Darlington High School/Early College Program: Ebony Wingate
Ebony Wingate of Darlington, graduating from Darlington High School and also completing the Early College Program, meaning she will graduate from high school with an Associate’s degree from Florence-Darlington Technical College: “Early College has been the biggest part of my life. Walking across the stage at Florence-Darlington Technical College … shaking the president’s hand, it all felt like, oh, wow, it was worth it. All the tears,...
Ceremony salutes Stone, a 50-year firefighter
At a special ceremony May 26, the Cashua Street building housing “Our Pat” (the city’s first fire engine) was dedicated in memory of the late Darlington Fire Chief Jim Stone, who served 50 years with the department.
Ryan Newman visits Darlington Raceway
NASCAR driver Ryan Newman visits Darlington Raceway to debut the new Oscar Meyer throwback livery that his No. 6 Ford Mustang will sport in the Sept. 1 Bojangles Southern 500. Newman joined track president Kerry Tharp and academic achievers from Brockington Elementary Magnet School to unveil the nostalgic color scheme echoed by the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile and enjoy (naturally) some hot dogs. Brockington students who worked their way...
Sunday slaying startles nearby churchgoers – One Hartsville man dead, another charged in Pine Ridge shooting
Pine Ridge Holiness Church pastor Randall Harrelson and his congregation didn’t hear the gunfire a few hundred feet away from their Darlington County church.
A rare spectacle: Rocky shoals spider lilies
Few people see them.