Darlington Kiwanis Club donates backpacks for foster children
The Darlington Kiwanis Club donated 14 backpacks full of supplies for foster children in Darlington County. Annie Helm with the S.C. Department of Social Services accepts the donation from Kiwanis President-Elect and City of Darlington Assistant Fire Chief Charles Bailey and Kiwanis board member Lisa Chalian-Rock. “The Kiwanis mission is serving the children of the world, and it’s sad so many close to home are hurting,” Rock said....
A new regime takes over at Lamar, looking for the same results
As the Lamar Silver Foxes get ready to start another football season, they are going to be doing it under new leadership. Taking over for Corey Fountain, who took the head coaching job at Clinton High School after this past season, is Cheraw native Chad Wilkes.
Crackdown results in 50 arrests in Hartsville area
Fifty people were arrested on outstanding warrants in a recent operation by several law-enforcement agencies in the Hartsville area. The two-day crackdown, called Operation Summer Freeze, helped clear 171 outstanding warrants in Darlington, Lee and Chesterfield counties, Hartsville police told WPDE-TV. Taking part in the operation, WPDE reported, were the U.S. Marshal’s Service, S.C. Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, Darlington...
Harless named 2019-20 Darlington County School District Teacher of Year
Southside Early Childhood Center’s Cortney Harless will represent Darlington County School District (DCSD) as District Teacher of the Year for 2019-20. The announcement came during the district’s Back-to-School Convocation held Aug. 13 inside Hartsville High School’s Arena. Harless is a 5K teacher at Southside Early Childhood Center. She earned the selection after an intensive judging period that included an application process and a...
Hurricane preparedness guide
Tropical storms like hurricanes occur every year. Hurricanes have the potential to be very powerful and destructive storms. The National Weather Services says that, on average, 12 different tropical storms will form over the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico during hurricane season every year. Of those storms, six will turn into hurricanes. Knowing how to behave before, during and after a hurricane can save lives and...