Lamar Football Coach Resigns
From Darlington County School District: Fountain Resigns As Lamar High Head Football Coach Corey Fountain, head varsity football coach for Lamar High School, announced his resignation today. Fountain, who has been the Silver Foxes’ head coach for the past three years, is leaving to pursue other professional opportunities. “I am sad to see him go but I wish him all the best,” said Kathy Gainey, principal of Lamar High...
Suddenly, we’re national news
Darlington County was propelled into the national and even international news Jan. 22 when school-bus driver Bernadine Reed got 40 students off a burning bus, with none of the children suffering injuries.
‘Just a mother that got 40 kids off a bus’: After fiery crash, driver hailed as hero
One firefighter gives thanks to God and a quick-thinking school bus driver for the fact that 40 Darlington County elementary-school students escaped injury Jan. 22 when a car slammed into their bus from behind, starting a fire that engulfed half the bus.
Domino’s employee killed while delivering pizzas
An employee of Domino’s Pizza in Darlington was shot and killed late Saturday night while making a delivery on a rural road in Darlington County, officials said.
Report: $300,000 settlement for woman attacked by police dog
A woman who was attacked by a Darlington County Sheriff’s Office police dog in 2017 has received a $300,000 payout, according to a Florence television station.