Pilot Club of Darlington hosts Kids’ Free Bike Helmet Safety Day
To honor “Brain Awareness Month,” the Pilot Club of Darlington hosted a Kids’ Free Bike Helmet Safety Day March 9 at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. After watching a BrainMinders puppet show to teach them how to protect their brain, children were given a BrainMinders coloring book and a bike helmet. On each helmet was a photo of the late Darlington Fire Chief Jim Stone along with a notation that these helmets were given in...
Event seeks to help mothers who have lost children
The Hello Again Family Fest, to be held April 27 at Darlington High School’s football stadium from 5-9 p.m., seeks to “help moms and families who have experienced the loss of a child, recent or long ago, create beautiful new memories together.” The event, according to Hello Again founder LaDominique McFarland, will feature international speaker Kate Fitzsimons of Australia, female gospel recording group Endure and spoken-word artist...
S.C.’s massive debt load is partly based on a misleading state finance report
When it comes to debt, the state of South Carolina is swimming in billions of it.
Drive or shine: Auto Craft Shop improves fort’s vehicles
Whether the goal is to make it run or to make it shine, Fort Jackson’s Auto Craft Shop has the tools to make automotive dreams come true.
Dental assistant program trains next generation
Higher education can be expensive and time-consuming, but the annual American Red Cross Dental Assistant Program on Fort Jackson is tuition-free for military dependents and takes less than a year to complete.
Some S.C. House members push pet projects through taxpayer-funded earmarks
S.C. Reps. Bruce Bannister and Dwight Loftis want $5 million in state funding to help build a convention center in downtown Greenville that Bannister says would house a large art collection that had been displayed at the private Bob Jones University.