South Carolina State University alumnus Terrance Tucker had a speech impediment growing up. Two different guidance counselors told him that his dream of going to college would not become a reality due to his physical challenges.
Orangeburg County Community of Character will hold their 22nd Annual Fifth Grade Outstanding Character Recognition Program on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Claflin University’s Jonas T. Kennedy Center.
Whether it was as Orangeburg s city administrator, an Orangeburg County councilman, a United Methodist pastor, or president and chief executive officer of The Methodist Oaks, the Rev. James McGee of
Orangeburg County Community of Character presented the 2023 Willie Jeffries Character Award to Taylen Clinkscales of Edisto High School at the Orangeburg Touchdown Club on Nov. 9, 2023.
Schools in Orangeburg, Bamberg and Calhoun counties now have access to a program designed to help K-12 students develop everything from compassion to financial literacy.