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McLaurin Elementary unveils new inclusive playground equipment

on Tuesday, 12 February 2019. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

McLaurin Elementary unveils new inclusive playground equipment

The Sway Fun Glider installed at McLaurin Elementary on Friday.

The sounds of gleeful children at play filled the air Friday morning at McLaurin Elementary School as Florence 1 Schools unveiled new inclusive playground equipment. The adaptive playground equipment falls in line with Superintendent Dr. Richard O’Malley’

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Coker College to become Coker University

on Tuesday, 05 February 2019. Posted in News, Education, Local News

Coker College announced it will begin operating as Coker University on July 1, 2019, giving the institution a name that adequately reflects its growth as a graduate degree-granting institution, an innovator in online learning, and a viable higher educatio

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Trinity-Byrnes’ shooting clays award

on Tuesday, 29 January 2019. Posted in News, Education, Local News

Trinity-Byrnes’ shooting clays award

On Saturday, January 12th the Trinity-Byrnes’ sporting clays teams competed. The Intermediate Advance Team brought home Trinity-Byrnes’ first ever shooting clays award and placed second with a combined score of 256, just one point below the first place wi

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Duke Energy awards $25,000 grant to FDTC for welding laboratory

on Tuesday, 22 January 2019. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

Duke Energy awards $25,000 grant to FDTC for welding laboratory

Edward Bethea, Interim President of Florence-Darlington Technical College (far left), and FDTC Educational Foundation Interim Executive Director Lauren Dorton accept a check from Duke Energy’s Mindy Taylor (far right). Looking on are (from left to right): Ross Gandy, Interim Director of FDTC’s Welding Center; Tyron Jones, Vice President of FDTC’s Information Technology and Institutional Marketing and Jamie King, FDTC Instructor of Welding.

The Duke Energy Foundation presented the Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) Educational Foundation with a $25,000 check last Wednesday for improvements to the FDTC Welding Center’s MIG Welding Laboratory. The funds were awarded as a grant from t

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F1SD program will qualify students to operate Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAV’s) or drones

on Tuesday, 22 January 2019. Posted in News, Education, Local News

Through a partnership with a regional organization, Florence 1 Schools is providing a unique opportunity for its high school students to gain a remote pilot’s license. Students who are enrolled in engineering class at South Florence and West Florence, or

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Upcoming high school basketball games

on Tuesday, 08 January 2019. Posted in News, Education, Local News, Sports

Upcoming high school basketball games

West Florence January 10 at 6:30 p.m. (girls), 8 p.m. (boys) West Florence vs. Sumter at West Florence January 11 at 6:30 p.m. (girls), 8 p.m. (boys) West Florence vs. South Florence at West Florence. South Florence January 11 at 6:30 p.m. (girls), 8 p.m.

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33rd Pepsi Carolina Classic scores with fans and the community

on Tuesday, 08 January 2019. Posted in News, Education, Local News, Sports

33rd Pepsi Carolina Classic scores with fans and the community

The 33rd annual Pepsi Carolina Classic Basketball Tournament concluded at the Florence Center on January 29th with the West Florence Knights defeating the Darlington Falcons 54-51 in the championship game. Eight teams from the Pee Dee area competed in th

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FMU launching spring semester with more new programs

on Tuesday, 08 January 2019. Posted in News, Education, Local News

FMU launching spring semester with more new programs

Classes for Francis Marion University’s spring semester are set to resume on Tuesday, January 8. Students returned to residence halls on Jan. 6. Orientation for new students took place on Jan. 7 Students not yet registered for classes, including students

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FMU grad ready to head back to the classroom

on Tuesday, 08 January 2019. Posted in News, Education, Local News

FMU grad ready to head back to the classroom

College is a time to try new things. To take classes to find out what you’re interested in. To join campus organizations to meet new friends. To grow as a person and into a professional. That’s the blueprint Austin Halliburton followed during his time at

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Softball catcher to enter FMU Athletic Hall of Fame

on Monday, 31 December 2018. Posted in News, Education, Local News, Sports

Softball catcher to enter FMU Athletic Hall of Fame

Francis Marion University athletic officials recently announced that former softball catcher Laurie Niego Mancari (’03) is the newest inductee into the FMU Athletic Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place during homecoming activities on Satur

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Coker College adds psychology and sociology online degree options

on Monday, 31 December 2018. Posted in News, Education, Local News

Coker College adds psychology and sociology online degree options

In an effort to make higher education even more obtainable and manageable, Coker has added two new, entirely online bachelor of science degrees in psychology and sociology. These two new degree options join Coker’s existing two online bachelors of science

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Trinity-Byrnes holds benefit concert

on Monday, 24 December 2018. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

Trinity-Byrnes holds benefit concert

Kelley Byrd, Sergeant George Clark, Officer Travis Scott, Officer Brian Hart, Allison Carraway, Katie Godwin, Sarah Miller, Arie Davis, Ed Hoffman

Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School is pleased to announce that they raised $30,000 allowing them to give checks in the amount of $4,285 to Mrs. Allison Carraway in honor of her husband Officer Terrence Carraway, Mrs. Katie Godwin in honor of her daughter In

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All Saints’ Episcopal Day School students donate stockings to children in need

on Monday, 24 December 2018. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

All Saints’ Episcopal Day School students donate stockings to children in need

From left, Father Jason Hamshaw, rector of All Saints’ Church praying over the stockings, Episcopal Day School student council standing before the school chapel to thank those that helped with stocking project, Headmaster Joan Pennstrom leading Christmas chapel before break.

On December 18, All Saints’ Episcopal Day School held their final chapel before their Christmas break. Headmaster Joan Pennstrom led chapel and greeted the students. The children sang Christmas hymns during their chapel. After inital announcements were ma

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Six High School students make All-State Chorus

on Monday, 24 December 2018. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

Six High School students make All-State Chorus

Top photo, from left, South Florence All-State students, Antonio Brown, Jah’Reon Robinson and Joryll Robinson. Bottom photo, from left, West Florence All-State Choral Dontex Haggins, Joshua Barrett and Kendal Harvey.

Six local high school students have made the South Carolina Music Education Association’s (SCMEA) 2019 All-State Chorus. South Florence High School’s all-state chorus members are Antonio Brown, Joryll Robinson and Jah’Reon Robinson. West Florence High Sc

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Hartsville professor donates 1,000 books to school in Florida

on Tuesday, 18 December 2018. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

Hartsville professor donates 1,000 books to school in Florida

From left: Principal Elizabeth Tyler, Assistant Principal Rebecca Thomas, Media Specialist Sally Mongeon, and Dr. Richard Culyer.

What does a school do when its media center receives a collection of 1000 hardback books by award-winning authors and illustrators? Add more bookshelves, of course. Dale R. Fair Babson Park Elementary School in Polk County, Florida, did just that when it

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