Clemson entrepreneurs hope to feed off ‘Shark Tank’ exposure
Creating exposure for what you believe is the next best thing can be the difference between success and failure for an entrepreneur.
Lamar High names Wilkes new head varsity football coach
Chad Wilkes will be the new head varsity football coach for the Lamar High School Silver Foxes, the Darlington County School District announced last Thursday. Wilkes is currently athletics director and head varsity football coach at C.E. Murray High School in Greeleyville. “Through the interview process, I became extremely impressed with Coach Wilkes’ character and his work ethic,” Lamar High Principal Kathy Gainey said. “He brings...
Church News – April 3, 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...
Expert on leadership in higher education to address last graduating class of Coker College
Coker College and its Board of Trustees announce that Marlene Ross, a higher education consultant and former longtime director of the American Council on Education (ACE) Fellows Program, will give the college’s 111th commencement address May 11. The class of May 2019 will be the last graduating class of Coker College as the institution’s name changes to Coker University on July 1. “It’s wonderful timing to have Dr. Ross address our...
Coker to host annual Earth Day celebration
Coker College will host its annual Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 13, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Kalmia Gardens. The event, which is free and open to the public, will host activities for all ages including falconry, beekeeping, nature walks, a reptile collection, a plant sale, acoustic music with Jim Money, reggae music with Levi and Lucia Byrd, arts and crafts, games, as well as displays on sustainability, alternative...
Patriots’ Parker named to All-America Team
Francis Marion University senior Brandon Parker has been selected to the 2018-19 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II All-America Team. The recognition of Parker marks the second year in a row the Patriots have had a member of their men’s basketball squad named to an All-American team, as guard Detrek Browning was recognized for 2017-18. Parker was one of only two players from the Southeast Region (and the...