Gene O’Neal
Gene O’Neal DARLINGTON – John Henry Gene “Ace” O’Neal, 82, passed away Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 10, at Temple Free Will Baptist Church with burial at Grove Hill Cemetery. The family received friends Sunday at Belk Funeral Home, and other times at 587 Gilchrist Road, Darlington. Gene was born in Darlington County on Feb. 14, 1937. Gene was raised by his mother, Macie Jeffords Atkinson and...
Darlington Fire Department putting industry donations to work
by Samantha Lyles With some help from local businesses and hard work from firefighters, the Darlington Fire Department’s training facility on Broad Street is expanding to include new and inventive simulation scenes. About four years ago, DFD took over the city-owned Broad Street building that formerly housed Weaver Electric. On their own time, department members – a skilled crew that includes contractors and electricians –...
