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Barbara Campbell McLawhorn

Marion Native Barbara Campbell McLawhorn Pins “The Saga of Danny...

The Saga of Danny Jones is a compelling coming of age account of a 15-year old's enlightenment through the practical teachings of his paternal...

Rep. Wendell Gilliard

State Rep. Wendell Gilliard Challenges Charleston and Other School...

The Real Estate and Construction Industry in Charleston is one of the economic engines driving Charleston's economy, and the capital improvement...

New Alpha Community Development Corporation And The Whitney M . Slater Foundation

New Alpha Community Development Corporation, And The Whitney M....

The Florence Democracy Center, New Alpha Community Development Corporation, and The Whitney M. Slater Foundation are held a joint press conference...

Center For Heirs' Property Preservation - Darlington County Focus...

The Center for Heirs' Property Preservation wants you to join our Darlington County focus group where we hope to learn about the culture, concerns,...

Claflin University Athletic Department To Host Inaugural Paws Up...

The Claflin University Athletic Department will host its inaugural PAWS UP Golf Classic on Friday, July 9, at scenic Lake Marion Golf Course...

A Call To Action Alpha Kappa Alpha

Alpha Kappa Alpha will continue its focus on education with an emphasis on historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). • Chapters will...

Cemetery Clean Up Day June 19

The Darlington Memorial Cemetery Association has organized another Community Clean Up Day beginning at 7 a.m. on Saturday, June 19, at the cemetery...

FMU’s Will Bolt Presents Special Juneteenth Lecture On June 17th

FLORENCE — Dr. Will Bolt, Associate Professor of History at Francis Marion University, will present a special lecture entitled, “The Forked Road to...

Local Funeral Home Director Receives Honorary Degree From Morris...

Since 1945, Williams Funeral Home, Inc. has been serving the Sumter, S.C. community. Although Williams Funeral Home, Inc. is best known for its...

Stormey Gillens

Lake City Unit Director Stormey Gillens Runs A Tight Ship

Lake City Unit Director Stormey Gillens knows how to run a tight ship. As an Army veteran of 20 years and most recently a Senior Army JROTC...

Dr. Kendra Green

New Principal Announced For Williams Middle School

Dr. Kendra Green has been named principal at Williams Middle School. She was approved by the Florence 1 Schools Board of Trustees at the May 20th...

Former SC Governor and native, David Beasley talks to child during the World Food Programme visit to Niger

In The Field With Hartsville Native And World Food Programme...

David Beasley was in Niger when the news came: The World Food Programme had won the Nobel Peace Prize. Normally loquacious, always quotable, he was...

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Bankole Olatosi

Breakthrough Star: Bankole Olatosi

Simply by chance, Bankole Olatosi attended a business training session in 2009 that covered the use of analytics for everything from combating...

The Future Virginia Union University Alumni Association of the Pee Dee area Congratulates fellow alumni Ben "Big Ben" Wallace in his election to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in the Class of 2021, and will be enshrined on September 11, 2021.
"Big Ben" Wallace is a native of Alabama. Wallace attended Cuyahoga Community College and Virginia Union University. In his career, "Big Ben" played with the Washington Bullets/Wizards, Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, and Cleveland Cavaliers. Wallace was an NBA3 in 2016; Champion with the Detroit Pistons in 2004; a 4 time NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006).The Pistons retired his number. He entered the NBA as an undrafted player in 1996.
Wallace joined the NBA G League's Grand Rapids Drive as an ownership partner.He had a stellar career at Virginia Union University from 1994-1996.
"The Future Virginia Union University Alumni Association of the Pee Dee area wishes to Congratulate our fellow alumni Ben "Big Ben'' Wallace on all his accomplishments and his induction to Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in the class of 2021. He is a true testimony of hard work and determination in which our University continues to instill in all its student-athletes,students and faculty, and Family," said Fellow Alumni and future Pee Dee Alumni Association of VUU member Kevin N. Brown.
Virginia Union University is a private historically black university It took its present name in 1899 upon the merger of two older schools, Richmond Theological Institute and Wayland Seminary, each founded after the end of the America Civil War by the American Baptist Home Mission Society.
Pictured from left to right Ben "Big Ben" Wallace and Kevin N. Brown Class of 1987 from Virginia Union University.

Mayo High School For Math, Science And Technology Ranked No. 4 High...

Mayo High School for Math, Science, and Technology (MHS) is the No. 4 high school in South Carolina, according to the U.S. News and World Report’s...

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