Falcons drop second straight game against Lugoff-Elgin Demons
By Drake Horton, Contributing Writer Darlington – It was a game where Darlington did more to beat itself than what Lugoff-Elgin did to beat the Falcons. In 5-1 loss to Lugoff-Elgin this past Friday, the Falcons committed five errors, four that resulted in at least one run being scored and had a pass ball on what should have been a strikeout that ended up turning into a run for the Demons as well. The first defensive gaffe that caused...
Sonoco recognized for Packaging Excellence, Innovation at FPA Awards
Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has been awarded several Gold- and Silver-level Achievement Awards at the Flexible Packaging Association Annual Meeting. Sonoco’s PrimaPak package for Perfetti Van Melle Mentos SHARE-A-BOWL was awarded a Gold Award for Packaging Excellence, a Silver Award for Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging and a Silver Award for Technical Innovation. Sonoco’s PromoPeel...
Do you know Darlington County?
Last week’s photo was the 1822 Library in Society Hill, courtesy of Bill Segars. Evelyn Freeman was our only reader who submitted a guess and she was correct! Spring is finally here so we are out and about on the town. Do you know where this week’s photo was taken? Please let us know by sending your guesses to: editor@newsandpress.net or call 843-393-3811. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday. Good luck!
Specialty Crop Block Grant applications being accepted
COLUMBIA– Applications for the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) are available at www.scspecialtycropblockgrant.com and are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 20. The application must be completed online. “The SCBGP is an important resource for strengthening the specialty crop industry,” said SC Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers. “I encourage specialty crop farmers, researchers and other industry supporters to...
Nationally ranked Lady Stingers win 18th consecutive game
NJCAA Division II No. 14 ranked Florence-Darlington Technical College Lady Stingers continued their impressive winning streak as they travelled to defeat Richard Bland on Friday and Bryant & Stratton on Saturday. On Friday, the Lady Stingers defeated Richard Bland 4-3 in seven innings. Winning pitcher Marissa Tyndall struck out six players and only allowed one walk and six hits. Hanna Gainey was 3-3 at the plate, and Shelby Cox...