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Four presented Terrance Carraway scholarships

on Tuesday, 23 June 2020. Posted in News, Education, Local News

Four presented Terrance Carraway scholarships

The 2020 recipients of the Sgt. Terrence Carraway Memorial Scholarship are, left to right, Cordell S. Davis of West Florence High School, Omaria E. Henneghan of Lake City High School, Sophie R. Roemhildt of Hartsville High School, and Natalie G. Henson of Mayo High School.

Chief Allen Heidler of the Florence Police Department and Terrence Rashad Carraway of the Terrence F. Caraway foundation recently awarded four area high school graduates with the Sgt. Terrence Carraway Memorial scholarship during a small ceremony in the C

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Nursing program earns CCNE accreditation

on Tuesday, 23 June 2020. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

Nursing program earns CCNE accreditation

Francis Marion University’s nursing program has received initial accreditation from the prestigious Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The CCNE is an autonomous agency, recognized by the United States Department of Education as a national accredi

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Superintendent announces executive appointments

on Tuesday, 23 June 2020. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

Superintendent announces executive appointments

Florence One Schools Superintendent Dr. Richard O’Malley announced a round of executive appointments on June 15. These individuals are current employees of the district who will transition to new roles. “After review of their historical impact in educatio

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Florence One Schools announce summer feeding locations, times

on Tuesday, 23 June 2020. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

Florence One Schools announce summer feeding locations, times

The Florence One School District recently announced the list of community locations for Thursday and Friday meal pickups as part of the F1S Summer Feeding Program. The program is open to students up to 18 years of age. Meals can be picked up by an adult w

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FLORENCE-DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE SPRING HONOR ROLLS

on Tuesday, 23 June 2020. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

FLORENCE-DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE SPRING HONOR ROLLS

Florence-Darlington Technical College recently announced its President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2020 Spring Semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, a full-time student must carry a 3.5 GPA or higher. A President’s List student must achieve a 4.0 GPA.

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TRINITY-BYRNES COLLEGIATE SCHOOL SPRING HONOR ROLLS

on Tuesday, 23 June 2020. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

TRINITY-BYRNES COLLEGIATE SCHOOL SPRING HONOR ROLLS

Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School recently released its honor rolls for the 2020 academic year. Each student who received Honor Roll designation must have maintained no less than 90 average for the “A” Honor Roll and no less than 80 average for the “A/B” H

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TRINITY-BYRNES COLLEGIATE SCHOOL AWARDS

on Tuesday, 23 June 2020. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

TRINITY-BYRNES COLLEGIATE SCHOOL AWARDS

Although typically held on the Trinity-Byrnes campus with students and parents in attendance, this year, the Trinity-Byrnes Award Day was held virtually through YouTube and Facebook. Students, families, and friends were able to log in to see the ceremony

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FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY SPRING HONOR ROLLS

on Tuesday, 23 June 2020. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY SPRING HONOR ROLLS

Francis Marion University recently named 523 full-time students and 25 part-time students to its President’s List for the spring semester. An additional 514 full-time students and 26 part-time students made the Dean’s List for the spring semester. Student

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FMU freezes tuition, fees for second consecutive year

on Tuesday, 16 June 2020. Posted in News, Education, Local News

FMU freezes tuition, fees for second consecutive year

Francis Marion University will freeze tuition and fees for a second straight year. The university’s trustees affirmed that action at their regular meeting Thursday at FMU, and also heard from FMU President Dr. Fred Carter about plans to resume classes on

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Vincent a finalist for Superintendent of the Year

on Tuesday, 16 June 2020. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

Vincent a finalist for Superintendent of the Year

Florence County School District 2 Superintendent Neal Vincent was recently recognized as one of three state finalists for the 2021 Superintendent of the Year award from the South Carolina Association of School Administrators. The award recognizes exceptio

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SiMT’s Roth chosen to lead SCBIA

on Tuesday, 16 June 2020. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

SiMT’s Roth chosen to lead SCBIA

Mark Roth, vice president of the Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology at Florence-Darlington Technical College has been named board chairman by the. S.C. Business Incubator Association. SCBIA is an initiative of the South Carolina Resea

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Bruins name Slaughter as new AD athletic director

on Tuesday, 16 June 2020. Posted in Good life, News, Education, Local News

Bruins name Slaughter as new AD athletic director

Cody J. Slaughter has been named the new athletic director at South Florence High School. He replaces Bob Wilson, who is retiring from the position at the end of this school year. For the past five years Slaughter has worked at Bluffton High School in Be

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‘We can do better and we must do better’: FMU to facilitate community forum on racial justice

on Tuesday, 09 June 2020. Posted in News, Education, Local News

‘We can do better and we must do better’: FMU to facilitate community forum on racial justice

FMU to facilitate community forum on racial justice Francis Marion University President Dr. Fred Carter told the university’s board of trustees Thursday that FMU would take the lead in sustaining a regional conversation on racial justice and equality in t

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Francis Marion mourns passing of founding staffer

on Tuesday, 09 June 2020. Posted in News, Education, Local News

Francis Marion mourns passing of founding staffer

Marvin Lynch, left, served FMU in a variety of roles for more than 40 years. After retiring from the university’s administration in 1995, he returned as FMU’s volunteer chaplain from 1999-2015. Lynch, the first director of admissions at the university, passed away May 29.

Francis Marion University is mourning the loss of one of its founding staff members. The Rev. Marvin W. Lynch, who was FMU’s first director of admissions, passed away on May 29. Lynch served FMU in a variety of roles for more than 40 years. After retiring

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F1S Teacher of the Year awarded Excellence in Teaching Scholarship

on Tuesday, 09 June 2020. Posted in News, Education, Local News

F1S Teacher of the Year awarded Excellence in Teaching Scholarship

Nichole Scipio is one of two South Carolina teachers awarded a full-tuition Excellence in Teaching Scholarship from Coker University. Scipio, a biology and Project Lead the Way (PLTW) biomedical science teacher at West Florence High School and the 2019

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