Edwin McCain comes to Hartsville’s Center Theater
Recording artist and South Carolina native Edwin McCain will bring his powerful voice and skilled musicianship to the stage at Hartsville’s Center Theater on December 2, with proceeds from the show going to benefit a local school. Longtime McCain fans Derek and Amy Jenner organized McCain’s appearance in Hartsville last year, and, despite a delay caused by Hurricane Matthew, the show was such a success that they engaged...
SCSBIT awards DCSD risk control award
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Darlington County School District earned the Excellence in Risk Control Award from the South Carolina School Boards Insurance Trust (SCSBIT). The award, which recognizes a member school district that focus on reducing workplace health and safety risks, was presented during the SCSBIT Risky Business Seminar October 25-27 in Myrtle Beach. SCSBIT annually selects recipients from among its 60-plus member school...
City of Hartsville to kick off holidays with downtown celebration
On Thurs., Nov. 16, downtown Hartsville will be bustling with the holiday spirit as visitors and residents enjoy a variety of Hartsville for the Holidays happenings from 6 until 9 p.m. At 6 p.m., the Centennial Tree Lighting ceremony in Centennial Park will kick off the night’s festivities with the first lighting of the City of Hartsville tree. Before the tree lighting, enjoy holiday tunes performed by the Hartsville High School...
Farmers and ranchers encouraged to vote in 2017 County Committee elections
The Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections for 2017 began on Nov. 6, when ballots were mailed to eligible voters. The deadline to return the ballots to local FSA offices is Dec. 4, 2017. County committee members are an important component of the operations of FSA and provide a link between the agricultural community and USDA. Farmers and ranchers elected to county committees help deliver FSA programs at the local level,...
NFPA podcast series gives a chilling look at the lingering effects of home fires
Every day seven people die from American home fires, and another 13,000 are injured each year. These statistics, while important, are only a small piece of America’s complex home fire problem. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) answers the question, “What follows a home fire?” in its new podcast series, “The Survivors.” At the center of this five-part story is the van Dijk family. In 2014, a fire at their home...