LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Why won’t McMaster mandate masks?
It was gratifying to see state Rep. Robert Williams’ article in the July 8 News & Press about contacting the governor concerning the need for mandated wearing of masks. Although few of our important laws or rules can be enforced 100 percent, that doesn’t prevent responsible citizens from observing them: Speed limits, seat belts, child safety seats, obeying traffic lights, not talking on cellphones while driving, and the list goes...
County passes resolution urging face mask usage
By Samantha Lyles slyles@newsandpress.net At their July 20 regular meeting, Darlington County Council unanimously approved a resolution urging citizens to wear face coverings to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease COIVD-19. In passing Resolution No. 714, County Council followed suit with governing bodies of Hartsville and Lamar in formally encouraging people to don masks “any time they are in contact...
FMU Golf Team honored with GCAA academic award
For the seventh year, the Francis Marion University golf team has received a Golf Coaches Association of America All-Academic Team Award, this time for the 2019-20 academic year. To be eligible for GCAA team recognition, a school must register a team grade point average of 3.00 or higher for the entire academic year. Francis Marion was one of 142 NCAA Division I members nationwide to earn this honor, and the Patriots were one of nine...
The Medicine Show leaves behind a diamond of memories
In my recent column, “The Medicine Show,” a reprint from a time past, I have heard from one person who vaguely remembers the time and the event. I am wondering if there are others. The Medicine Show came to Darlington on a large and obscure lot on Phillip Street. Phillip Street is a short street that runs by that part of the old Mill Village often referred to as Across the Creek. The site was behind a large house and a store building...