State approves county’s plan for school reopening
The state Education Department on Thursday approved the county school district’s reopening plans for the fall.
Sweet Potato Festival postponed to next year
The Pilot Club of Darlington regrets having to announce that the SC Sweet Potato Festival will not take place this year.
Local high school students compete for $5,000 scholarship
Ten local high school students are competing with students from across South Carolina for a chance at a $5,000 college scholarship in a competition sponsored by the state’s electric cooperatives.
Gov. McMaster takes additional action to slow virus spread
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Gov. Henry McMaster today announced that all previously recommended guidelines for restaurants and other establishments that attract groups of people are now mandatory. The governor’s Executive Order establishing these new measures will go into effect Monday, August 3. “These limited restrictions are temporary, they are measured, and they are targeted towards what we know works,” said Gov. Henry McMaster. “These...
Brenda Childers Shelley
DARLINGTON — Brenda Childers Shelley, 71, of Darlington passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Funeral services were held on Friday, July 24, 2020, in the Chapel of Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home. Burial followed in Darlington Memory Gardens. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 23, at Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home. Brenda was born in Florence. She was the daughter of the late Rufus “Rock” and Annie Lee...