington County Coroner’s Office and the Hartsville City Police...
Tim Scott issues statement about opportunity zones, U.S. economy
Every day, we are seeing more and more great news about the current economic expansion in America; a trend that is breaking records and exciting economists and citizens alike. This is currently the third-longest economic expansion since 1854, and on track to be the second-longest on record. After a strong jobs report was released last Friday for the month of April, we should not only celebrate all of the exciting components of our...
Carolina Exhibit and Photography competition calls for entries
Black Creek Arts Council (BCAC) and Hartsville Memorial Library (HML) invite photographers in the Pee Dee region to submit their images to the 11th annual Carolinas Exhibit and Competition. Images created via any form of photography will be accepted (i.e. shot on film, shot digitally, shot with cell phones, unaltered shots, digital manipulations, alternative processes, mixed media, montages, photograms, etc.), so long as part of the...
Trinity-Byrnes holds Baccalaureate service
Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School held Baccalaureate services for the class of 2018 on Sunday, May 20 at All Saints’ Church. Faculty, students, and families filled the sanctuary to honor the soon-to-be graduates. Members of the senior class led the services along with Pastor Lacie Jones, father of Lacie Austin Jones (class of 2018). Julia Thompson and Colby Poston set the tone for the sermon by singing a duet Voice of Truth. Darrion...
Susan Johnson Memorial Fund awards scholarship
The Susan Johnson Memorial Fund Committee has announced that Eden Jordan Wallace has been awarded the 2018 Susan Johnson Memorial Scholarship Grant in the amount of $4,000. This grant is awarded annually to a graduate or former graduate of Darlington High School (former St. John’s High), or a graduate or former graduate from the Darlington Area Attendance Zone of Mayo High School for Math, Science, and Technology, Trinity-Byrnes...