BACKYARD STARGAZER: The moons of May, and other wonders
By Francis Parnell It’s almost May and, if you’ve never seen it, a good time to spot Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun. Mercury is small, elusive, orbits the Sun every 88 days (four times a year) and speeds along at 106,000 miles per hour! At sunset on the 1st, the waxing gibbous Moon is a few degrees above Regulus, the brightest star in Leo, the Lion. On the 7th, the final Supermoon of the year rises at sunset and is...
Harry W. Blayton Sr.
Harry W. Blayton Sr. FLORENCE — Harry W. Blayton Sr., 81, of Florence died on Sunday, April 19, 2020. A celebration of life service for Mr. Blayton will be held at a later date at Darlington Moose Lodge. Harry was born in Darlington County. He was the son of the late Hilton Blayton and Edith Buckles Blayton. Harry enjoyed working in his shop and fixing things around the house. He worked at Darlington Veneer Mill and Dixie Cup....
School district nutrition-services employee tests positive for COVID-19
From Staff Reports The Darlington County School District has been taking extra precautions with its food-service program after a nutrition-services employee tested positive for COVID-19, officials said. Because the district has alternating teams who prepare and deliver food to sites around the county, the employee had not worked since April 8, the district said last week in a news release. The food-preparation team and bus-driver...
Reports: NASCAR to relaunch season with Darlington race
By Bobby Bryant Editor editor@newsandpress.net NASCAR had to suspend its racing season in mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic, but now there are indications the races might resume – in Darlington – but without fans in the stands. After a flurry of website and newspaper reports quoting anonymous sources as saying that Darlington Raceway is “one of the top options” under consideration for restarting the season in mid-May, a...
LIVING ON PURPOSE: The Lord of the harvest
By Bill Holland As this year has been different than any we have known, I hope you have found a way to make it one of the most meaningful and personal spiritual experiences with God ever. As the darkness of winter fades and the light of spring emerges, we miss our time of being together, but we can still read, study and worship God, as we take this opportunity to enjoy His presence. We recently remembered Good Friday as the day our...