Russell Slatton named Director of Public Services for the City of Hartsville
Russell Slatton has been named Director of Public Services for the City of Hartsville. Slatton accepted his position in March 2017. He hails from Taylors, S.C. and has served 27 years in the Navy. Slatton holds a Bachelors and a Masters degree in Workforce Education and Management from Southern Illinois University. Slatton will be directly responsible for the planning, directing, and coordination of the Environmental Services and...
Archie Parnell should be in the U.S. Congress
The U.S. Congress today is hyper-partisan, divisive, shallow, parochial, corrupted by money, driven by special interest, dominated by career politicians, poisoned by personal attacks, disrespectful of the voters, focused on the short term and rigidly ideological.
Darlington Police Department issues warning about vehicle break-ins
According to a post on their Facebook page, the Darlington City Police Department is asking the community to be on the look out for two people suspected of breaking into vehicles in the Darlington Country Club area. The post said that at least two suspects were going in to garages and vehicles between 12:30 and 5:30 a.m. The police department is requesting that residents remember to lock their vehicles and close their garages when...
Driver killed in four-car crash in Hartsville
One driver is dead and another hospitalized after a four-vehicle collision involving a Darlington County School District activity bus. According to Cpl. Sonny Collins with the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash occurred Thursday, June 1, around 7:53 a.m. on U.S. Hwy 15 about 1.5 miles south of Hartsville. The four vehicles involved were a 2004 Chevrolet car, a 2011 Dodge truck, a Darlington County School District Activity Bus,...