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Who would have guessed? It was just a simple experiment at the time, an exchange of meaningless data between two machines on Sept. 2, 1969. A little-known UCLA professor named Leonard Kleinrock supervised that small experiment. And he launched... Continue Reading »

Jim Austin, the newly elected executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, will begin his duties May 15, according to Tom Swilley, chairman of the state convention"s Executive Board.... Continue Reading »

Genre Contemporary Christian, Christian Rock Playlist High on Your Love (listen) So Many Out There (listen) Solid Ground (listen) I Call Your Name Revelation Man Description Solid Ground, based in the Lugoff-Elgin area, is a contemporary Christian rock band... Continue Reading »

He may have been ?an unknown quantity? at first, as search committee chairman Tim Williams described him, but Jim Austin will quickly become familiar to, and accepted by, South Carolina Baptists.... Continue Reading »

"I was very nervous," said Freeman. "(Another student) had his laptop, and an email came out saying there was a shooter in Norris. We knew basically what was going on. I was concerned about my classmates. We"re a very... Continue Reading »

Jim Austin is the new executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Austin, an associate executive director for Missouri Baptists for the past 18 months, received a unanimous vote from messengers at a called convention April 26 at... Continue Reading »

In the days following the April 16, 2007, tragedy at Virginia Tech, BaptistCourier.com readers expressed condolences and words of encouragement to the families and friends of the victims. Readers" comments, which are included below, were forwarded to the appropriate... Continue Reading »

Two South Carolina couples were commissioned by the North American Mission Board Feb. 25 at Hoffmantown Church in Albuquerque, N.M.... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University"s board of trustees, meeting in a special session April 17, gave the school"s president a vote of confidence and mapped out a five-year plan for "moving forward" following the loss of more than $10 million in... Continue Reading »

Calvin Douglas ?Doug? Snelgrove, 43, of Winnsboro, died March 31, 2007, after a long illness.... Continue Reading »

On April 2, the youth of Padgett’s Creek Baptist Church, Union, held what may become their first annual Relay-for-Life Youth Walk-a-Thon. They walked the track at Foster Park in Union for a combined total of 38 miles. Pledges and... Continue Reading »

CSU groups give Easter baskets, reading supplies to ‘at-risk kids’ By Allie Osman, Charleston Southern University   Megan Pledger, a junior at Charleston Southern and president of the Future Teachers Society, assembles fun-filled Easter baskets to help at-risk children... Continue Reading »