The Palmetto Annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church meets this week at Hopewell AME Church in Hemingway to worship, make policy decisions, and appoint pastors to their charges throughout South Carolina.
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School district addressing flaws revealed in audit
An audit of the Williamsburg County School District curriculum shows the district has failed in almost every category studied. But changes already are under way to address those flaws.
Johnsonville to hold block party
Residents of the Johnsonville and surrounding communities will celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of the new school year on Saturday, Aug. 16. The new year will begin Monday, Aug. 18 for all three schools in the Florence County District 5.
Weekly Observer Obituaries
Obituaries - Evelyn Powell Bostic and Azalee Smith Cantley
Putting hands and feet on the creeds
Hemingway team fixes homes in Clarenden County.
Barnwell Baptist team comes to work in Johnsonville
Nearly 200 volunteers come from Barnwell area to help finish Johnsonville Baptist’s Family Center and help with other community needs.
Sports
Hemingway’s Wedgeworth hurt, out for season
The Tigers’ football season dimmed last Friday evening, as quarterback Denzell Wedgeworth was hit and suffered a complete break in both bones of his lower leg, sidelining him for the rest of the football season.
Tyson Waterman Day to be this weekend in Kingstree
Saturday July 26, 2008, Williamsburg County will recognize the day to be” Tyson Waterman Day. Starting at 10:00 a.m., at the Town of Kingstree Recreation Center, there will be a basketball tournament featuring Tyson Waterman himself, as well as some of the best talent from the surrounding areas.
Avant returns from a visit to the Middle East
Chavis Guidance Councelor Dr. Marty Avant traveled to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on June 8 to teach a course in Sports Public Relations, in conjunction with the Unlimited Sport Academy and the General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare for the United Arab Emirates.
Hemingway native returns to start sports camp
Tyson Waterman, a basketball star at Hemingway High School, Winthrop University and in professional sports in the European Basketball Association has returned to the area to give back to the community.
Flash athletic awards presented
Johnsonville’s Athletic Booster Club held its forty-second annual athletic banquet last Monday night, May 19, 2008, to honor participants in all high school sports. Top honors for the night went to Justin Lewis, Top Male Athlete; Tia Singletary, Top Female Athlete; and Meredith Welch, Highest Acacamic Average for a Senior Athlete. Nicole Carraway and Matt Gaster were presented the Athletic Booster Club Scholarships.
Lifestyles
Latest library books at the library in Johnsonville
New books have arrived at the library in Johnsonville.
Hope chest draws memory of auctioneer
As I write this, I’ve been at home sick much of the week, and wishing I could be at work (this is sheer misery!), but grateful that Tina Pope, in our office, and Kim Ginfrida, news editor at the Morning News, have stepped up to make sure you get your current issue. I’ve always hated to see folks with emphysema fighting to breathe, now I know better what it feels like, as this bug has gripped my lungs.‘Inkeeper’ recalls fateful day
Keeping Tradition and Memory Alive
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