Suspect in Pine Ridge slaying surrenders
A Hartsville woman who was being sought in connection with a slaying in Pine Ridge May 26 has surrendered to authorities. Reneka Shane Brown, 26, turned herself in to deputy U.S. marshals with the Fugitive Task Force, according to the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office. Brown is charged with accessory after the fact to murder after the May 26 killing of Desmond Coe of Hartsville. Investigators allege Brown allowed her vehicle to be...
Crash victims identified
The victims of a single-car crash June 2 on Hoffmeyer Road in Darlington County have been identified as a woman from Lamar and a woman from Hartsville. Officials said Nicole Blackmon from Lamar and Tabitha Griggs from Hartsville died in the crash. Both were reported to be in their 20s, but Griggs’ obituary says she was 35. The Highway Patrol says the two were thrown from a Honda and were not wearing seat belts when their car went off...
Hoffman-Colbert engagement
Amanda Hoffman, a housing manager at the Housing Authority of Darlington, is to be married to Patric Colbert, a vehicle mechanic at Haile Gold Mine. Ms. Hoffman is the daughter of the late Joshua Richard Hoffman and Wanda Hoffman Smith of Hartsville. Mr. Colbert is the son of the late Greg Schnitzler of Florence and Annette and George Stephenson of Conway. A wedding is planned for December in Hartsville.
Pee Dee Electric presents grant check to Darlington Free Medical Clinic
Katie Wilcox, left, of Pee Dee Electric Cooperative, presents a grant check to Darlington Free Medical Clinic executive director Steve Edwards and board chair Kathy Shuler. Contributed photo
Shots fired at deputies
Shots were fired at Darlington County sheriff’s deputies June 3 while they were investigating an alarm at a Dodge dealership on East Bobo Newsome Highway, officials said. Sheriff’s spokesman Lt. Robert Kilgo said deputies, along with officers from the Hartsville Police Department, were conducting a check on the property about midnight when “several subjects” fired at them. No officers were hurt, he said. One person, Robert Eugene...