William Brooks Sumner Jr.
William Brooks Sumner Jr. LANCASTER — Mr. William Brooks Sumner Jr., 77, of Lancaster passed away Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, at MUSC-Lancaster. He was born Oct. 15, 1942, in Union, a son of the late William Brooks Sumner Sr. and Etta Ward Sumner. Mr. Sumner was a member of Wade Memorial Presbyterian Church. He was a loving husband for 57 years, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. Mr. Sumner loved to ride his lawn mower,...
Robert L. Kilgo Jr., a Darlington County Council member, is the chamber’s Citizen of the Year / City of Darlington.
Patrick man killed in crash near Hartsville
A one-vehicle crash late Feb. 4 killed a Patrick man, officials say. Ronald Griggs, 56, of Patrick was pronounced dead at Carolina Pines just before midnight, said Darlington County Coroner J. Todd Hardee. The accident occurred just north of Hartsville on Highway 102. The incident was under investigation by the Darlington County Coroner’s Office and the S.C. Highway Patrol.
The Darlington Chamber of Commerce Community Pride Award went to Veterans Memorial Park. Accepting the award is Danny Weaver, left, a guiding force in getting the park built.
How to write a classic love letter
Today’s digital world has given rise to fast, stinted communications. According to the Pew Research Center, texting is the most widely used smartphone app, with 97 percent of Americans using it at least once a day. Across the globe, 8.3 trillion text messages are sent each year. That translates to roughly 16 million messages per minute. In addition to text messaging, social media posts are generally concise and short on depth. The...