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Carolina Panthers giving thousands to help local high schools with flood relief

Conway High School’s football field under water during October flooding.
Conway High School’s football field under water during October flooding. Contributed photo

Several local high schools are getting thousands of dollars to help their athletic programs recover any losses from the historic statewide flooding in October.

Carolina Panthers Charities is giving out $250,000 in flood relief grants to 19 high schools across the state, many of which are in our area.

The grants are designed to help the program with the replacement or repair of equipment, supplies or athletic infrastructure lost or damaged in the flooding.

Georgetown High School and Kingstree High School received $25,000 from the group, the most awarded to any schools. The grants ranged from $1,500 up to $25,000, according to a news release.

Read more at our Grand Strand News Alliance partner WPDE (ABC-15).

The following high schools were awarded these grants:

AC Flora High School, Columbia, $11,800

Carolina Forest High School, Myrtle Beach, $1,500

Carvers Bay High School, Hemingway, $10,500

CE Murray High School, Greeleyville, $12,000

Conway High School, Conway, $19,175

Georgetown High School, Georgetown, $25,000

Green Sea Floyds High School, Green Sea, $12,500

Hartsville High School, Hartsville, $2,600

Hemingway High School, Hemingway, $23,000

Kingstree High School, Kingstree, $25,000

Laurens High School, Laurens, $23,650

Loris High School, Loris, $3,000

Marlboro County High School, Bennettsville, $15,000

North Myrtle Beach High School, Little River, $20,000

Richard Winn Academy, Winnsboro, $4,000

St. James High School, Murrells Inlet, $3,000

Scott's Branch High School, Summerton, $15,000

Swansea High School, Swansea, $15,000

WJ Keenan High School, Columbia, $6,500

This story was originally published December 16, 2015 at 4:12 PM with the headline "Carolina Panthers giving thousands to help local high schools with flood relief."

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