Robots rule at STEM Camp
Tiny robotic vehicles whirred around a tabletop arena as their young creators looked on, nervous for their mechanized babies. These 7th and 8th grade students, participants in Darlington County School District’s first robotics camp, had put in two weeks of hard work, poring over calculations and programming instructions, and they showed off the truly cool results of their labors at a July 23 demonstration held at the Darlington County Institute of Technology.
ReStore partners with JAG
The Darlington County Habitat for Humanity ReStore had a lot of help this summer thanks to eight students from the JAG program from Darlington High School.
“We are really going to miss them,” said ReStore manager Ben Schmeltz. “These kids are hard workers!”
Gov. Haley issues S.C. Proclamations for U.S. Veterans
Elve Williams, Darlington County Veterans Service Officer, shared the following noteworthy information for readers: State of South Carolina Governor’s Proclamation: WWII 70th Anniversary Spirit of ‘45 Week Governor Nikki Haley proclaims the week of August 9 – 16, 2015 as WWII 70th Anniversary Spirit of ‘45 Week throughout the state, and encourages all South Carolinians to keep the Spirit of ’45 Alive by preserving the legacy of the...
What a change! Darlington Branch Open House
The Friends of the Darlington Branch hosted an open house for the Library this past Saturday to show off the changes volunteers, Friends, and staff have made in the Library during the last three months. If you haven’t visited the Darlington Branch since May 1st, you need to go have a look. It is like entering an entirely new Library. Those who attended the open house were surprised by all the changes made in such a short time. When...
Support VFW’s scholarships with NASCAR XFinity series ticket
Darlington Raceway, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation and Sport Clips Haircuts are partnering to raise funds for the VFW’s Help A Hero Scholarship Program. Effective immediately thru August 28, the track is offering active duty, retired and veterans a special 50 percent off admission to the NASCAR XFINITY Series VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 race on Sept. 5 at Darlington Raceway. Special tickets are available by visiting...
Mobile Arcade visits Man-Cave
Kids and grown folks alike enjoyed hours of Mario Kart and Madden football as an 18-wheeler loaded with video games parked at the Man-Cave site, located at St. Joseph Head Start Center in Hartsville.