Hartsville High’s Griggs wins model home contest at Darlington County Institute of Technology
Dallas Griggs, a sophomore at Hartsville High School who attends the Darlington County Institute of Technology (DCIT), took home first place recently in DCIT’s highly competitive model home project. Griggs and his Carpentry classmates participated in the annual challenge, which requires them to build a model home from scratch. The project is part of a greater learning experience, which involves constructing an actual, life-sized shed....
Trinity-Byrnes adding a 6th grade
Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School, a college preparatory school in Darlington County, announces the addition of 6th grade for academic year 2020-2021. “In keeping with the middle school model in our immediate area, TBCS is choosing to accommodate 6th grade families,” said Head of School Ed Hoffman. April Munn, director of admissions and communications, says, “There is an increasingly growing demand from families with rising 6th grade...
Jane Windham’s recipe for Baked Brie with Candied Lemon Peel
To make the Candied Lemon Peel: Slice the rind off 2 lemons. Save the peeled lemons and set aside. Cut the lemon peel into thin slices and trim away some of the pith. Leave a small amount of pith so that the slices will not be too thin. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan and add the lemon peel. Blanch the peel for about 5 minutes. This softens the rind and reduces the bitterness. Drain and reserve. Repeat the process 2...
Gun Sense group to meet
The group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America holds its monthly meeting Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. at the Darlington Library, 204 North Main St. For more, contact Brenda Ferguson, Bferguson.sc@gmail.com, or 843-339-1748.
Local author publishes first novel, set in North Carolina mountains
Julianne Kuykendall Rhodes, originally a Canton, N.C., native who now splits her time between Darlington and Canton, has self-published her first full-length novel, a Christmas novel titled “The Christmas No One Expected” that is set largely in the mountains of North Carolina with a portion set in Sumter. “I would describe this book as a mix between a Lifetime movie and a Karen Kingsbury Christian fiction novel,” Rhodes said. The...
Ties to lawmakers present in judicial screening hearings; records kept secret
By Rick Brundrett The Nerve As a sitting S.C. Supreme Court justice, George James was first up Nov. 18 in a series of screening hearings by a legislatively controlled panel that will determine whether he and other lower-court judges will be nominated for election in the General Assembly. James, who is seeking his first full 10-year term on the state’s highest court, was a partner at a Sumter-based law firm where state Rep. Murrell...