Murder suspects taken into custody
Darlington County Sheriff’s Investigators with the Criminal Investigations Division have obtained murder warrants for Ky’Ron Earl Jamal Peterson, 22, of Hartsville and Darius Cedric Gibson, 17, of Hartsville for the death of Dominic Alton Midgett. On September 5, Midgett was discovered deceased in a residential fire that occurred on Persimmons Dr. in the Hartsville area. It is alleged that Peterson and Gibson shot Midgett,...
DCSD hosting 2017 Magnet Fair at Darlington Middle School
Students and families from across Darlington County School District are invited to participate in the 2017 Magnet Fair on Sept. 28 from 6-8 p.m. at Darlington Middle School. The Magnet Fair aims to stir up excitement and applications for the district’s magnet programs. There are several programs available in the district, and returning for a second year will be the ACCELERATE SC’s Engineering LaunchPad and Pre-ACCELERATE BRIDGE...
Coroner seeks help to identify crash victim
A motorcycle collision has claimed a life early Sept 25. At 5:55 a.m., a motorcycle collided with a truck at the intersection of Kellytown Road and Hwy 151 near Hartsville. The rider of the motorcycle died and was pronounced dead at the scene by Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee. The deceased was riding a Yamaha motorcycle. He is a white male that appears to be in his thirties. If you have any information as to who this...
Sen. Tim Scott supports Cassidy-Graham Health Care solution
Charleston, SC – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the statement below in support of the Cassidy-Graham health care bill. “Our great nation is home to more than 320 million people spread across almost four million square miles. We have states with nearly 40 million people, and states with less than 600,000 people. To try and dictate health care policy from Washington, D.C. simply does not make sense. That’s why I support the...