31st Annual McLeod Hospice Tree Lighting
McLeod Hospice will celebrate the 31st Annual “A Light for Someone You Love” Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, December 1, at 5:45 p.m. The ceremony will be held at McLeod Regional Medical Center adjacent to the McLeod Center for Cancer Treatment and Research. During the ceremony, the family of E. LeRoy “Toy” Nettles, Jr., of Lake City will light the trees and Chrissy Fennel will perform. To further promote McLeod...
Something for which we can all be thankful
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day, a day first set aside in 1789 by President George Washington for “public thanksgiving and prayer.”
NFIB: This Saturday, Shop Small and Help the Local Economy
Shoppers who are planning to hit the malls the weekend after Thanksgiving should also remember to visit local merchants for their holiday shopping, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) today. “Small business represents 99.7 percent of all U.S. employers, and they provide jobs for 58 million Americans,” said Ben Homeyer, state director of NFIB, the nation’s and South Carolina’s leading small-business...
Darlington County First Steps Seeks Board Nominations
The Darlington County Partnership Board encourages the public to submit nominations to the local Partnership Board of Directors. Nominees must reside and/or be employed in Darlington County. There are four (4) seats available from the following categories: • Childcare and or early childhood development/education provider • Nonprofit organization that provides services to families and children • Faith Community • Health Care Provider...
Agape umbrellas on the Square
Dozens of colorful umbrellas decorated the courtyard around the Darlington County Courthouse on Monday, November 21 as a memorial to local hospice patients who passed away during this past year, and as a reminder that November is National Hospice Month. Representatives from Agape Hospice set up the display and were on site to provide information about hospice care services. The umbrellas included a number of patriotic-themed flag...
Choosing to reconcile and work together
The election is finally over and of course there many people that are disappointed and yes, sadly we are still divided.