Hartsville man dies in crash
A Hartsville man died Jan. 28 in a car crash in the 1500 block of Swift Creek Road in Hartsville. Travis Tyson, 38, was pronounced dead at the scene by Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee. This incident remains under investigation by the Darlington County Coroner’s Office and the S.C. Highway Patrol.
Cup plant to close amid $145M Dixie expansion
Georgia-Pacific has revealed the secret of “Project Peach,” and it means good news and bad news for Darlington’s huge Dixie plant.
Doodling in the dust
By Tom Poland Homes perch on rock piers in a forgotten land called Abandonment, but as that old Elton John song goes, they’re still standing. Now modern homes with closed-in crawl spaces look more together, but they deny kids fun. You see, yesteryear’s dusty crawl spaces served as a playground. I’d get on my knees and crawl around looking for doodlebugs, saying, “Doodlebug, doodlebug, your house is on fire,” while twisting a grass...
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense to hold meeting
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America holds its monthly meeting Feb. 6, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Darlington Library, 204 N. Main St., Darlington, For more, contact Brenda Ferguson, South Carolina Chapter, Pee Dee Local Group, Bferguson.sc@gmail.com or 843-339-1748.