By Samantha Lyles Staff Writer slyles@newsandpress.net Food insecurity for children and senior citizens remains a troubling problem in America, even during prosperous times. During the COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying economic woes, the problem has grown even worse, but there are good people out there trying to help. Every Tuesday morning, workers from the Darlington County Council on Aging man four sites around the county and...
$250,000 lottery winner cried for about 15 minutes
An unidentified woman walked into a Darlington convenience store recently and asked the cashier to choose a $10 scratch-off lottery ticket for her.
Darlington’s water woes: Garland shows how we got here
On June 25 at the Harmon Baldwin Gym on Sanders Street, Darlington City Council held a public hearing (under COVID-19 safety measures) about the city’s budget for the fiscal year that began July 1.
SC Air National Guard members in Flag Walk
SC Air National Guard members participated in the 2020 National Police Week Flag Walk with Security Forces while deployed at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
County recreation on hold during COVID-19
By Samantha Lyles Staff Writer slyles@newsandpress.net Due to COVID-19 concerns, many summer recreation mainstays are on indefinite hold, including baseball and softball, cheerleading camps, athletic skills camps, park barbecues and parties … the list goes on, and each addition makes this sunny season a bit sadder. Though it may feel like this pandemic is going to last forever, there will come a day when kids suit up and play...