Sunrise Over Myrtle
By Bill Shepard Dad was true to his promise. The pretty blue 1937 Plymouth was a beauty and it belonged to the Shepard’s, or would when the last payment was made. Dad bought the car from Davis and Clanton who operated a successful business on North Main in Darlington. Dad had said that when he bought a new car he would take us to Myrtle Beach! A trip to Myrtle Beach from Darlington was a once in a lifetime event and we looked forward...
Coastal Carolina University honors Summer Graduates
Coastal Carolina University held commencement ceremonies for an estimated 360 candidates on Aug. 5, 2016, at the HTC Student Recreation and Convocation Center on campus. Speaker Robert Young congratulated the class for being the “first CCU students ever to graduate from the number one university in the nation,” referencing the national College World Series baseball title CCU won on June 30. Local graduates: Deloshier Douglas of...
County Council hears bid process protest
Darlington County Council convened their regular monthly meeting Monday, August 15.
Letters to the Editor – August 24, 2015
Reader cautions Darlington County Council on administrator choice Once again Darlington County Council has managed to fumble and trip over their responsibility where the county administrator is concerned. I wrote this publication shortly before Mr. Arrington was hired to express my concern that council needed to tread carefully in selecting someone that had significantly more experience than Mr. Arrington possessed at that time,...
Clemson awards degrees at August 2016 graduation
Local residents are among summer 2016 graduates of Clemson University. They are: Lauren Brice Baird of Darlington, who graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Harriet Pearce Gilpin of Darlington, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management Courtney Jelisa Davis of Florence, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Phillip Sebastian Mayo of Florence,...
