St John’s High School Class of ’57 gathers at Bonnoitt Ranch
By M B Spears Special to the News & Press This is a fact: If your school doesn’t exist anymore, you’re even more likely to cherish getting together with your graduating class. Somehow each gathering gets better than the last. St John’s Class of 1957 held its first reunion at the Darlington Country Club in 1967. It was okay; it was nice. We had a band of some kind. Some husbands hid in the kitchen and drank too much; mine was one...
DCIS students get behind-the-scenes look at Walmart
Students at the Darlington County Intervention School (DCIS) got to chance to go on a behind-the-scenes trip to Walmart recently. Dr. Zenobia Edwards, director of DCIS, said the school took a group of students to the store as an educational experience. “The students got a chance to see how the company works, what the manager looks for in employees and some of the associated benefits of being a Walmart employee,” Edwards said. Kevin...
Photo exhibit at Darlington Chamber office puts spotlight on Nucor Steel
Darlington photographer Ronda Gandy’s exhibition “Taking it Further than Paper,” currently on display at the Greater Darlington Chamber of Commerce, features an array of images from the Nucor Steel plant affixed to a most appropriate medium: actual Nucor steel.
American Red Cross assisting family in Darlington after fire
American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers are assisting a family whose home, located on Tuskegee Street in Darlington, was damaged by a fire. The Hartsville Fire Department responded to the blaze. The Red Cross is helping four adults by providing financial assistance for food, clothing, lodging and other essentials, and comfort kits containing personal hygiene items. Every four hours in South Carolina the Red Cross helps a family...
Do you know Darlington County?
The photo from last week was a sign at the Sonoco Tubes and Cores Converting Operations building on Patrick Hwy in Hartsville. Reader Hoyt Campbell was the only one with the correct answer. Loyal guessers Bill Segars and Wanda Hall had close guesses, as there are multiple signs like this on Sonoco property in Hartsville which made this picture extra tricky! Today, you will find another location shot from Darlington County. Do you know...
Francis Marion University alums deliver short film with great purpose
FLORENCE – It’s not typical for class projects to eventually be made into short films, but Glass isn’t a typical project. On Tuesday, May 30, Glass – a short film created by Francis Marion University 2017 alums Christian Brunetti and Christina Xan – premiered at the FMU Performing Arts Center’s Black Box Theatre. The origin of the film goes back to February, when Xan took pen to paper and began writing a stage play as part of a class...