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Help kids be socially responsible
"Rules are made to be broken," the old anti-establishment slogan says. Yet as adults, we know that the modern orderly world in which we live functions because the vast majority of us follow basic social rules and conventions. The freedom to question … more
Is salvia the new marijuana?
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On Web sites touting the mind-blowing powers of salvia divinorum, come-ons to buy the hallucinogenic herb are accompanied by warnings: "Time is running out! ... stock up while you still can." That's because salvia is being … more
Get all the oysters you can eat Saturday
There are only a few weeks left in the months that have an “r” in them. To many people May 1 signals the end of oyster season. That means your last chance, locally at least, to get all the oysters you can eat — plus shrimp — might … more
RENOFEST SCHEDULE
FRIDAY - S.C. Bluegrass Band contest — 1-5:30 p.m. (Center Theater) - Downtown Hoe-Down & Bar-B-Q — 6-9 p.m. (downtown at Cargill Way) - Honky-Tonk Hartsville —9 p.m. until (participating restaurants)   SATURDAY(All … more
It's pickin' and singin' time
One of South Carolina's premier bluegrass music festivals returns to Hartsville this Easter weekend, as some of the biggest names in bluegrass music headline the 11th annual RenoFest at the Center Theater. Marty Driggers, one of the festival's … more
History of women's underwear revealed in museum exhibit
OPATOWEK, Poland – Victoria has no secrets in this Polish town. In an exhibition that's making some Poles do a double-take, the Museum of Industry in Opatowek has chronicled the evolution of women's underwear from the knee-length knickers and … more
'Speed, agility, quickness'
Think of dancers, and most likely visions of tutu- or leotard-and-tights-clad women leaping gracefully across a stage to the strains of Tchaikovsky will dance in your head. But grace is not just for women anymore — it's also for sweaty, hulking … more
Society welcomes chief of Sumter Band of Cheraw Indians
Mandy Oxendine Chapman will be the speaker at the monthly meeting of the Sumter County Genealogical Society on March 17. A native of Sumter County, Chapman has taken up the challenge to re-identify and re-define the Sumter Band of the Cheraw … more
Florence man embraces photography after retirement
FLORENCE – Jack Huffman of Florence has been interested in photography since Cadillac offered V12 and V16 models and Chrysler offered its first V8 in the early 1930s. So it was a no-brainer when he retired from GE in 1991 that he would start a … more
Man donates farm artifacts, $400,000 to Horry County
MYRTLE BEACH – Larry Paul was 4 when he spotted something in the recently plowed soil on his parents' farm in the Pawleys Swamp section of Horry County. It was a tomahawk-shaped hatchet, and it was old. Paul attached a new handle to the hatchet … more
Around Town
Register now for upcoming American Red Cross classes at 1155 N. Guignard Drive, Suite 2. Call (803) 775-2363. Classes will be held: 6-10 p.m. Thursday, March 20, infant / child CPR; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 22, baby-sitting class; 6-10 p.m. … more
Mad about March Madness
For the 974,323rd consecutive year, the team I root for won't be participating in the NCAA basketball tournament, a.k.a. March Madness. I'm not going to name that team, because I am very, VERY angry with them right now, and saying their name … more
Higher education indeed
OAKLAND, Calif. – You know you're in a different kind of college when a teaching assistant sets five marijuana plants down in the middle of a lab and no one blinks a bloodshot eye. Welcome to Oaksterdam University, a new trade school where … more
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The chapter held its annual "Meet and Congratulate the Winners" American History Essay Awards and Senior Good Citizen presentation on Feb. 20 in the Lauren P. Booth Room at Patriot Hall. Hostesses were Beverly Gulledge, Carolyn Sanders, Mary Wells, … more
Latham-Betchman
Mr. and Mrs. James William Latham of Barnwell announce the engagement of their daughter, Christine Ann Latham of Mount Pleasant, to Hugh Bernell Betchman III of Mount Pleasant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bernell Betchman Jr. of Sumter. The … more
Boone-Rigsby
Becky and Chris Drum of Sumter and Jeff and Linda Boone of Mars Hill, N.C., announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Marie Boone of Mars Hill, to Matthew Zain Rigsby of Weaverville, N.C., son of Arlene and Terry Price and Jeff Rigsby, all … more
Jon Provost autobiography: Being a child star not all roses
LOS ANGELES – Jon Provost made his movie debut when he was 2 ½, playing Jane Wyman's son in "So Big." He went on to play the son of Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly in "The Country Girl," the son of Teresa Wright in "Escapade in Japan" and … more
Fauré's Requiem
Four Sumter churches have combined their choirs to present a concert of what is recognized as one of the most beautiful of requiems, Gabriel Fauré's Requiem in D, Opus 48. Produced by Trinity United Methodist and First Presbyterian churches, the 6 … more
Don’t use kerosene to kill head lice
Q. I read your suggestions for the treatment of head lice. Why doesn’t anyone ever mention the remedy that really works and works fast? Kerosene. Comb it through the hair for about five minutes. It kills the lice and removes the nits, and the … more
Flying high again
Today we fly them for fun, but when they originated more than 3,000 years ago, kites had a more practical use. They were actually used for catching fish in China and Malaysia, where it is believed they were invented. Bait was tied to the tail, and … more
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