Darlington Free Medical Clinic prepares for coronavirus aftereffects
The Free Medical Clinic of Darlington County, 500 W. Carolina Ave. in Hartsville, and 203 Grove St. in Darlington, continues to meet the primary care and prescription needs for the uninsured of the county. Although both clinics are operating on a reduced schedule, high-quality, free healthcare continues to be provided using CDC- and DHEC-recommended social distancing, telehealth and other practices. No walk-ins are being currently...
Mayor proclaims ‘Girl Scout Week
The Girl Scout organization was started 108 years ago, March 12, 1912. Mayor Curtis Boyd proclaimed March 8-14 as Girl Scout Week. After signing the proclamation, the week began with Boyd, along with retired Darlington Police Chief Danny Watson, teaching the girls self-defense. The week ended with a Girl Scout Sunday celebration. The girls were responsible for all aspects of the service including the posting of colors, welcome,...
Living on the West End: Worship time!
Editor’s note: This is a reprint of a Bill Shepard column that was published last year. By Bill Shepard When my dad moved with his family to the mill village in Darlington in 1922, there were no churches on the mill village where he lived. It would be 10 years before a small group of worshipers would come together and organize a church and erect a small church building on Phillips Street in Darlington. That church, known as The Church...
Deputies investigate slaying near Lamar
Darlington County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a homicide on Old Timers Court near Lamar last week. Deputies were dispatched to a residence around 5:45 p.m. Thursday and found one person dead inside. The victim was identified as Willie Ray Jackson. If you have any information, you are asked to contact Darlington County sheriff’s investigators at (843)398-4920 or Crime Stoppers of the Pee Dee at 1-888-CRIME-SC or visit...
Local emergency coronavirus orders threatening constitutional rights?
By Rick Brundrett The Nerve When Columbia city leaders imposed a curfew in response to the coronavirus outbreak, they required residents in most cases – under the threat of possible jail time – to isolate themselves in their homes between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. In justifying the curfew, Mayor Steve Benjamin told a WIS-TV reporter on camera, “We started seeing some reports of even if the restaurants and bars might be shut down by the...
