Finding our own reason for the season
I have read articles over the years about how Christmas is a combination of Christian and pagan symbolism.
Duke Energy donates $100,000 to firefighters battling Western Carolinas wildfires
The Duke Energy Foundation today announced a donation of $100,000 toward response efforts to battle the devastating wildfires in western North Carolina and South Carolina. “Firefighters have been working around the clock for weeks to save lives, protect homes and defend Duke Energy infrastructure from the flames,” said Shawn Heath, president, Duke Energy Foundation. “These men and women are on the front lines...
DCIT marketing students compete at DECA event
On December 6, 2016, marketing students from the Darlington County Institute of Technology (DCIT) joined other marketing students across the region for the Region II DECA competitive events which were held at Westwood High School in Blythewood, SC. DECA is an international organization for marketing students with over 180,000 members in the United States, Canada, Germany, and Puerto Rico whose main purpose is to develop leadership and...
Church News – December 21, 2016
Please send your church news and photos to: editor@newsandpress.net Watch Night Service Will be held on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Cherry Grove Missionary Baptist Church on 552 E. Billy Farrow Hwy. in Darlington beginning at 10:00 p. m. The Lord Cares Please continue to assist The Lord Cares in caring for those in need in the Darlington area. T.L.C.’s food bank is located at 201 Grove Street in Darlington. They are open Monday,...
Old People’s Christmas 2016
Volunteers packed the Darlington High School gym on Saturday, December 10, packing groceries and household goods into hundreds of brown paper grocery bags, readying donation deliveries for the 37th Annual Old People’s Christmas food drive.
Hartsville Christmas Parade 2016
The morning temperatures were frosty, but blue skies and plenty of sunshine helped make the Hartsville Christmas Parade 2016 one to remember! The parade featured Hartsville’s first responders, local businesses, combined Hartsville High School and Middle School marching bands, dance troops, and an appearance from the 2016 All- America City delegation as Grand Marshalls. The JROTC cadets of Hartsville High School will presented the...