FDTC launches rocket-themed Discovery Camp
Florence-Darlington Technical College held its annual summer science-themed Discovery Camp last week, and kids enrolled in this year’s camp got a crash course in the principles of rocket design and performance.
Swim lessons at B.P. Gandy pool offer fun, summer safety tips
By Melissa Rollins, Editor, editor@newsandpress.net Lillian Brunson has been teaching swimming for over forty years. This summer she will once again be part of the Splash Station Learn-to-Swim lessons at the B.P. Gandy Pool in Darlington. “Swimming lessons are absolutely wonderful and I think everyone should know how to swim,” Brunson said. “For one, it is a safety issue. It is also a social thing because as children grow up they have...
Do you know Darlington County? June 21, 2017
The photo from last week was a sign at the corner of Carolina Ave. & 4th St. in Hartsville, near the Hampton Inn & Suites. Eagle-eyed readers Hoyt Campbell, Bill Segars and Wanda Hill found my location once again. Today, you will find another location shot from Darlington County. Do you know where it is? Please let us know by sending your guesses to: editor@newsandpress.net or call 843-393-3811. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday....
Local author uses poetry to talk about domestic violence
Niana Renee said that though her life has been much different than she expected, she has come to terms with her past. In April, she released a book of poetry, Poetic Diaries Ambiguous Love, that she says is a ‘raw’ look at domestic abuse.
Lloyd-Kelly Wedding
Amy Elizabeth Lloyd and James Christopher Kelly were united in marriage in a ceremony on May 20, 2017. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Lloyd of Darlington. The groom is the son of Mr. Greg Kelly and Mrs. Darlene Walton both of Darlington. The double-ring ceremony took place at 5 p.m. at Melton Farms in Darlington. Reverend Creed Walton performed the ceremony. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Music was...
Screen on the Green 2017 season continues
The City of Hartsville’s free series of summertime movies, will present “The Secret Life of Pets,” sponsored by the Sandy Memorial Animal Hospital, on Saturday, June 24. The screening will take place in Burry Park, 131 Cargill Way. This event will be a Bark in the Park event allowing for dogs to join in the fun. Any canine viewers must be leashed at all times. “The Secret Life of Pets” follows the story of Max, a spoiled terrier who...