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Columbia Calls for Peace Following Charlottesville Violence

By Thelisha Eaddy • Aug 15, 2017
Signs From "Columbia Stands with Charlottesville" rally
Thelisha Eaddy and Laura Hunsburger/ SC Public Radio

Hundreds gathered at the South Carolina State House Monday for the "Columbia Stands with Charlottesville" rally. The event was organized by several area-groups to show support for victims of the Charlottesville, VA violence.

Among the demonstrators was Connie Shier, who attended the rally to continue her family’s legacy of fighting fascism.

Eclipsing the Occult in Early America: Benjamin Franklin and His Almanacs

By Carla J. Mulford & Pennsylvania State University • Aug 11, 2017
Benjamin Franklin seated, reading a manuscript which he holds in his left hand. Benjamin Franklin by David Rent Etter, after Charles Willson Peale, after David Martin (1835)
National Park Service

(THE CONVERSATION) By the time he was 20 years old, colonial American Benjamin Franklin had already spent two years working as a printer in London. He returned to Philadelphia in 1726. During the sea voyage home, he kept a journal that included many of his observations of the natural world. Franklin was inquisitive, articulate and interested in mastering the universe.

During one afternoon calm on September 14, Franklin wrote,

Education Superintendent Molly Spearman Discusses Changes, Goals for Allendale County Schools

By Thelisha Eaddy • Aug 10, 2017
SC State Dept. of Education Superintendent Molly Spearman
http://www.mollyspearman.com

For the second time in almost two decades, Allendale County schools are under the control of the State Department of Education. Superintendent Molly Spearman said, when students return to school August 17, they will see the same teachers that were there previously, but will also encounter new faces working with familiar staff. Superintendent Molly Spearman explains how these individuals and the department will work with students, teachers and the community to improve the effectiveness of the schools.

Dr. Walt Tobin has been assigned superintendent of the district.

Mobile Offices Offer More Locations to Complete Hurricane Matthew Housing Recovery Applications

By Thelisha Eaddy • Aug 10, 2017
Hurricane Matthew cuased major flooding in Nichols, SC in October 2016.
Courtesty of Nichols resident Courtney Wilds

The South Carolina Disaster Recovery Office will begin accepting applications for citizens affected by Hurricane Matthew at mobile office locations. The applications are for a housing recovery program that will concentrate on the repair and/or replacement of homes based on eligibility and priority need. 

The first mobile locations will locate in Dillion and Walterboro August 12, 14 and 15. Other locations are: Loris, Gresham, Nichols, Sellers, Kingstree, Beaufort and Mullins.

Hurricane Matthew Mobile Intake Office Schedule

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