William Leonard “Bill” Smith, Jr.
William Leonard “Bill” Smith, Jr., aged 85, died unexpectedly February 18, 2022, at his home in Raleigh.
Downtown blaze was arson; photos show man sought for questioning
The July 2021 fire that destroyed two downtown Darlington businesses and threatened a city block is being called arson, and authorities are distributing surveillance-camera photos of a man “believed to be involved.”
SJE supporters rally against school-merger idea
Within days after county Education Superintendent Tim Newman asked the Darlington County School Board to consider merging Darlington’s St. John’s Elementary with Society Hill’s Rosenwald Elementary/Middle, SJE defenders were signing an online petition against the idea.
Car-to-car shootout leaves one wounded, four facing charges
One person was wounded and four arrested in the wake of a car-to-car shootout at Meander Road and Lake Swamp Road in Darlington County on Feb. 21, officials said.
Two killed, one hurt in Hartsville crash
An elderly man and woman were killed, and the driver of another car was seriously injured, when two vehicles collided on West Carolina Avenue in Hartsville Feb. 24, police said.