Skeen signs with USC Lancaster
Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School senior Noah Skeen has signed to play baseball at USC Lancaster. Skeen is a pitcher and plays third base. His junior year, Skeen had a .366 batting average with four home runs, threw 50 innings and made the SCIS All Star game as a pitcher and hit a home run as well. Contributed photo
Lamar High names Johnson interim boys’ basketball coach
Frankie Johnson Sr. will serve as the interim varsity boys’ basketball head coach at Lamar High School for the current season, the school announced recently. Most recently, Johnson served as Lamar High School’s junior varsity boys’ coach and varsity assistant coach from 2016-19. He previously served as junior varsity boys’ basketball head coach and varsity boys’ basketball assistant coach for both Wilson High and Darlington High...
Hartsville High athletes sign letters of intent
A trio of softball stars and a top-ranked golfer from Hartsville High School inked letters of intent Nov. 14 to play collegiately. Abigayle Stokes, Gracie Jordan and Blaze MacArthur will all continue their softball careers after graduating. Stokes will play for Lander University. Jordan will play for Florence-Darlington Technical College, and MacArthur will play for Queens University of Charlotte. Daniel Coker will join the golf team...
Hartsville recognizes IB program, welcomes new council member
At a brief regular meeting held Nov. 12, Hartsville City Council celebrated the success of the International Baccalaureate program of Hartsville High School.
Church News – November 20, 2019
Please send your church news and photos to: editor@newsandpress.net Mechanicsville Baptist Church 2364 Cashua Ferry Rd., Darlington. 843-393-1029. Sunday: 9:30 a.m.-Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.-Worship Service 4 p.m.-Prayer Closet; 5:30 p.m. Evening Worship Services Monday: Monday Night Ministry (MNM)-Youth Fellowship & Meal Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. – Old Fashioned Chapel Service & Fellowship Meal; 6:30 p.m. – Small...
Governor’s School launches elementary STEAM Bus
The Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) in Hartsville has launched their GSSM Elementary Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) Bus. Through a donation from the Byerly Foundation, GSSM has built a mobile science lab that will serve students in grades 3-5 throughout South Carolina. “The inspirational things that we see and touch as children are a big part of who we become as adults. Those...