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...
County’s comprehensive plan says we need a hotel
by Samantha Lyles At Darlington County Council’s Feb. 3 meeting, an update on the county’s comprehensive plan included discussion of a major goal for local economic development: a new hotel. Alexander Brebner, a Charleston-based planner, worked through the Pee Dee Regional Council of Governments to help the Darlington County Planning Commission update the comprehensive plan. Brebner said the 100-page document includes...
CareSouth Carolina provides an $89.3 million impact to Pee Dee community
CareSouth Carolina provided more than $89.3 million in total economic impact, according to the latest Value & Impact report from Capital Link. Capital Link is a nonprofit organization that has worked with hundreds of health centers and primary care associates for over 20 years to plan for sustainability and growth, access capital, improve and optimize operations and financial management, and articulate value. Capital Link...
The dignity found in abandonment
By Tom Poland As you drive from here to there in a rush, how many times have you turned around to stop at an abandoned store? I do that a lot. The older I get, the less I hurry, and being in a hurry on the back roads just doesn’t happen for me. I take the back roads to pay homage to those who came before us and to save my sanity in this crazed mad rush of a world. Returning from a book event in Greenville a few days ago I passed a...
Deputies arrest violent felon with guns, drugs
Sheriff Tony Chavis has announced the arrest of three by the Drug Enforcement Unit, including a convicted violent felon, after a search of a residence last Tuesday on Candy Lane in Darlington County. Investigators were assisted by deputies assigned to the Special Incident Response Team. “Investigators located approximately 40 grams of methamphetamine, 6 grams of crack, a gram of heroin, two rifles and ammunition,” stated Chavis. “Once...