Durant Children’s Center celebrates Easter with annual Bunny Hop
Easter bunnies large and small delighted kids at the annual “Bunny Hop” held last Friday at the Durant Children’s Center satellite location in Hartsville. Children played games, did arts and crafts activities, petted and fed a friendly and fluffy live rabbit, and met the Easter Bunny himself. “The Bunny Hop is open to the community so people can come and bring their kids, pet bunnies, get their faces painted, take free pictures...
Owens-Dickerson Engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill F. Owens of Pleasant Hill, S.C. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Macey Deanna Owens to Julian ‘Rhodes’ Dickerson III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Julian R. Dickerson, Jr. of Darlington, S.C. The bride-elect is a 2011 graduate of Carvers Bay High School in Hemingway, S.C. and a 2014 graduate of Francis Marion University. Macey is a first-grade teacher at Johnsonville Elementary School. The...
DCSD honors students with outstanding character through STAND Awards
Students from across the Darlington County School District earned recognition April 7 during the 2017 STAND Awards ceremony at Hartsville Middle School. STAND is an acronym for “Students Taking Action, Not Drugs.” The awards are presented to a student from each school for displaying positive character, encouraging others to live drug-free lifestyles, and seeking to improve in academics and behavior. The ceremony is the annual...
Church News – April 19, 2016
Please send your church news and photos to: editor@newsandpress.net Revival April 26-28 at Covenant Baptist Church, 628 Pocket Road in Darlington. Services begin at 7: 30 p.m. each night. For more information, call 843-858-3220. Parade of Hats and Fashion Show Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, located at 3208 N. Governor Williams Hwy., will hold their annual Parade of Hats and Fashion Show Sunday April 30 at 4 p.m. For more...
Camp Jessie’s Kids scheduled for Saturday, May 6
Camp Jessie’s Kids, a day camp for children who have suffered the loss of someone they care deeply about, such as a special family member, relative or friend, or for those who have someone in their family who is very sick, will be held on Saturday, May 6, from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. The camp is open to children ages four through 14. Parents or guardians are asked to accompany children who are four to six years old. Camp Jessie’s Kids...
Local students place in state Skills USA competition
During the week of May 29-April 1, 2017 trade and industry students from across the state attended the SkillsUSA state conference in Greenville, SC. Event competitions started in late March and concluded during the conference. Students displayed their intelligence, poise, and leadership ability while impressing the judges in a variety of competitive events including automotive technology, carpentry, electrical construction wiring,...