Aggie Blackman Tucker
Aggie Blackman Tucker DARLINGTON — Mary Agnes “Aggie” Blackman Tucker, 91, died at her daughter’s home surrounded by family Saturday, March 28, 2020. She is now in heaven walking the streets of gold with Jimmy and picking up the prettiest rocks to share. She was born Oct. 10, 1928, in Society Hill, daughter of the late Fitzhugh L. Blackman and Martha B. Blackman. Aggie worked for Sumner Mercantile and Klopman Industries. She was...
Trinity-Byrnes re-accredited through 2025
Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School, a college preparatory school in the Pee Dee region, is unanimously approved for re-accreditation by the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) through 2025. Ed Hoffman, Head of School, said: “The Southern Association of Independent Schools accreditation process certainly highlights the excellent academic program, caring environment and superior college placement program available at TBCS....
Hauling up water
By Tom Poland The cold water hurt my teeth, and it didn’t come from a cooler. Nor a faucet. There was no faucet. My grandparents cranked a windlass, lowering a bucket into a hand-dug well and hauling up water a dowser said was there. Hand-dug wells and dowsers … erased by time. But the dowser was right. Water was there. Well, memories live on. I recall hauling up water from Mother Earth. I never came up empty. I drank cold water from...
McLeod Health seeks help to maintain supplies
The Darlington Chamber of Commerce says McLeod Health has asked our community for a special request. They need various items to help sustain supplies because of the COVID-19 virus. If anyone has leads to businesses in the community that may have access to the supplies listed below, please forward contact information to Jill Bramblett at jbramblett@mcleodhealth.org. McLeod has an entire task force working to collect supplies from Pee...
2 shot inside car, police say
A man and woman were shot while they were inside a black Mustang March 25, according to the Darlington Police Department. At about 8 p.m., police were told there was a Mustang driving recklessly leaving Calhoun Street turning onto Pearl Street. While officers were responding they received two calls, one saying a woman on Chestnut Street had been shot and one saying a man on Pearl Street had also been shot. When officers met with the...