Officials get dilemmas for dessert at countywide conference
Quality of life, stable home environments, too few kids going to college, leadership issues at Florence-Darlington TEC and even Darlington High School’s struggling football team were among the topics that peppered an Oct. 29 meeting of city, county and school district officials.
Coker esports defeats Central Michigan, splits Overwatch matches
The Coker College esports team faced off against Central Michigan University (CMU) and University of Central Florida (UCF) in week seven of the Tespa Overwatch Preseason Sunday (Nov. 4) night. Coker started off against CMU and entered the fight strong, speedrunning through Junkertown by capping all three points and denying CMU to get the first. The next map, Blizzard World, was a little closer. Coker started attacking and was able to...
Church News – November 7, 2018
Please send your church news and photos to: editor@newsandpress.net First Church of God, 620 North Main St., Darlington, will hold “A Night of Gospel Singing, Gaither Style,” at 6 p.m. Nov. 10. (843) 615-4600. Ephesus Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 124 Theressa Drive, Darlington, plans a Festival of Thanks Nov. 10. The Gospel Choir of Savannah Grove AME Church, 1401 Andrews Mill Road, Lamar, will celebrate their 49th anniversary Nov....
A Taste of Christmas in Darlington
The Darlington Police and Fire Departments’ annual “Taste of Christmas” event brought hundreds of people to First Baptist Church on Thursday, Nov. 1, where they ate and drank and socialized for a good cause. Volunteer cooks prepared delicious dishes ranging from chicken bog and hot dogs to frog legs and sweet treats. For a $10 donation to the Toy Fund (which provides Christmas gifts to kids in need) diners could eat their fill and...
FMU, Pee Dee Coalition host ‘Take Back the Night’ event against violence
Francis Marion University in Florence and the Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic Violence hosted a “Take Back the Night” event on Thursday, Nov. 1, on the FMU campus. The event began at 7 p.m. at the Forest Villa Apartments on Heyward Drive and it also included a march and rally. Take Back the Night is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that advocates for domestic violence victims and also helps to organize various events across...
