School in SCâs first hotspot proud of progress after more than 100 days of in-person learning
School in SCâs first hotspot proud of progress after more than 100 days of in-person learning By Adam Mintzer | February 19, 2021 at 8:10 PM EST - Updated February 19 at 9:35 PM
KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (Gray) - Inside Lugoff Elementary in Kershaw County, itâs easy to forget the hotly contested debates surrounding school safety taking place 30 minutes away in Columbia or about 500 miles away in Washington, D.C.
Kershaw County was the first COVID-19 hotspot in South Carolina.
But now, more than 100 days into offering full-time, face-to-face learning, about 68 percent of students are back in the classroom.
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On Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, Jeff Dillard, loving husband and father of four children, passed away at age 61.
Jeff was born Aug. 24, 1959, in Griffin, Georgia, to Floyd and Doris (Newsome) Dillard. He received his degree in Zoology at Duke University in 1981. He started a small engine repair business in Littleton, and then started working at the Halifax County Health Department in the Environmental Health Section. He was credited with 31 years of service to the health department upon his retirement in November. On December 28, he would have celebrated 18 years of marriage with his wife, Diana.
Jeff loved watching his Duke Blue Devil basketball team and NFL football. He was an avid stamp collector and enjoyed this hobby with his father-in-law, Reid Hinson. He also loved music and singing.