Raceway Ford participates in stormwater management program
Raceway Ford Chevrolet is proud to announce it has received two community grants, as part of the Clemson Cooperative Extension’s Carolina Clear Program. The new Community Grants program provides two downspout planter boxes to Raceway Chevrolet (of Hartsville) and Raceway Ford of Darlington free-of-charge to promote stormwater management. “Raceway Ford Chevrolet is thrilled to be among local businesses participating in this program,”...
Miss Darlington and Miss Darlington Teen staying busy after being crowned in May
The new Miss Darlington Sarah Floyd and Miss Darlington Teen Saviah Miller have been busy representing the city of Darlington since being crowned on May 21. Both young ladies will compete for the titles of Miss South Carolina and Miss South Carolina Teen 2018 next June in Columbia. Floyd, a Hartsville native, and rising senior vocal performance major at Coker College, is currently on a seven week adventure to France, that will allow...
Mayo High teachers attend teacher development programs thanks to Georgia-Pacific
Nancy Fletcher and Jay Flowers, teachers at the Mayo High School for Math, Science, and Technology, have been selected by Georgia-Pacific to attend special summer workshops. Fletcher is one of 14 teachers nationwide sponsored to attend Keystone Science School’s 2017 Key Issues Institute: Bringing Environmental Issues to the Classroom in Silverthorne, Colorado. Flowers is one of four educators Georgia-Pacific is sponsoring to attend...
FMU names “Heart of the Pee Dee” scholars
Francis Marion University has named ten students from South Carolina Heart of the Pee Dee Scholars. These students have been awarded a free education at the university beginning this fall. The Heart of the Pee Dee Scholarship covers up to the full cost of tuition after all other scholarships and grants have been applied. The recipients were selected by area guidance counselors who attended the annual fall guidance counselor breakfast...
Severed gas line shuts down E. McIver Road
A section of McIver Road in Darlington County was shut down Tuesday morning after an eighteen wheeler crashed into a utility pole and severed a gas line. The crash occurred on a residential stretch of road between the old Wellman Plant and the Beaver Creek Country Club. Chief Pat Cavanaugh of the Darlington Fire Department said his crew had been on scene since approximately 10 a.m., and when they arrived the truck driver had already...