Hartsville in the news

The Oakdale Neighborhood has long been an important part of the city of Hartsville. For decades the majority of the residents worked at the Milliken textile mill and the Mill Village moniker was part of the lore of Oakdale. The mill went the way of of the American textile industry -- away.

In the mill's place is one of the testaments to South Carolina's creativity, ingenuity and cooperation -- the South Carolina residential Governor's School for Science, Mathematics and Technology. The school is home to some of South Carolina' brightest high school students, who spend their junior and senior years in Hartsville preparing to become tomorrow's leaders. Next to the GSSM is Oakdale, again in the shadow of a crucial Hartsville institution.

Oakdale is currently the focus of some redevelopment and some of that is noted this evening in a story on WMBF's web site and television station. And, the city has put in a grant that would give an even bigger lift to this neighborhood if it is awarded. These are things that bring communities back to life and that we call home. This is another and the city is fortunate that one of America's Marine Corps warriors,who worked civil affairs in tours of Iraq and Afghanistan is leading the effort.