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Legacy of love: Clemson Education dean impacts lives in mother’s memory
PICKENS COUNTY — George Petersen remembers escaping; his mom, Mabel, scooping him out of bed in the middle of the night when he was 4 years old, secreting him out of a dark house and into the frayed back seat of her pale blue Ford Fairlane and pulling away into…
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Grandparents Day at SWU
CENTRAL – Grandparents Day at Southern Wesleyan University, hosted on Friday, March 16, will be a time for making family connections while getting a taste of campus life, sharing meals with grandchildren, touring the historic campus and taking in a musical production. It’s a day for grandparents and special guests…
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Rev. Curtis Johnson of Greenville tells of how individuals should follow the example of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and be “lamplighters” who “knock holes in the darkness” of ignorance, poverty and hate. Johnson, who is pastor of Brook Valley Baptist Church and is the founder and chairman of the…
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Duke joins in “EWeek” at McKissick
EASLEY — Duke Energy employee volunteers from Oconee Nuclear Station built and launched rockets with fourth-grade students at McKissick Academy of Science and Technology, during National Engineers Week, which runs annually Feb. 18-24. Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) in 1951 and also known as “EWeek” the…
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Library to host Alzheimer’s Association workshop
EASLEY — A free, interactive workshop will be held on Monday, March 5 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Hampton Memorial Library in Easley where representatives from the Alzheimer’s Association will present information and answer questions from the public. The Alzheimer’s Association, which was founded in 1980, reaches millions…
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Clemson astrophysicists investigating meteorite thought to have struck home
PAWLEYS ISLAND — A team of Clemson University astrophysicists has visually confirmed that a small rock found in Melanie Casselman’s yard is a meteorite from outer space. When Casselman found a peculiar rock on the side of her Pawleys Island yard on Sept. 26, she thought some neighborhood kids might…
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Eclipse photos on display at the World of Energy
SENECA – The Spartanburg Photo Guild will have an eclipse photo exhibit on display at Duke Energy’s World of Energy education center at Oconee Nuclear Station from Oct. 9 through Oct. 30. This free exhibit features eclipse images caught on camera by Guild members at the World of Energy during…
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New program will grow advanced materials education, research, economy statewide
CLEMSON — South Carolina’s position as a national leader in advanced materials just got a giant boost. A team of researchers from 10 universities across the state has received a $20 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) to establish a new…
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Clemson researchers charge the energy landscape with novel device
CLEMSON — It’s happened to all of us before. We drag our feet across the carpet and reach to open the door, only to be zapped by the doorknob. Sometimes there’s even a visible spark. What if something useful — rather than shocking — could be done with that pent-up…
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Clemson, UNCG researchers test honey bee response to eclipse totality
CLEMSON — About two miles from the Clemson University campus, where 50,000 people gathered to gaze skyward during the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse, bee researcher Jennifer Tsuruda kept her eyes focused earthward to see how honey bees behaved when nighttime darkness momentarily interrupted afternoon sun. The lives of honey…
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Newell, Hensley to wed
Jack and Michelle Newell of Pickens announce the engagement of their daughter, Anna Marie L. Newell of Pickens, to Travis Hensley of Six Mile, son of Adam and Susie Hensley of Six Mile. The bride-elect attended Pickens High School and works at the Greenville Humane Society. The groom-elect attended Pickens…
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Freeman, Brock to wed
Mr. and Mrs. Barry and Sherry Freeman of Easley, S.C., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kendra Freeman, to Sorrell Vance Brock, son of John and Katrina Brock of Gaffney, S.C. The bride-elect, a senior at North Greenville University, is an English major with certification to teach…
