Darlington Pilot Club installs new officers
“Do More. Care More. Be More. In Darlington” is the theme of the 2017-2018 year for the Pilot Club of Darlington. Judy Langley was recently installed to serve as President. Other officers are: President Elect Melissa Schwier, Recording Secretary Ginger Ridgill, Treasurer Frances Kelly, Corresponding Secretary Oleene Gettys, and Directors Martha Griggs, Belinda Copeland and Nancy Lee. President Judy Langley also presented the Pilot of...
Bethel A.M.E. Church Celebrates 128 Years
Bethel A.M.E. Church was established in Darlington, South Carolina and began as a one room building on Chalmers St. It started off with prayer meetings by some faithful few, Mrs. Laura Rogers, Mrs. Mary Malachi, Mrs. Constance Smalls, Mrs. Lewis Martin, Mrs. Clarissy Martin, Mrs. Lena Stevenson, Mrs. Lizzie Brown and the younger set: Mrs. Ida Rogers, Mrs. Ida Parson, Mr. J.M. Sims, Mrs. Fannie Stevens, Mr. Willie Sparks, Mrs. Florence...
Darlington Middle School hosts Cheer Camp
More than a dozen young ladies spent their week at the Darlington Middle School Cheer Camp having fun and learning some new skills. Cheer coach Tammy Capers said that the camp was for young ladies ages 6 -12; the youngest ones at the camp were eight-years-old. Several girls currently on the middle school cheer squad came to the camp to help. “They worked on cheer motions, high v’s, low v’s,” Caper said. “These are the motions they...
Darlington County School District Bookmobile revs up summer reading
By Samantha Lyles, slyles@newsandpress.net The Darlington County School District and the TEACH Foundation are teaming up to keep student’s summer reading habits in high gear by hitting the Hartsville streets in the Bookmobile, an activity bus loaded with fun and educational books to suit every young reader. “There’s a huge variety, from fiction to non-fiction, on all sorts of levels. Anything that they would want to read...
Art Summer puts Darlington County kids center stage
For 28 years, the Darlington County School District’s Art Summer program has provided gifted and talented students with expert instruction, focused attention, and a chance to feel the thrill of staging a performance for a live audience.
FMU recognizes outstanding staff service, announces administrative changes
FLORENCE – Francis Marion University honored four employees with special awards at its annual Staff Awards Luncheon Thursday, June, 22 on campus. T. Lang Beaty was the recipient of the John J. Kispert Leadership Award, and Katherine Barnette received the Marvin Lynch Humanitarian Award. Linda Sullen and Sharolyn Robinson were named winners of the university’s two Outstanding Staff awards. Employees of FMU are responsible for...