Brasington and his peers helped put NASCAR on the map in the 1950s
With the exception of Martinsville Speedway, which opened its doors to NASCAR-sanctioned events in 1948, the 1950s were a time of rapid growth for the sport.
Darlington man arrested; drugs and guns seized
Darlington County Sheriff Tony Chavis has announced the arrest of a Darlington man after an investigation into the selling of methamphetamine from his home on Spring Street.
3 NASCAR races! But fans must stay home
By Bobby Bryant Editor editor@newsandpress.net The coronavirus crisis is giving local NASCAR fans both a dream and a disappointment. The dream: Three NASCAR races are to be held at the Darlington Raceway in a four-day period between May 17 and May 20 as NASCAR relaunches its season, which had been shut down by the virus pandemic. The disappointment: Fans won’t be allowed at any of those races to protect them from possible exposure to...
Society Hill site for state’s first COVID-19 mass testing
slyes@newsandpress.net by Samantha Lyles When word spread that CareSouth Carolina and SC DHEC would offer free drive-thru testing for COVID-19, many Darlington County citizens made plans to spend their Tuesday morning at St. David’s Academy in Society Hill, getting a definitive answer to this year’s most pressing question: do I have the novel coronavirus? With 500 tests available, medical workers in gowns, gloves and masks...
Living on the West End: Wash day at the ditch
By Bill Shepard Bill Shepard There are two kinds of ditches; one is made by man and the other by the Creator of all things. Two ditches of the latter kind ran the full length of the village where I lived all my childhood years. The ditches were formed when and where underground springs of water broke through the surface and began to cut a path in a southward direction. The small stream of water takes the path of least resistance;...