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...
Save the Date: 11th Annual Taste of Coker
The Coker College Athletic Department and Cobra Club will host the 11th Annual Taste of Coker on Monday, Oct. 10 from 6-8 p.m. at the Harris E. and Louise H. DeLoach Center. The Taste will feature more than 40 cooks serving a variety of dishes from chicken wings to desserts to multiple types of “bogs”. There will also be live entertainment, athletic demonstrations and games, as well as a chance to meet and interact with...
Darlington residents attend Pilot International Convention in Montreal, Canada
Ginger Ridgill and Nancy Lee, members of the Pilot Club of Darlington recently attended the 95th Pilot International Convention in Montreal, Canada to join more than 620 Pilots to participate in the global event of representatives from countries and geographic areas around the world. Three members of the Darlington Anchor Club, Alexis Inman, Aryana Inman, and Ashley Ray, accompanied the Pilots to Montreal to be part of the Pilot...
Backyard Stargazer
August will be a great month for planetary conjunctions.