2023 may ‘The jewel of the community’

With a little help from South Carolina’s electric cooperatives, a community campaign to restore the historic St. George Rosenwald School is nearing completion. Learn about the Rosenwald School movement and share in the memories of former students who attended the school when it was the pride of “Uptown St. George.”

4 CO-OP NEWS Updates from your cooperative

6 AGENDA

Meet the South Carolina students who just became published authors, thanks to the Children’s Book Challenge.

8 DIALOGUE

They did something about it

The winners of the 2023 Pay It Forward competition prove once again that as long as there are electric cooperatives, there will be cooperative people working to make life better for their neighbors in need.

10 RECIPE

Make-at-home frozen desserts

Forget about store-bought ice cream. Impress your dinner guests with these restaurant-style frozen desserts that are surprisingly easy to make at home.

12 SC STORIES

Best in show

Meet the Columbia woman who has won more S.C. State Fair ribbons than anyone, ever. See how she does it and how she shares her passion for cooking and crafts with her kids and grandkids.

19 MARKETPLACE + FISH & GAME CHART

20 GARDENER

Summer spinach

L.A. Jackson introduces us to several varieties of spinach that can liven up the landscape before they end up on your plate.

22 HUMOR ME

Stick with the funny bears

Member of the AMP network reaching more than 9 million homes and businesses

Humor columnist Jan A. Igoe has some choice thoughts on why animal attacks seem to be on the rise and what we should do about it.