Boys and Girls Club hosts Night of Hope
The Hartsville Boys and Girls Club is hosting their second annual Night of Hope, August 26 at Lawton Park. The event will be from 6 to 10 p.m. The community is invited to celebrate and support the Hartsville Boys & Girls Club with music, hors d’oeuvres, open bar and an auction. Individual tickets are $50. All proceeds go directly to the Hartsville Boys & Girls Club, to help kids achieve academic success, healthy...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Not everyone has the same American Dream
Dear Editor, I have read the opinion column by Phil Noble in this publication over the years. I must respectfully disagree to his conclusion in the column “Is the American Dream alive or dead in South Carolina?” published on August 1, 2017. I find it very interesting yet extremely offensive that it seems that Mr. Noble is implying that the American Dream or rather the South Carolina Dream is divided along racial lines. The Harvard...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thankful for employees who go above and beyond
Dear Editor, Sitting in my car at the Food Lion, I noticed my neighbor putting groceries in a truck, I thought-she got a new truck… She went back in the store (She works there). On the phone, still in my car, I saw a gentleman walking across parking lot, with a cane in each hand to help him walk, he got into that truck…How lucky that store is to have an employee that cares enough to help their customers this way. You could...
A Story About Brooms
By Bill Shepard Recently, my nephew who lives in Cross Hill, SC sent me an article about brooms. It seems the writer was remembering when he was a youngster and seeing folk sweep their yards with a broom. That writer had to have lived on a mill village and a way back before there were pretty green lawns and lawn mowers. Anyway, the article set my own mind in motion, so here I go on a memorable journey into my past. Come along and...
Darlington Raceway to honor Dale Earnhardt Sr., Dale Earnhardt Jr. with dedication of turn 3 suite towers
In celebrating the legacy of Dale Earnhardt Sr. and honoring Dale Earnhardt Jr. in his final NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 start, Darlington Raceway is dedicating its Turn 3 suite towers in their names, respectively. Earnhardt Towers will feature an assortment of graphics that depict memorable moments of Earnhardt Sr. and Earnhardt Jr., featured on the backside of each tower. The Earnhardt Towers name will also be proudly...