Darlington County Humane Society says, “Thank you, Chase!”
Chase Fluharty, son of Leighan and Tom Fluharty, recently celebrated his birthday in a unique way that helped many pets in the area. He asked for donations for the Darlington County Humane Society instead of birthday presents this year. He collected an impressive amount,170 pounds of dog and cat food. Chase is shown here with one of the animal shelter’s ambassador dogs, Buddy. According to the volunteers of the DCHS- and all the pets,...
Three receive prestigious McNair Scholarships to FMU
Francis Marion University has named three new students as McNair Scholars for the 2015-2016 school year. Elizabeth Goodman of Darlington’s Mayo High School for Math, Science and Technology; Aiden Humphrey of Mullins High School; and Corbin Witt of South Florence High School are the new scholars. The McNair Scholarship is FMU’s highest academic scholarship award. FMU covers the tuition, fees, and room and board for the scholars. A book...
Who are these folks in Darlington County?
Last week’s “Where is it in Darlington County” photo was of the Dixie Cup warehouse off 2nd Street in Darlington, a brick building that confounded many readers! Readers that guessed correctly were: Billy Foxe, Frances Coxe, Fonta Mumford, Bill Segars, Frank Coefield, and James Powers Apologies to missing the correct guesses from Ann Easterling, who knew the Williams portrait location, and to Tobye C. Bristow who knew the location of...
Bad first quarter foils Darlington’s attempt at lower-state championship
The Darlington Falcons quest at a second straight state title appearance came to end this past Saturday in the Florence Civic Center, losing to the Midland Valley Mustangs by a score of 67-61 in the 3A lower-state championship.
Bluegrass returns to Darlington County
Live bluegrass fans in the Pee Dee get a double treat in March with two great events. First, the South Carolina Southeastern Bluegrass Association brings bluegrass to the Music Hall in Darlington on March 7th as part of their new monthly concerts, always held the first Saturday of the month at their new location at the Music Hall in Darlington. Performing this Saturday night will be Flatland Express, a five member band from South...
