Southern Baptists meeting to seek solution to dissolution

South Carolina Baptist church leaders, pastors and others concerned over the direction of the Southern Baptist Convention will attend an organizational meeting in Columbia Tuesday. The meeting will be held at St. Andrews Baptist Church at 230 Bush River Road in the St. Andrews section. Registration will open at 9:15 a.m. and the meeting will end about 3 p.m. All concerned Baptists are invited to … Continue reading Southern Baptists meeting to seek solution to dissolution

GIVING GIFTS – OF KNOWLEDGE

You’ve heard of a housewarming. How about a schoolwarming? When faculty members at the newly renovated Bethel-Hanberry held open house activities at the school last week, they decided to add a new twist. So along with the traditional visits to classes, parents and other visitors to the school were invited to take part in a schoolwarming. But what do you take to a school? Why, … Continue reading GIVING GIFTS – OF KNOWLEDGE

A ‘MODEL’ TEACHER – MORE MEN FEELING AT HOME IN CLASSROOM

Vincent Thomas laughs when he recalls one of the biggest drawbacks of his first years as an elementary school teacher. There wasn’t a men’s restroom, Thomas said. A lot has changed for the Pontiac Elementary School music teacher and others in his profession. In a career area once considered a woman’s world, more and more men are taking over elementary school classrooms. But local educators … Continue reading A ‘MODEL’ TEACHER – MORE MEN FEELING AT HOME IN CLASSROOM