Wesley R. Folsom Jr.
Wesley R. Folsom Jr. DARLINGTON — Wesley R. Folsom Jr., 70, of Darlington died on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. Funeral services were Thursday, Feb. 20, at Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Florence National Cemetery with military honors. The family received friends Wednesday, Feb. 19, at Kistler Hardee Funeral Home and other times at the home, 101 Augusta Drive, Darlington. Wesley was born in Darlington. He was the son...
75 years later, film collection enriches history of WWII
University of South Carolina COLUMBIA — One of the most iconic images of World War II is a black-and-white photo from the Battle of Iwo Jima that shows Marines raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi. That image, captured by photographer Joe Rosenthal with The Associated Press, won a Pulitzer Prize and became the basis for Marine Corps Memorial near Arlington National Cemetery. But that photograph is far from the only image...
The mural at 35: Fading, but ‘still gets good message across’
In 1985, Columbia artist Blue Sky created a 20-foot-high, 144-foot-long mural in downtown Darlington showing a vision of the city circa 1939.
Price swings and new disease put strain on S.C. cotton growers
Clemson University SANTEE – One thing many farmers know for certain is that nothing is certain right now. During the South Carolina Cotton Growers Meeting held here recently, Clemson Extension economist Nathan Smith told growers that despite stable demand for cotton worldwide, fluctuations in yields, prices and international trade have the potential to create stress for both producers and users. “United States’ exports are projected...
Library seeks public’s help to ID mystery guest
By Samantha Lyles slyles@newsandpress.net If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who are you going to call? Well, the Darlington County Library System has decided to break with pop culture tradition and forego the customary call to the Ghostbusters. Instead, they are asking for your help to identify a mysterious presence that keeps popping up at library branches all over Darlington County. The first signs of unusual...