Local linemen headed to Bolivia
Two Pee Dee Electric Cooperative (PDEC) linemen are flying to Bolivia for two weeks. Last September, wildfires stemming from the Brazilian Amazon ravaged more than 5 million acres in Bolivia. Not only did fires burn down trees but power poles as well. CRE (Cooperativa de Rural de Electrificación Ltda.) was established in 1962 by NRECA International (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association) for rural electrification throughout...
The members of the Alpha Beta Beta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Inc. and Hartsville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Inc. are pictured together in support of the Delta Sigma Theta’s Statewide Founder’s Day at Coker University Feb. 1.
The Darlington Chamber of Commerce Legacy Award went to Jim Stone, a former Darlington fire chief who served as a firefighter for 50 years. He died last year. Accepting the award is his widow, Dot Stone, right.
Todd Hardee (right) is the chamber’s Business Leader of the Year. He runs Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home and owns South of Pearl restaurant.
Three DCSD principals to retire at year’s end
Darlington County School District says three principals will retire at the conclusion of the current school year. Karen Kinloch, principal of St. John’s Elementary School in Darlington, Julie Mahn, principal of West Hartsville Elementary School in Hartsville, and Kathy B. Gainey, principal of Lamar High School in Lamar, have all declared their plans to retire. Kinloch has been in education since 1992, beginning as a computer lab...