Town of Lamar preparing for Neighborhood Watch
by Samantha Lyles slyles@newsandpress.net The Town of Lamar is preparing to deploy a valuable resource to combat crime and safety issues. That resource is the town’s own concerned citizens. At Lamar Town Council’s May 11 meeting (which streamed live via Facebook), Chief of Police Carl Scott gave an update on the establishment of a Neighborhood Watch program. At Council’s April meeting, Scott sent out the call for...
Darlington man arrested for threatening to use weapon of mass destruction
Darlington County sheriff’s investigators have arrested Michael Donavan Avin, 46, of Darlington, after an investigation into threatening telephone messages that were left at the Darlington Raceway. Investigators allege Avin called the Darlington Raceway April 27 leaving the messages. Investigators also allege Avin had indicated in a letter written to another location in Darlington County that he had access to 125 tons of bomb-making...
Lamar to test sewer system
The Town of Lamar Water and Sewer Department will be conducting smoke testing of its sanitary sewer system in the coming weeks. This smoke testing is set to begin the week of May 25 and will last for several days or weeks. This study will involve the opening of manholes in the streets and public utility easements. An important task of the testing will be to locate breaks and defects in the sewer system. The smoke will also reveal...
Elsie Marlowe
DARLINGTON – Elsie Marlowe, 68, of Darlington died on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Friends paid their respects between noon and 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Kistler Hardee Funeral Home. The funeral will be private. Elsie was born in Darlington. She was the daughter of the late Ira and Marie Dority Truett. She was a member of the Darlington Pentecostal Church for many years. She was a longtime employee at Dixie Cup in...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In this COVID-19 crisis, we have to protect ourselves and others
Protests to eliminate all “stay at home” orders are growing. No government has the right or the authority to make them stay at home. Their lives have become chaos, confusion, anxiety and frustration. They can’t provide food or shelter for their families. They are angry and fighting to survive. They want and demand their freedom. They can’t rage at the invisible killer, coronavirus; they can only rage at government. Are the “stay at...