McAlister Bullard and Scott Driggers of Darlington County graduated from the SC Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) on Saturday, June 2, at the DeLoach Center in Hartsville.

DARLINGTON, S.C. – The Darlington County Board of Education approved the hire of Dawn Johnson as the Darlington County School District’s (DCSD) new food services director. The approval came during the board’s monthly meeting on Monday. DCSD Superintende

DARLINGTON, S.C. – Darlington High School hired Michael Jordan to be its new athletics director, the Darlington County School District announced today. The Darlington County Board of Education approved the selection during its meeting Monday. Darlington

Keep Darlington County Beautiful announced recently the two winners of its annual art contest. Maggie Jordan of Hartsville High School earned first place in the event, and Hannah Jewel of Hartsville Middle School earned second place. Students who choose t

One hundred twenty students graduated from the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) on Saturday, June 2, at the DeLoach Center in Hartsville. Ms. Pamela Lawrence, a leading Wall Street investment manager and entrepreneur, deli

The 2018 Leadership Hartsville class graduated in a closed ceremony on May 30 at the Butler Heritage Auditorium. The 9-month leadership development program, made available through the Greater Hartsville Chamber of Commerce, has provided participants with

Thornwell School for the Arts (TSA) recently crowned fourth-grader Zyrianna Cranford and her mother, Courtney O’Neal, as the winners of the school’s annual Miss and Little Miss Heart of TSA. The school hosted the mother-daughter pageant at Hartsville Midd

DARLINGTON, S.C. – The Darlington County School District’s Teacher Forum announced today the Teacher Feature winners for May. The program recognizes one teacher from each school to honor excellence in education. Teacher Feature is coordinated by the dist

Melinda Brown will be the new associate principal of Lamar Elementary School, according to the Darlington County School District. Brown is currently the Coordinating Teacher and Title 1 Coordinator for Spaulding Elementary School in Lamar. She will take o

The Darlington County Education Foundation (DCEF) awarded nearly $10,000 in grants that will benefit more than a dozen teachers and 2,600 students across the Darlington County School District. Andrea Pulling, director of the DCEF, and DCEF board members s

Francis Marion University has named five South Carolina students as Heart of the Pee Dee Scholars for the coming academic year. The recipients will pay no tuition during their FMU career as long as they maintain at least 3.0 grade point average. The Heart

Coker College Enactus was named third in the nation at the Enactus United States National Exposition held May 20-22 in Kansas City, Missouri. There are 440 Enactus teams that compete in regional competitions across the country. The top 100 go on to compet

The Darlington County Board of Education named three new principals at their May 14 board meeting. Kathryn White will be the new principal of Carolina Elementary School. Shannon Fraser will be the new principal at Pate Elementary School. Corey Lewis will

The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is now accepting applications for its iTEAMS Xtreme: Next Generation summer camp, which will be held July 23-26 at GSSM. Online applications are available at www. scgssm.org/summer. App

America is in a dilemma, and South Carolina is no exception. The growing economy is out pacing the ability to supply skilled employees needed to man the rapidly growing economic machine. Nowhere is this more evident than in the welding industry. The rap