Cokesbury NewsLocal news for Cokesbury, SC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Cokesbury gets a little extra history- October 22, 2007 "We call it a college, but it wasn't a college like Lander or Newberry. This was what you and I would call a finishing school for girls" From Greenwood County to Arkansas and back again, a collection of memorabilia from the late 1800s and early 1900s found a new home at Cokesbury College. via The Index Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/cokesbury-sc/2007/10/cokesbury-gets-a-little-extra-history?fromr... Fire in Promised Land consumes structure- October 6, 2007 "We put it out, but there was nothing left after that" A fire destroyed a house Sunday morning in Promised Land, according to Hodges-Cokesbury Volunteer Fire Department safety officer Jorge Jones. via The Index Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/cokesbury-sc/2007/10/fire-in-promised-land-consumes-structure?fr... All volunteer firefighters subject to background checks- October 4, 2007 "It's like a day care center. You expect those taking care of your kids to have a clean background. It's the same with a firefighter that may have to come in your home." If anyone has a history of violent or sexual crimes and has designs on being a volunteer firefighter locally, the message is clear: Don't even think about it. via The Index Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/cokesbury-sc/2007/10/all-volunteer-firefighters-subject-to-backg... |