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The Darlington County Cultural Realism Partners With Reminisce Preservation To Digitize Local Black History

Reminisce Preservation is bringing its leading technology to the doorsteps of The Darlington County Cultural Realism Complex to modernize its catalog through digitization.
Its unique ability to leverage technology to preserve history and enrich a legacy for future generations makes Reminisce Preservation the ideal partner to propel the DCCRC into the future. Armed with leading technology and high-quality content, the dynamic duo will digitally elevate photos and documents that capture and maintain the historical essence of Darlington and South Carolina. The center houses an unmatched collection featuring famous Jazz Musicians Buddy and Elle Mae Johnson. Their archives also include the original creator and author of Brer Rabbit and the founder of the Darlington County Cultural Realism Complex, to name a few.

Community Members Encouraged To Donate At Tidelands Health Blood Drive Feb. 28 In Pawleys Island

Community members can donate from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, at Tidelands HealthPoint Center for Health and Fitness, 12965 Ocean Highway in Pawleys Island. Look for The Blood Connection bloodmobile in the parking lot.

There is a critical need for people to donate blood to replenish low national, regional and local supplies. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to fewer blood drives nationwide and fewer blood donors. But the need for blood to treat accident victims, cancer patients, those who need blood transfusions and other patients remains. The combination of fewer donations and ongoing demand has led to the critical shortage in supplies. All blood types are needed.

Building Bridges Leadership And Diversity Summit

The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 Building Bridges Leadership and Diversity Summit will take place from 9:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m. on Monday March 21 at the SiMT on the campus of Florence-Darlington Technical College. Event sponsors include Assurant, Duke Energy, Florence-Darlington Technical College and Spherion Staffing. This year’s featured speaker is Kelvin Waites, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for the City of Myrtle Beach. The cost is $30 per person or $25 per person for groups of 5 or more, which includes continental breakfast and lunch. To attend, register below.

Chamber's Spring Golf Classic Set For May 5

Join us for a day of golf at the Florence Chamber of Commerce's Spring Golf Classic at the Traces Golf Club on Thursday, May 5th. This year’s Spring Golf Classic is being sponsored by Raldex Hospitality. Lunch begins at 11:00 a.m. and tee off at noon. Each registered golfer will be entered into a drawing to participate in a $25,000 cash shoot out!

Local Stakeholders Sought To Guide Water Planning in South Carolina's Pee Dee River Basin

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) has announced dates for two public meetings to provide citizens with an overview of a new water planning framework that will guide surface water management in the Pee Dee River basin over the next 50 years.

The meetings will also serve as venues for engaging volunteers interested in serving on a council that will develop and implement the plan for the Pee Dee River basin. Meetings are scheduled in Conway at Coastal Carolina University on Monday, March 21 and in Florence at Clemson University’s Pee Dee Research and Education Center on Tuesday, March 22. Both meetings will be held from 6-8 p.m.

Meeting locations and times:

Conway--March 21, 2022, 6-8 p.m.

Coastal Carolina University

Wall Building – Johnson Auditorium

119 Chanticleer Drive East

Conway, SC 29528

Florence--March 22, 2022, 6-8 p.m.