Hartsville man arrested following altercation
Darlington County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested Bradley Dale Wright, 26, of Hartsville. Wright is expected to be charged with three counts of pointing and presenting a firearm and one count of domestic violence, first degree. Patrol Deputies responded to a residence on New Market Rd. in the Hartsville area of Darlington shortly after midnight Sunday in reference to an altercation and a gun being fired. It is alleged that...
Sheriff’s Office awarded body-worn camera grant
The Darlington County Sheriff’s office has been awarded $112,011.27 for the purchase and data storage of body-worn cameras through the Body-Worn Cameras Fund, which was appropriated by the General Assembly. Sen. Gerald Malloy of Darlington, was the chief sponsor of S.47, the Body Camera Bill, which was passed in 2015. This law requires all law enforcement agencies within the state to implement the use of body-worn cameras. Also, the...
Miscues and mishaps cost Darlington against Cheraw
By Drake Horton, Contributing Writer Cheraw – If a win was determined by the resolve of a team, the ability to not quit and keep going no matter what is stacked against them, then the Darlington Falcons would have easily defeated the Cheraw Braves this past Friday in Cheraw. Unfortunately that is not how football games are decided and while Darlington never threw in the towel, never quit trying, the combination of Falcon mistakes and...
Hartsville Young Professionals donate to Humane Society
The Hartsville Young Professionals (HYP) organization hosted an Ales and Tails donation drive event for the Darlington County Humane Society on August 10 at Vintage Craft Beer and Wine Boutique. HYP members and the Hartsville community were invited to attend and donate an item or monetary donation of any size. Over $1,000 was raised at the event, plus numerous items were collected. The donation drive is one of the community service...
Darlington County School District reminds of ‘A Parent’s Right To Know’ ESSA parental notification
In December 2015, President Barack Obama signed the “Every Student Succeeds Act” (ESSA) into law. Designed to ensure that all children have an opportunity to obtain a quality education, the law brought many changes to South Carolina’s schools. Federal law allows parents to ask for certain information about their child’s classroom teachers and requires the schools to respond to this request in a timely manner. Parents of students in...