New law makes transition from high school easier for those with disabilities
Under a law passed earlier this year by the South Carolina lawmakers, students with disabilities will have the opportunity to graduate with Employability Credentials.
Teachers attend professional development day to prepare for new school year
By Melissa Rollins, Editor, editor@newsandpress.net Gone are the days when a teacher prepared for class by simply cleaning and decorating their classrooms with encouraging and engaging posters and making lesson plans. Today’s teachers are preparing by catching up with the latest technology, bridging the gap between the classrooms they learned in and the ones their students are entering. Last week, teachers from all across Darlington...
Hartsville man arrested following altercation
Darlington County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested Bradley Dale Wright, 26, of Hartsville. Wright is expected to be charged with three counts of pointing and presenting a firearm and one count of domestic violence, first degree. Patrol Deputies responded to a residence on New Market Rd. in the Hartsville area of Darlington shortly after midnight Sunday in reference to an altercation and a gun being fired. It is alleged that...
Darlington County School District reminds of ‘A Parent’s Right To Know’ ESSA parental notification
In December 2015, President Barack Obama signed the “Every Student Succeeds Act” (ESSA) into law. Designed to ensure that all children have an opportunity to obtain a quality education, the law brought many changes to South Carolina’s schools. Federal law allows parents to ask for certain information about their child’s classroom teachers and requires the schools to respond to this request in a timely manner. Parents of students in...
South Carolina’s top legal group names a new president
Columbia – The South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) has named a new President. Midlands’ attorney Hugh McAngus, Jr. of Chappell, Smith & Arden is taking over leadership of the state’s largest association of plaintiff lawyers. He will be replacing attorney Alex Cash, whose term has expired. SCAJ has over 1200 members and is the state’s leading advocate for matters related to justice and access to fairness under the law....
Darlington church welcomes new pastor
Pastor Kevin Howard, who recently took over ministerial duties at Darlington’s Church of God of Prophecy, is that rare sort of person who always knew what his career path would be, even as a small child.