Members of various fraternal orders donated items to Miss Tykia Blakney who was named Hartsville High School's first African American female top student in her graduating class. Pictured from left to right Sir Ernest Brailey of Shining Star #235 of The Knights of Pythias and Sir Knight Kevin N. Brown of The Knights of Pythias and Riley Hill #7224 of The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows and Brother Albert Muldrow of the Pee Dee United Elks Lodge # 1679 and Brother Ronald Travis of Pee Dee United Elks Lodge #1679 and Brother Roosevelt Scott of the Pee Dee United Elks Lodge # 1679.Daughters of Excelsior Temple # 790 also donated items to Miss Tykia Blakney. Miss Tykia Blakney will attend Clemson University. We wanted to show that all our various orders giving spirit and our outreach to our future leaders of the future, stated Brother Kevin N. Brown.

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