Who is it Darlington County? April 5, 2017
The photo from last week was of a statue in Darlington Memory Gardens near the Darlington Dragway. The readers with correct guesses were Frances Cox, Bill Segars, Brooke Gardner, Kimberly Gardner and Hoyt Campbell. Today you will find a person from Darlington County’s history. Here are a few clues: • This person had the habit of talking about himself in the third person. • He died in Orlando, FL, on December 7, 1962 and is buried in...
Students named to Fall 2016 Dean’s List at USC Upstate
SPARTANBURG—Local students have been named to the Fall 2016 Dean’s List at the University of South Carolina Upstate. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, freshmen students must earn a 3.25 or higher and be enrolled in at least 12-course hours and upperclassmen must earn a 3.5 or higher and be enrolled in at least 12-course hours. The local students on the list are: • Kathryn Braddock of Hartsville • Jonai Crawford of Florence •...
Investigators make arrest in Lamar shooting
Darlington County Sheriff’s Investigators have arrested Roderrick Deshawn McFadden, age 29, of Lamar. McFadden is charged with discharging a firearm into a dwelling, which is a felony and carries a penalty, upon conviction, of up to ten years imprisonment. Investigators allege that on March 11 McFadden fired a weapon into an apartment at Cambridge Apartments located in the Lamar area of Darlington County after an argument. McFadden...
Patrol deputies arrest burglary suspect in Hartsville
On March 26 at about 3 p.m. Darlington County Sheriff’s Patrol Deputies were checking property on E. Home Ave. in the Hartsville area of Darlington County. While checking the property, one Deputy observed the back door to a residence that was recently burglarized to be open. Patrol Deputies made entry and discovered five people inside the residence without permission. The suspects fled the residence and the Patrol Deputies were able...
Book Club takes off at Cain Elementary
March Madness was not only for basketball but for reading too at J. L. Cain Elementary.