COLUMN: Tuition, fees used to pay off skyrocketing university IOUs
If you’re a parent of a student attending a South Carolina public college or university, you probably haven’t been told how a good chunk of rising tuition and fees is being spent.
Down South They Never Had Their Marbles
I can stand on the brick patio Dad laid down in the 1980s and show you right where we boys shot marbles.
A Moment with Neptune Island
For those of you who haven’t met me at Neptune Island Waterpark, my name is Juan Encarnacion and I’m the General Manager. I came to Hartsville in March 2018 from Las Vegas, where I also worked in waterpark management. My girlfriend and I have loved being official residents of our city and really enjoy living in Hartsville and getting to know you all. Opening Neptune Island has been one of the most fun experiences I’ve ever had. We...
Memorial
The artist’s view of the proposed cotton mill memorial as shown in last week’s News and Press caused my heart to leap for joy and awakened a lot of sleeping memories.
Down South: Folk Artist Harold Branham Preserves The Past
Every community needs a Harold Branham. In a time when things old and quaint fall to modern ways, it’s good to have someone with heart, talent, and memories preserve the past. That would be my friend, Harold Branham, a true folk artist. I first heard of Harold from Michele Jackson, the editor of the Blythewood Leader, back in 2008. “There’s a gentleman who really likes your stories on the South. His name is Harold Branham and he wants...
Little Shoes
There was a time when mothers would save their baby’s first little shoes to be bronzed and used on picture frames.