Coker College News

For 15 years, the Good Samaritans For All People Inc. has brightened Christmas for disadvantaged families throughout the Pee Dee region.

Jason Umfress has been named dean of students at Coker College. A candidate for a doctorate in educational leadership from Clemson University, Umfress previously was the assistant to the vice president for student affairs and the director of career services at Delta State University in Mississippi.

After 21 years in gray, Capt. Darryl Kelly turned in his uniforms last week and said goodbye to the S.C. Highway Patrol.

The Hartsville-Coker Concert Association treated their audience recently to a recital by renowned pianist Tian Ying in the Watson Theater of the Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Performing Arts Center at Coker College.

As part of American Education Week, Carolina Elementary School held its annual Grandparents Day Tour on Friday.

NOV. 26 Greater Hartsville Chamber of Commerce All Member Lunch: Noon today at Mr.

A performance of Mozart's "Requiem" and Haydn's "Te Deum," presented by Coker College Music and performed by the Coker Singers and chamber orchestra, will take place at 7 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Hartsville.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 12:23 a.m. Read more: Local , Coker , Fdtc , Partnership , Florence , Darlington , Technical , College , Hartsville Coker College and Florence Darlington Technical College have formed a partnership.

Coker College Music presents a faculty recital by soprano Serena Hill and pianist Dr.

Renowned pianist Tian Ying will perform selections from Chopin and Mussorgsky at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Watson Theater of Coker College's Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Performing Arts Center.

One of Hillsborough County's most talented tennis players has made his college decision.

Gloria M. Bell has been named staff vice president-internal audit at Sonoco, Charles J. Hupfer, senior vice president and chief financial officer, said Tuesday.

Tobacco farming was once a way of life for many in the Pee Dee region. Today, farmlands in this area are no longer dominated by tobacco, though traces of the crops past dominance are evident.

The Coker College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee took time out of their weekend on Sunday afternoon to do a little community service.

Coker College's Department of Social Work presented two awards recently at its 10th annual conference.

Have you ever wondered why every October some make a big deal out of digging out the middle of pumpkins and replacing them with candles, children run around begging for candy and adults suddenly start thinking it's OK to dress like Elvis, among other strange things? The origins of Halloween and many of its traditions aren't new or even American, ...

Darlington County Board of Social Services Meeting: 9 a.m. today in the Mozingo Building Conference Room, Darlingon.

Innovation and ideas matter most in tough economic times. Without creativity, Hartsville will remain mired in its troubles.

A second former Coker College baseball player has been charged in connection with a crash that killed a Hartsville woman four years ago.

Dr. Phillip R. Dowdy Jr. of Russell is Coker College's Outstanding Young Alumni Award winner for 2009.