1935 Doris Moore Jones was born July 29, 1935 in Columbia, South Carolina, the daughter of Harvey Gordon Moore, Sr. and Katie Viola Reeder Moore. 1991 On August 22, 1991, Doris Moore Jones was listed as the living wife in the obituary of Leonard Murle Jones Sr. 2012 ELGIN – Funeral services celebrating the life of Doris Moore Jones, 77, of Elgin will be held 11:00 AM … Continue reading Doris Moore Jones
The new school year opens the week of Aug. 20, and that means new faces, programs — and, in some cases, whole new facilities — for students at Midlands public schools. Following is information, submitted by the districts, about new features and people in Richland, Lexington and Kershaw County schools. Kershaw County SCHOOL RENOVATIONS The Camden High Spring Sports Complex is opening for its first … Continue reading New in schools in 2012-13
1931 Daisy Juanita Branham was born March 23, 1931 in Blaney, South Carolina to John Hubert Branham and Daisy Susannah Sloan Branham. 1940 Juanita Branham was counted in the census on 15 Apr 1940 in Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States, as a 9-year-old, female, single, white, daughter. Also in the home was her father, John Branham; her mother, Daisy Branham; her siblings, Leonard Branham, … Continue reading Daisy Juanita Branham Coker Grover
1931 Janette Cogdell Quinn was born May 18, 1931, in Union, South Carolina, the daughter of Steve Burnett Cogdell and Ellen Young Cogdell. 1973 On November 23, 1973, Mrs. Melvin Joseph Quinn was listed in the newspaper article “Ray – Quinn.” 2007 June 30, 2007, Janette Cogdill Quinn was listed as a living mother in the obituary of Marie Quinn Rish. 2012 ELGIN – A … Continue reading Janette Cogdell Quinn
Poverty and low-performing schools go hand-in-hand in South Carolina, but some schools in the Midlands are defying those annual expectations, including five Richland 1 schools that earned high marks for raising student achievement. The Richland 1 elementary schools – Arden, Burton-Pack, Edward E. Taylor, South Kilbourne and Webber – were identified as high-performing Title I schools under the federal category of “Reward Schools for Performance,” … Continue reading 5 Richland 1 schools beat odds
