Deputy Bryant retires after 25 years
After a quarter-century spent protecting the communities of the Pee Dee region, Lieutenant Curtis Bryant is hanging up his badge. The Darlington County Sheriff’s Office announced his retirement this week, capping a career that spanned five agencies and a wide range of leadership roles.
Cypress Adventures honors Aimee Cox-King for 10 years of leadership
After more than a decade of visionary leadership, Cypress Adventures announces that its founder, Aimee Cox-King, will transition from her full-time role with the organization, marking the close of one extraordinary chapter and the beginning of another devoted to advancing Positive Youth Development through research, scholarship, curriculum development, and professional collaboration.
FAITH: The Beauty of God’s Love and Forgiveness
I remember when I was around 10 years old, there was a girl at school who was a couple of years older than me who was constantly being teased and treated harshly.
From Diagnosis to Distinction: Mesha McLean’s Journey with Lupus Nephritis
Mesha McLean remembers the morning she woke up and couldn’t move her legs.
It wasn’t the first sign that something was wrong. For nearly a year, McLean had experienced pain in her hands and feet, general fatigue, and severe headaches — symptoms she initially chalked up to the demands of working in an office. But when her legs gave out entirely, leaving her unable to walk and requiring her family to lift her from bed, she knew this was something more serious.
St. John Head Start Center reopens after decade with ribbon-cutting celebration
Darlington County Community Action Agency (DCCAA) celebrated the reopening of St. John Head Start Center, 208 W. Seven Pines Street in Lamar, on Friday, July 31, restoring Head Start services to the community for the first time in more than a decade.
DES faces questions over $2.4 million ‘records fee’
A South Carolina man trying to learn more about possible chemical contamination near a local elementary school said he was shocked when the state agency in charge of the records quoted him a bill few could ever pay: $2.4 million, plus a $605,000 deposit just to begin the search. DES officials say that figure was a preliminary estimate generated using standard FOIA rates that accounted for the staff time it would take to produce and review 3 million documents.