Darlington native promoted to Army brigadier general
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Almost 30 years ago an Army battalion commander told a young second lieutenant from Darlington, South Carolina, he would make sure she would never be promoted to first lieutenant because women had no place in the Army. “I said, ‘Sir I’ll be here when you retire.’ And low and behold, I was there shaking his hand and saying thank you for your service, when he retired,” said Twanda (Williamson) Young....
Francis Marion’s Phi Alpha Theta chapter named country’s best
One of Francis Marion University’s most decorated honor societies, the Phi Alpha Theta History honors society, has won yet another national award. The FMU chapter of Phi Alpha Theta – Alpha Theta Zeta – has become the honor society’s most lauded chapter in recent years and it recently added two more awards: the Nels Claven Founders Award for best overall chapter in the nation and the National Best Chapter Award for its...
Trinity-Byrnes student recognized for hitting monumental point
Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School basketball player Ayshia Scott was recently recognized for scoring her 1,000th point! Photo Contributed
Darlington Pilot Club hosts Light-A-Light
On December 4th Mayor Gloria Hines joined members of the Pilot Club of Darlington and guests in front of the City Administration Building for the lighting of the Light-A-Light Christmas tree. The tree’s lights are symbols of the donations made to the Pilot Club in honor of or in memory of special people. Light-A-Light donations become part of the scholarship fund for a deserving high school senior in Darlington each year. The...
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