Church News – December 7, 2016
Please send your church news and photos to: editor@newsandpress.net Festival of Lessons and Carols Plan to join members of St. Matthew’s along with others from the Darlington community on Wednesday, December 7 at 7:00 p.m. for the annual Festival of Lessons and Carols. The Festival is a worship service of hymns, carols, choral works, and organ selections that celebrates the birth of Jesus. The members of the Chancel Choir will lead...
Where is this in Darlington County?
The photo from last week was of one of the “Tales on the Town” small brass foxes hidden in downtown Hartsville. Tales on the Town is made up of 14 bronze fox sculptures spread among many important sites all around downtown Hartsville. Learn more about them and clues to find them at: www.hartsvillesc.gov/residents/tales-on-the-town. Bill Segars guessed correctly. (He knows where all the lions and fox statues are!) Do you know where...
The Nutcracker at the Center Theater Dec. 16
Ticket sales are now open for “The Nutcracker” presented by the Columbia City Ballet on Friday, Dec. 16 at 7:30 pm at the Center Theater. This one performance only will feature the full professional company dancers from the CCB and many Hartsville local dancers will have special parts throughout the ballet. This is the third season The Nutcracker has visited Hartsville and the show is usually a near sell out. Many downtown...
St. John’s Elementary enjoys Thanksgiving Feast
First Grade students at St. John’s Elementary School in Darlington celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday with a costumed picnic in the SJE halls last week. Little pilgrim settlers and their Native American friends sat down and broke bread together – cornbread muffins, that is – and enjoyed a lunch of chicken, potatoes, and juice drinks. After the meal, kids reviewed their lessons about the history of Thanksgiving with principal...
Remembering Jean Taylor
Friends, colleagues and former students shared their profound sadness in the loss of Jean Byrd Taylor, who passed away on November 18, 2016. Taylor had been employed by the Darlington County School District since 1973, and had been the principal of St. John’s Elementary School for the past 25 years. Below, we share memories that were sent to us and shared on our Facebook page. Special thanks to Julie Howle with providing images to...
Dick Baird and Japonica Hall remembered
When heard that Richard (Dick) Baird, great-great grandson of Governor David R. Williams, had passed away, I immediately thought of his historic home.