Dixie High School is a newer facility and doesn't have the problems faced by the other two schools, Kolb said. But the district wants to renovate science labs and build a lecture hall band room for the Due West school - the same as the other Abbeville high schools. He said the board is especially interested in improving science facilities and technology at the high schools. Steven Reynolds covers education issues and general assignments in the Lakelands. He can be reached at 223-1811, ext.
Awareness is the first step in stopping the cycle of abuse.
Crime survivor Josie Williams has been preparing her speech for months. The death of her daughter is tragic. The family and law enforcement did everything by the book to try and prevent something like that from happening, but with domestic violence, victims always need to keep their guards up. Statistics show one woman in four is likely to be abused at some time during her life. Thirty-nine South Carolina women lost their lives to domestic violence in 1999.