Down South: Chinaberry’s Rise & Fall
By Tom Poland A lovely shade tree, I played beneath its canopy; rolled its berries in my palm. It stood seven yards beyond an old hand-dug well. I sucked nectar from delicate tubes in yellow-green tangles of fragrant honeysuckle just beyond the tree. Little did I know Mom and Dad considered that perfumed vine a pest. They tried and tried to get rid of it. Nothing worked until Granddad Poland brought in goats. They chewed it right to...
Darlington County Education Foundation awards nearly $10,000 in grants to teachers
Last week, the Darlington County Education Foundation (DCEF) awarded nearly $10,000 in grants that will benefit more than a dozen teachers and 2,600 students across the Darlington County School District. Andrea Pulling, director of the DCEF, and DCEF board members surprised those teachers in their classrooms, marking another exciting year of grant presentations. This year, the DCEF awarded 12 grants totaling $9,988.55. After an...
Living on Purpose – Remembering those who gave all
By Dr. William Holland Memorial means to “remember” and every year on the last Monday in May, we honor those who sacrificed their lives in the line of active military service. On Memorial Day we stop and pay our respect to the ones who were willing to stand in the gap between freedom and tyranny! The First Amendment was not only signed into existence with ink but with the blood of over 1.1 million Americans that have died in U.S. wars...
Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program issuance dates announced
The Darlington County Council on Aging will be issuing free coupons to low income individuals age 60 and older that may be used to purchase fresh produce at local participating farmers’ markets. Each eligible person will receive $25 worth of coupons that may be used at participating markets from May through October 15, 2018. The coupons will be issued on a first come first served basis until the supply is exhausted. Please note...
