Inaugural Class of 2016 completes GSSM’s Virtual Engineering Program
The 16 students in the inaugural class of Accelerate, the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics’ (GSSM) virtual engineering program, received their certificates of completion on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at the Palmetto Club in Columbia. The students represent five South Carolina high schools: River Bluff High School in Lexington, J.L. Mann High School in Greenville, D.W. Daniel High School in Central,...
Culinary Cup raises funds for DCEF
The Darlington County Educational Foundation Inaugural Culinary Cup.
Shining Star Lodge #235 shares with the community
Shining Star Lodge #235, Knights of Pythias under the leadership of Chancellor Commander, Sir Kevin N. Brown, is seeking to grow their chapter in the Pee-Dee area.
Smith to lead Darlington County Institute of Technology
Robbie Smith will become the new director of the Darlington County Institute of Technology (DCIT), Dr. Eddie Ingram, Darlington County School District superintendent, announced today. Smith, who most recently served as an assistant principal at Darlington High School, will replace retiring director Bert Guerry. “We are very pleased Robbie will be leading DCIT,” Ingram said. “He brings extensive classroom and administrative skills to...
Backyard Stargazer
For June, let’s use the Moon to help identify some interesting stars that definitely aren’t Sun-like.
Mercury Transit Viewing in Darlington
The rare glimpse of Mercury was observed on Monday, May 9 at the Darlington Library Branch as ScienceSouth brought three telescopes for astronomy enthusiasts to see the rare occurance. According to Darlington Branch Manager Gwen Robinson, the event was a success. “We had 61 people participate in the viewing of Mercury Transit,” she said. “Thank you to ScienceSouth and Francis Parnell for this opportunity.”