Hartsville’s MOVE Dance Academy wins national titles
MOVE Dance Academy Company Team attended Encore DCS Grand Finals National Championships in Charleston, SC July 8-10, 2016. MOVE Company won two Grand Final National titles for “Disco Inferno” and their Company Production “The Royal Get Down.” “Disco Inferno” also won Highest Score of the Day in the Junior Competitive Division and was nominated to re-compete in the Encore Standing Ovation Top 12...
Hartsville to host Fiddlers Convention
On September 23-24, Hartsville will host its first ever Fiddlers Convention. This event features individual banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, and dobro competitions, as well as band competitions. There will also be open mic and a street-wide square dance on Carolina Avenue! This event is sponsored by Omar Shriners’ Darlington Red Fez Club and Jolly Jeepsters, an organization that prides itself in supporting the Shriners Hospital...
Church News Week of August 3, 2016
Church News Please send your church news and photos to: editor@newsandpress.net Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church is presenting a forum for law enforcement and the surrounding communities on Thursday, August 4, 7 p.m., 400 South Main Street, Darlington. Rev. Dr. Cecil Bromell invites all to attend. Palmetto Missionary Baptist Church The Palmetto Missionary Baptist Church Ushers Ministry will...
South of Pearl brings uptown cuisine to Darlington
Built in 1899, the elegant two-story residence located at 117 Edwards Avenue has been home to some of Darlington’s more upscale citizens.
DDRA presents membership awards
The DDRA presented a $500 voucher to one new member (Evans Construction) and to one returning member (Diamond Hill Plywood) as part of the organization’s 2016 membership drive. The prizes aim to build local businesses toward greater prosperity and economic development in the City of Darlington. For information about the DDRA, call Rock at 843-398-4000 x 103, email darlingtonplanner@gmail.com, or go online to...
Former Darlington resident pens second novel
With an MBA in hand, young Volly Brunson returns to her hometown of Parkersburg, SC, resolved to rescue her family’s struggling textile firm. Her story is the central focus of Whirlygig: The Dancin’ Man’s Daughter, Mary Ann Claud’s second novel about the dysfunctional Ward clan and their battle with modernity and globalization. Now available in print and online, Whirlygig tells of the challenges facing an ambitious and bright woman...