Winning 2 tickets to Grammys lifts local woman into music heaven
By Samantha Lyles slyles@newsandpress.net Darlington resident Wendy McKellar, 33, was scrolling through her Facebook feed one December day when she noticed a sweepstakes with an enticing grand prize: a trip for two to the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. “I thought, well I’m probably not going to win, but I’ll enter it anyway just to see what happens,” McKellar recalls. Wendy believed it was just a lark, because she’s a...
Jane Windham’s Pork Tenderloin Medallions with Yellow Rice
I’m always looking for recipes that are simple and easy to prepare, yet delicious. And these pork medallions are all of the above and more. I found this recipe last summer on Jamie’s blog Something’s Burning. The recipe appealed to me because it can be prepared in 30 minutes. Leo really liked this dish, and I fixed it several times over the summer. When I revisited Jamie’s blog today, I found out that she was one of the winners of...
CareSouth Carolina going shopping with its patients
More than 5,500 of CareSouth Carolina’s patients have been diagnosed with diabetes and many are admittedly struggling with their diet. To resolve this issue, the organization has formulated a program to help each one of those patients on an individual level. When a patient is diagnosed with diabetes or is identified to be struggling with the condition, CareSouth Carolina is giving them the option of meeting with a member of its Family...
Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School’s Debate Team wins
The Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School Debate Team recently traveled to the Eagle Invitational Debate Tournament at Eastside High School in Taylors. Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School debaters won three awards in Open Public Forum Debate, meaning half of the six available podium positions in that category went to TBCS. This made Trinity the most-represented school on the podium. Of those positions, Dylan Odin and Grace Cleveland placed...
Reuniting a family with Darlington roots
By Peter Wilds-Bethea Special to the News & Press The Wilds family, with roots in Darlington, gathered in Arlington, Va., to celebrate their 22nd family reunion the weekend of Aug. 9-11, 2019. The Wilds Family Reunion was hosted by Franklin and Vivian Kelly-Wilds of Washington. The Wilds host committee consisted of Marilyn Wilds Barnes-Hoyle of Charlotte, Deloise Wilds-Jones of Upper Marlboro, Md., Nicole Wilds-Simmons of...