THE BIG RED ONE. On a sweltering South Carolina summer Thursday, rising college sophomores Ethan Kemp, at left, and Robert Steedley, both of Bamberg, painted a fire hydrant in their hometown as part of their summer job with the public works department. Kemp attends the University of South Carolina, while Steedley attends Claflin University in nearby Orangeburg. Photo by Andy Brack. More: Center for a Better South.