Evening Under the Oaks returns for second year
Planning is well underway for the second annual Evening Under the Oaks Humane Society Benefit. The benefit is supported by a variety of area businesses. The idea for Evening Under the Oaks was born from a group of ladies last year, who are all animal lovers. Last year’s event raised $15,000 for the Humane Society, and businesses all over the Pee Dee pitched in to help. The committee also sought donations from local food vendors,...
Durant Children’s Center hosts annual bunny hop
Durant Children’s Center, a program of Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault, will host the Annual “Bunny Hop” from 3 – 5 p.m. on Friday, April 14th at the Durant Children’s Center, 510 W. Carolina Ave., Hartsville. Children can meet and have pictures taken with the Easter Bunny. Pet Lovers is bringing live bunnies for cuddling. There will be crafts and face painting. The event is sponsored by the Darlington...
Kalmia Gardens Hosts annual Earth Day Festival April 22
Don’t miss Kalmia Gardens of Coker College Annual Earth Day Festival and Duck Cup Race on April 22. This year there will be many fun events that are adult and kid friendly. There will be games and other children’s activities, as well as reptile and amphibian displays, guided biology, and birding walks. We will also have environmental information booths, as well as music and arts and craft vendors. In case you are unable to attend the...
Community invited to come together to clean up Darlington
The Kalmia Garden Study Club and the City of Darlington will team up with the community for a Community Clean Up Day in advance of the spring and summer tourist season. Meet at the Greater Darlington Chamber of Commerce on the Public Square between 8 a.m. and noon on Saturday, April 22. Planned activities include trimming, weeding, planting, cleaning, and more at the Public Square, Liberty Lane, and the public parking lots behind...
Pee Dee Electric Cooperative, Inc. Names Interim CEO
After the tragic and sudden passing of their President and CEO, Mr. Brian F. Kelley this past Tuesday, the Pee Dee Electric Cooperative, Inc. (PDEC) Board of Trustees named Ms. Debi Osterberg interim CEO. Osterberg loyally served as Chief Financial Officer of PDEC from 2001-2014 under their previous President and CEO, Mr. Toy Nettles and also worked alongside Mr. Kelley for many years. She also has 17 years of prior experience with...