Q & A with Coach Dowdy

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January 28, 2010  
Filed under Sports

Q: WHAT GAVE YOU INTEREST IN TAKING THIS JOB? A: “In North Carolina, I taught (Family and Consumer Sciences) and coached at the high school level and I missed the day to day interaction with students and athletes. This position also gave me the opportunity to be involved with the school district my... Read more »

Hockey Fuses the Midlands

January 28, 2010 • Spencer Marsh  
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The fusion hockey team is a district-wide team, made up of students from Dutch fork, Irmo, Ben Lippen, Chapin, and even two homeschooled players.  They bring it together though, and form a team that went to the state championship last year. Under Coach Rick Ramaley and multiple assistant coaches, these... Read more »

Ballentine ink

January 28, 2010 • Blythe Padgett  
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Fortunately for the Chapin area, a new tattoo parlor has opened in Ballentine, adding some local color to an otherwise drab stretch of highway. The Brass Anchor Tattoo Studio, located off Highway 76 heading in to Ballentine was opened just over a month ago by Chapin High School graduate Adams O’Cain.... Read more »

Facebook Scandal

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January 28, 2010 • BY AVERY DARNELL  
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Facebook is a safe, free social networking site used every day by millions. However, some new provisions allow Facebook to sell customer information to private vendors for advertising purposes.  “It’s a violation of my privacy,” said senior Grant Cox. Many Facebook users are unaware... Read more »

Hype Over History Months

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January 22, 2010 • Tanner Sullivan  
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It is only fitting that African Americans get a month of recognition for the hundreds of years of challenges they have overcome.  Recognized annually since 1926 as Negro History Week, this period of African American appreciation transformed into Black History Month fifty years later.  Sparking a small... Read more »

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