DCSD Maintenance Department to get overhaul
During a special-called meeting Aug. 28, the Darlington County School District Board of Education got a first-hand account of the inner workings of the district’s Operations and Maintenance Department.
Family Day to be held at Florence County Museum
The Education Department of the Florence County Museum announces Family Day at the Florence County Museum, Saturday, September 9, 1 to 3 p.m. From toddlers to grandparents, Family Days at the Florence County Museum are sure to offer something for everyone. Join us the second Saturday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. for Family Day at the FCM. No registration required. Free of charge. Recycle your plastic bottles into beautiful works of...
Darlington Presbyterian to hold free community event
Darlington Presbyterian Church is holding a Children’s Choir Rally on Saturday, Sept. 9. The event is for children in grades K-5 and their parents and will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. The day will feature a puppet dinner theater with Puppets in God’s Service. Lunch and activities are available for free for all participants. The theme is ‘Let everyone that has breathe, praise the Lord.’ For more information, call...
Raceway dedicates Jeff Gordon Finish Line Terrace
Darlington Raceway recognized NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon on Thursday, August 31 by dedicating its first new Finish Line Terrace seating area in his honor.
Francis Marion University History professor pens book on the high tensions of 19th century of tariffs
Machiavellian-style parliamentary procedures. Politically charged fistfights. Nationwide attention turned to congressional addresses. Last week in Washington? Maybe. But Dr. William Bolt will tell you it’s pre-Civil War America, too. Bolt, an associate professor of HIstory at Francis Marion University, covers all those topics, and more, in his latest book, Tariff Wars and the Politics of Jacksonian America. Tariff Wars is one of the...