How to incorporate more heart-healthy foods into your diet
Diet and heart health go hand in hand. The American Heart Association notes that a healthy diet and lifestyle are the best weapons to fight cardiovascular diseases, which the World Health Organization says kill more people across the globe each year than any other disease. Men and women do not need degrees in nutrition science to create heart-healthy diets for themselves and their families. In fact, the familiar calls to “eat your...
DHEC keeping an eye on virus threat
COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is closely monitoring developments concerning cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. DHEC briefed members of the state Legislature and issued this statement to provide an update on activities related to the virus: “We are closely monitoring for potential cases related to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), both domestically and abroad. No cases...
First 2.5 years of gas-tax-hike law: Revenues far outpace completed projects
By Rick Brundrett The Nerve No paving projects were completed between the end of November and December with gas-tax-hike funds in 37 of South Carolina’s 46 counties, though the state had nearly a half-billion dollars in available cash for those projects, records show. In the first two-and-a-half years of the gas-tax-hike law, a total of $1.04 billion was collected, which represented 84.3 percent of the $1.2 billion in project...
Florence-Darlington Technical College to honor outstanding faculty and staff
Florence-Darlington Technical College leaders will honor their 2020 Outstanding Employees of the Year Feb. 11 at the annual College Awards. The ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology (SiMT). The annual College Awards recognizes FDTC’s three top employees, and honors Service Award winners with 10, 20 and 30 years of service. College leaders will also honor the 2020 Faculty...
Names are near for 2 new schools
By Bobby Bryant Editor editor@newsandpress.net “Bay Road Elementary” and “Lamar-Spaulding Elementary” are the public’s top choices for names for new $20 million schools being built in Hartsville and Lamar. The Darlington County school board will have final say on the names – a vote is expected this month – but members got a look at each community’s favorite picks during the Jan. 27 board meeting. For the new school in Hartsville, the...
MLK Jr. Celebration and Awards Ceremony
On Monday, Jan. 20, Darlington honored the legacy of civil rights pioneer Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with an afternoon of stories, music, and prayer. Hosted at First Church of God, the celebration featured multi-denominational messages of peace and unity delivered by pastors from all over Darlington County. Musical performances by Minister Derrick Bull, violinist Te’Quan Coe, LaNita Benton-Lowe, and the Darlington High School...