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‘I didn’t think I’d enjoy it as much as I did.’ — An interview with Boyd Rankin

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‘I didn’t think I’d enjoy it as much as I did.’ — An interview with Boyd Rankin

Having completed his freshman year at Coker University and won the 2026 Pee Dee Idea Challenge, 19-year-old Boyd Rankin has returned to his home in Tallahassee, FL, for the summer. In a few months he will return to Coker in Hartsville to study cybersecurity.

Don Fujiwara

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May 26, 2026

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May 27, 2026

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Projects in 4 Pee Dee counties receive rural infrastructure grants

May 26, 2026

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Chesterfield County passes data center moratorium 2nd reading

May 26, 2026

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‘I didn’t think I’d enjoy it as much as I did.’ — An interview with Boyd Rankin

May 21, 2026

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Chesterfield County to sell property to water company for $17K

May 14, 2026

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Chesterfield to start up farmers market

May 12, 2026

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SCRA starts up Florence entrepreneurial support hub

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’Property W’ deal among Chesterfield County’s largest land sales

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June 5 — Public reception for Drawing on Memory: Works by Harry Hansen

5:30 p.m., Francis Marion University Steven F. Gately Gallery, 142 N. Dargan St., Florence

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May 25, 2026

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June 8 — First-time homebuyers workshop with SPC Credit Union

5:30 p.m.-7, Butler Heritage Foundation, 1103 S. 6th St., Hartsville

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June 13 — Screen on the Green

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‘Property W’ deal among Chesterfield County’s largest land sales

PDB2B newsletter for May 12, 2026

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‘Property W’ deal among Chesterfield County’s largest land sales
SCRA starts up Florence entrepreneurial support hub

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SCRA starts up Florence entrepreneurial support hub

By Don Fujiwara
Hartsville holds brownfields community meeting

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Hartsville holds brownfields community meeting

By Don Fujiwara

Business news and insight from around the world

As farming goes high tech, universities grow new types of agriculture degrees — US News and World Report

Longview paper mill disaster could be ‘deadliest industrial tragedy in modern Washington state history,’ governor says — Oregon Public Broadcasting

A broken market’: What is antimicrobial resistance, and how does it affect the economy? — Euronews

Human urine becomes option for farmers in fertilizer supply crunch — Bloomberg

Poland’s new generation of female organic farmers — DW

Oldest general store in Mississippi still drawing crowds — Clarion Ledger

Honda to shelve plans for EV factory in Canada — NHK World Japan

AI and the future of nursing, making the AI-human partnership work, and more — McKinsey & Co.

Fertilizer crisis caused by Iran war sparks global food security fears — Euronews

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