Church News – April 10, 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 Fashion Chapel Service & Fellowship Meal; 6:30 p.m. – Small Group...
FMU Honors students politic at Model UN in New York City
Eight Francis Marion University students took part in the National Model United Nations simulation at U.N. headquarters in New York City throughout the week of March 25. The FMU delegation represented the Central African Republic, a landlocked country in Central Africa. This is 12th year that the delegation has attended. The trip is the culmination of an intense FMU Honors course led by Drs. Will Daniel and Jennifer Titanski-Hooper...
Report ranks county low in health factors
A recent rankings report found that Darlington County was near the bottom in terms of “health outcomes” and “health factors.” The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released its 2019 County Health Rankings Report for every county in the nation, according to CareSouth Carolina, which released a summary of the report. The rankings help counties understand what influences how...
Clemson Extension leadership class practices ‘servant attitude’ at food bank
One message that has been emphasized to the inaugural class of the Clemson University Extension Emerging Leadership Initiative is that leadership isn’t only about giving orders; it’s also about giving back.
A closer look at some S.C. taxpayer schemes: How some tourist, economic-development groups win state grants
S.C. lawmakers are funneling millions in tax dollars collectively to economic development and tourism organizations in the state – with the requirement that the groups secure private matches for grants.
Capitol Report
The House amended and gave second reading approval to H.4260, the “S.C. Ratepayer Protection Act of 2019.”