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Students at Piedmont Technical College turned a little friendly competition into a gigantic donation for the Greater Greenwood United Ministry (GGUM). While collecting canned goods and other non-perishable food items, students brought in donations to repr...
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When choosing a career, experts say that you should do what you love and the money will follow. Greenwood resident Sandra Durant decided to ignore the experts and just go for the money. Because her whole family is from the Greenwood-McCormick area, Durant...
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While many nurses carry thermometers, charts and stethoscopes, Ben Loughner of Due West may be one of the few medical personnel who carried an AK47 assault rifle. Loughner served four years as a corpsman in the Navy. When friends and family inquired about...
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Students in the BRIDGES program complete a team building exercise at Piedmont Technical College on Wednesday during a session highlighting Greenwood’s Higher Education options. Bridges is a leadership program for a select group of juniors in Greenwood C...
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Piedmont Technical College’s Laurens County Higher Education Center (LCHEC) will hold three informational sessions for Timken employees on Dec. 8. The event coincides with the center’s open house and main registration day. The Clinton plant is schedul...
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Piedmont Technical College students captured a number of awards at the college’s second annual “Fall for the Arts” exhibit and sale on Tuesday. Members of the Greenwood Arts Council served as judges for the event. Award-winning artwork will be displ...
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National Healthcare (NHC) of Greenwood recently contributed its annual donation to the Piedmont Technical College Foundation to support the college’s Health Sciences curriculums. Pictured, from left, are Dr. Lex Walters, college president; Renee Tinsley...
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Piedmont Technical College’s Laurens County Higher Education Center (LCHEC) will host an Open House and Holiday Drop-In for students, staff and visitors on Dec. 8. The event coincides with the Center’s main registration for new and returning students....
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The South Carolina Center for Funeral Service Education at Piedmont Technical College recently held an open house allowing for visitors to view their classroom and laboratory facilities. Visitors had the opportunity to ask questions about the industry and...
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If you’re thinking about enrolling in college but fear it will be too difficult, that you won’t be able to keep up with the work or that you won’t fit in, take comfort. Most students entering college share exactly the same fears. Your concerns are n...
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The American Association of Retired People (AARP) named Raleigh/Durham, N.C., Portsmouth, N.H. and Fort Collins, Colo. as the best cities to choose for retirement in America. It seems that the AARP forgot to consult Teresa Wilson when making the list, bec...
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After working for 45 years, most people accept retirement as a pleasant alternative – not Lewis Harrison. He retired from Greenwood Mills in 1981 as manager of investment accounts. Shortly thereafter, he began his second career, one that took him throug...
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Layoffs and plant closings have become a recurring fact of life in South Carolina, forcing employees to reevaluate their futures and reconsider their career choices.
Machinist Kevin Minick faced those challenges this past December when he lost his job at...
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Nine students completed the Nursing Assistant program at Piedmont Technical College’s Newberry County Center on Nov. 4. Nursing instructor Debra Werts, far left, congratulated the students during a ceremony at the county center. Pictured with Werts, fro...
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Jerry Alewine, clinical coordinator of respiratory care, administers a pulmonary function test on Paula Miller of Laurens, a respiratory care major, right, at Piedmont Technical College last Thursday. In recognition of Respiratory Care Week, Oct. 23 – 2...
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Rick McClain, a Greenwood floral designer, right, shares wreath-making tips with Vickie Baldwin in preparation for upcoming holiday workshops at Piedmont Tech. McClain will teach two wreath-making classes. Participants will make a Fall Wreath with Nuts an...
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There was a time when stereotypical college students were viewed as 18-year-old high school graduates who often looked forward to parties more than they did classes. Today, people like Piedmont Technical student Bruce Clark are giving new meaning to the t...
