Category: Lifestyle
Evening Under the Oaks
Benefitting the Darlington County Humane Society The Darlington County Humane Society has cared for homeless pets in the area since 1997. Today, the shelter building is aging, and space is cramped due to the increasing number of abandoned animals brought in each year. In 2018 alone, over 3,000 animals were brought to the…
2019 Pee Dee Youth of the Year – Bryanna Williams
story by Kayla Jebaily From a young age, Bryanna Williams had to learn to depend on herself. Originally from Texas, she was moved to foster care at the age of six. At age nine, she moved to Georgetown, South Carolina, where she bounced around to multiple foster homes for several years. During this…
April TV & Book Suggestions
This month we return to your local network station, ABC, to dive into a new addictive series – Bless This Mess. What’s All The Hype About? Newlyweds Rio and Mike make the decision to change the course of their life together and move from the relentless pace of big city New York to…
The Charleston Battery
story by Zach Hughes Within our state, there is no shortage of incredible places to visit. There is however one place that I consider the top of the list and an absolute must, and that would be Charleston, South Carolina. When you visit a place like Charleston, it is hard not…
Congaree National Park – Forest of Champions
story by Zach Hughes There came a time in which men began to discover that the constant progress of civilization and industry would soon consume the last remaining pieces of natural untouched wilderness. Without the protection of those that saw these lands as something worth saving, many of the natural wonders we get…
Cucumber Mint Gimlet
Learning Experiences through Travel with GSSM Students
For three weeks before the second semester begins, students at The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) participate in a “mini-mester”, or January Interim, where they focus on one elective course. Interim classes are a great way for students to ease into the new year, and the wide variety of…
The 101 on Wine
story by Bryan Holt When you’re walking into a store like Micky Finn’s to purchase a bottle of wine, it can be a little overwhelming. There are times when I want to personally pull my hair out and scream with all the wine selections that are out there; I’m partially responsible for this…
The Shad are Running
The American Shad is a species of anadromous herring-like fish that can be found running up the Great Pee Dee River and Lynches River. It’s historically consumed by locals along the Atlantic coast. Like salmon, shad are born in freshwater, spend their life in saltwater, then travel back to freshwater to spawn. Fisherman…