EdVenture in Hartsville wins award
Main Street South Carolina recognized the city of Hartsville’s EdVenture Children’s Museum with its Excellence on Main Street Award at the Municipal Association’s Annual Meeting on July 20. The Excellence on Main Street award recognizes the top project from among the winners in the five categories of the Main Street Inspiration Awards. After first opening in Columbia in 2003, the EdVenture Children’s Museum...
Bookbag Cookout in Darlington Aug. 10
Join in for a Bookbag Cookout in Darlington on Aug. 10. The event is sponsored by HAYO (Helping All Youth Overcome), a nonprofit launched by a Claflin University student in Orangeburg. Winners will be chosen from students who submitted an essay earlier. Winners receive a bookbag and school supplies. Organizers said that any student who attends (grades K-12) will receive school supplies. The event is 2 p.m. Aug. 10 at 107 Cleveland...
‘Fear of flooding’ seeps into mayor’s race
After a summer of sudden thunderstorms and ferocious flooding in parts of Darlington, “fear of flooding” has become an issue in the race for mayor.
Darlington Fire Department extinguishes fire on James Street
No one was reported injured in a house fire on James Street on July 16, according to the Darlington Fire Department. The cause of the blaze was not immediately known. Photo by Darlington Fire Department
Author wanders a fictional Darlington
Author Phillip Gardner’s new short story collection weaves a tapestry of romance, nostalgia and healing against the backdrop of Darlington, S.C. … but not really.