Florence 1 Schools has announced that Friday, March 5th will be an eLearning Day for all students. The decision was made in order to allow F1S employees to participate in the McLeod Health vaccine clinic at Darlington Raceway. Around 1,000 district employees have signed up to receive the vac…

McLeod Health in partnership with the Darlington Raceway has received a special exemption to move to Phase 1B for the March 5th mass vaccination clinic due to the availability of the vaccine. 

Vaccine Clinic Being Held at Hannah-Pamplico Elementary/Middle School Gym

The Doctors Bruce and Lee Foundation Library presents a two-part virtual tea program that includes The Charleston Tea Plantation: Exploring the World of Tea, presented by the Bigelow Tea Company. The video explores the history of tea, as well as the early years of growing tea on Wadmalaw Isl…

James Solomon was born in 1930 in McDonough, Georgia.  Wanting greater educational opportunities for their son, James’ parents moved the family to Atlanta.  Solomon graduated high school at 16 and attended Morris Brown College for a year. He left college to serve in the Air Force where he wa…

230 Coker University students were recognized on the President’s List or Dean’s List for earning a 4.0 or 3.75 GPA respectively for the 2020 fall semester. 

Effective March 1, Coastal Carolina University has transitioned to Phase 2 of the Coastal Comeback COVID-19 Operations Plan. Phase 2 allows for greater flexibility in face-to-face experiences and gatherings; however, moderate prevention and mitigation measures remain in place to safeguard th…

Have you ever been working in your garden and been interrupted? This has happened to me many times. I left my tools, thinking I would come back to finish the job but get sidetracked. Hours or days later, I start looking for the shovel, rake, or pruners and cannot find them. One way to allevi…

Sally was 41 when she started noticing changes in her bathroom habits. It only happened a couple of times a week, but she would find herself suddenly needing to go. She’d often race to the bathroom upon arriving home from an afternoon out, hobbling her way to the door, desperate to make it b…

Thanks to improved surgical approaches, pain management and pre-surgical preparation, the recovery from a knee joint replacement is very different from a few years ago. McLeod Orthopedic Specialist Dr. Thomas DiStefano offers a picture of what the knee joint replacement patient can expect af…

Claflin University’s Center for Social Justice will partner with the First-Year Experience program and the college’s First Lady, Mrs. Warmack, to present a virtual program by author Danielle Allen to Claflin and the wider South Carolina community. The novel Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael…

During National Parent Leadership Month in February, parents in the Strengthening Families Program step up in their communities to provide guidance and support for their peers.

There are many types of incontinence that a woman might deal with but McLeod OB/GYN Eric Coughlin describes the two most common and their treatment.

Francis Marion University named its 2021 Homecoming king and queen Friday afternoon at the Smith University Center.

Coker University recently appointed Carolyn Hart, Ph.D., as Dean of Nursing. Dr. Hart will develop and launch the institution’s inaugural bachelor’s degree in nursing program, which is planned to start in the fall of 2022, pending approval from the South Carolina Board of Nursing. “Coker Uni…