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FMU’s Hardee nabs third PBC Baseball Freshman of the Week award

on Tuesday, 30 April 2019. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News, Sports

For the third time this season, Francis Marion University left fielder Will Hardee has been named the Peach Belt Conference baseball Freshman of the Week, this time for the week of April 15-21. Hardee hit .421 (8-for-19) for the week with seven runs score

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Limestone’s Clark Walter named to USILA DII Team of the Week

on Tuesday, 30 April 2019. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News, Sports

LOUISVILLE, KY. – Limestone College junior midfielder Clark Walter (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia) was selected for the USILA/Warrior and New Balance Division II Team of the Week for the second straight week and the third time this season as announced

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12 FMU student-athletes named to Chi Alpha Sigma honor society

on Tuesday, 30 April 2019. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News, Sports

Francis Marion University athletic officials recently announced the names of 12 Patriot student-athletes named to the university’s chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society. To earn a place in this honor society, a student-ath

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Tech Stingers finish regular season 39-12, set sights on region tournament

on Tuesday, 30 April 2019. Posted in News, Education, Local News, Sports

Tech Stingers finish regular season 39-12, set sights on region tournament

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C.—The Florence-Darlington Technical College Stingers finished out the 2019 regular season 39-12 with an 8-5 road win over Wake Tech. The first inning of the game saw many runs cross the plate. The Tech Stingers opened the game with five

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Carver Elementary cuts ribbon on renovated playground, unveils new inclusive playground equipment

on Tuesday, 23 April 2019. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

Carver Elementary cuts ribbon on renovated playground, unveils new inclusive playground equipment

Top left: Students play on the new inclusive merry-go-round. Top right: Dr. Richard O’Malley along with teachers and students from Carver Elementary cut the ribbon to the newly renovated playground. Bottom left: Dr. Richard O’Malley shooting basketball with students. Bottom right: Newly renovated money bars.

A warm April day brought tons of laughter and screams of kids at play at Carver Elementary Magnet School recently. Carver students and staff held a ribbon cutting, celebrating the addition of an inclusive merry-go-round that will allow access to all stud

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Limestone to join South Atlantic Conference in Fall 2020

on Tuesday, 23 April 2019. Posted in News, Education, Local News, Sports

GAFFNEY—During a press conference held on Friday, April 5, inside the Rilling Hall of Fame Room, it was announced that Limestone College will depart Conference Carolinas to join the South Atlantic Conference in nearly all of its NCAA sanctioned sports sta

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Junior Scholars recognized at ceremony at FMU

on Tuesday, 16 April 2019. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

Junior Scholars recognized at ceremony at FMU

2019 South Carolina Junior Scholars

Thirty-two eighth grade students in Florence 1 Schools have been named 2019 South Carolina Junior Scholars. The South Carolina Department of Education sponsors the South Carolina Junior Scholars program. It identifies students who demonstrated exceptional

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Florence-Darlington Technical College hires three new staff members

on Tuesday, 16 April 2019. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

Florence-Darlington Technical College hires three new staff members

Debbie Q. Cheek, FDTC Accounting Manager; Lois M. Prince, FDTC Admissions Recruiter; Bradley “Gavin” Smith, SiMT Facilities Assistant.

Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) hired three new staff members in the month of April. Debbie Q. Cheek joins FDTC’s Business Office as Accounting Manager. Cheek earned her Associate of Science degree in Accounting from Northeastern Technical Co

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Second graders at Virtus Academy host baby supply drive for A Choice to Make

on Tuesday, 16 April 2019. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

Second graders at Virtus Academy host baby supply drive for A Choice to Make

Ms. Arnold and her second grade class presenting the items to Catherine Wells with A Choice to Make Pregnancy Resource Center

The second graders in Ms. Arnold’s class at Virtus Academy learned more than just your average educational skills. The second graders completed a Project Based Learning Unit on citizenship. The unit included learning about important good citizens from the

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Professor Steadman named associate provost at FMU

on Tuesday, 16 April 2019. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

Professor Steadman named associate provost at FMU

Allison Steadman, associate professor of Fine Arts at Francis Marion University, has been named an associate provost for the University. She’ll begin her duties in the provost office this summer. Steadman has been a member of the FMU faculty since 2011,

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Martinez, Siefert haul in major awards

on Tuesday, 16 April 2019. Posted in News, Education, Local News, Sports

Limestone College junior Pilar Martinez (Malaga, Spain) has been named the Conference Carolinas Women’s Golf Player of the Year and Zack Siefert earned conference Coach of the Year honors, highlighting a total of five Saints selected to the 2018-19 All-Co

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FMU ranked as one of 50 most affordable colleges in America

on Tuesday, 09 April 2019. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

FMU ranked as one of 50 most affordable colleges in America

Francis Marion University’s unparalleled combination of quality and affordability has been recognized once again. FMU is ranked in Study.com’s new list of the ‘50 Most Affordable Colleges and Universities in the United States’. The listing uses reliable d

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No. 14 Limestone places four in the Top-10 at Bearcat Invitational

on Tuesday, 09 April 2019. Posted in News, Education, Local News, Sports

GREENWOOD – Finishing up its final tournament of the regular season, the nationally 14th-ranked Limestone College women’s golf team surged on the last day of the Bearcat Invitational at The Links at Stoney Point, with a combined 14-over 302 in the second

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Limestone College releases 2019 football schedule

on Tuesday, 09 April 2019. Posted in News, Education, Local News, Sports

GAFFNEY—With the spring game set for later this week, the Limestone College football team has released its 2019 schedule – an 11-game slate that will feature eight South Atlantic Conference games and five home contests that will be played at The Reservati

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Youthful Patriots finish 13th at Wofford Invitational

on Tuesday, 09 April 2019. Posted in News, Education, Local News, Sports

With a lineup featuring four freshmen and one sophomore, the Francis Marion University golf team finished in 13th place after the final round of the Wofford Invitational Men’s Golf Tournament on Tuesday (April 2). The 54-hole event was contested on the pa

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