Keeping the Faith – More than a change of scenery
“Repent” is a religious word I’ve heard most of my life, and to this day, it still makes the hair on the back of my neck stand with fright. As a child, I heard the call to repent burst from the lips of many a revival preacher. With the evangelist’s bulging carotids, burning eyes, and angry finger pointing, I could feel the fires of hell licking at my heels. With “turn or burn, get right or get left,” as a vital piece of my...
Expand your horizons during Women’s History Month
By Jimmie Epling, Director, Darlington County Library System Did you know March is National Women’s History Month? No? It had its origin in 1981 when Congress passed a bill authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987 after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed a bill designating March as “Women’s History Month.”...
Duke Energy thanks Darlington Raceway
The Darlington Raceway signed an agreement with Duke Energy at the first of the year to be a staging location in the event of a widespread power outage; ironically, a short time later, the location was used for the over 200 trucks needed to restore power to the surrounding area during the ice storm in mid February.
Darlington County couple receives Young Farmer Award
Wes and Amanda Woodard, of Darlington County, were recently named winners of the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation (SCFB) Young Farmer and Rancher Achievement Award. After giving judges a tour of their farm while being interviewed about their daily operations, the Woodards were announced as winners of this award during an awards reception at the SCFB Young Farmer and Rancher Leadership Conference held in Charleston, S.C. last...
Hotel and restaurant group discusses Sunday liquor sales
The Darlington County Hospitality Association held its first meeting March 17 at the Greater Hartsville Chamber of Commerce, and representatives from four local hotels and one prospective restaurant traded ideas for ways to increase business in the county’s hospitality industry.
