Chefs to battle for the Culinary Cup
Professional chefs will go head-to-head as they battle for bragging rights and the inaugural Culinary Cup trophy on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Tanglewood Plantation beginning at 5:00 p.m. The event, which will showcase some of the best chefs in the Pee Dee and surrounding areas, is a fundraiser for the Darlington County Education Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting public education in Darlington County. The DCEF...
Puzzle Pieces: summer camp for children with autism
The Hartsville Family YMCA, in conjunction with Darlington County Autism Support Group, is accepting applications for our 3rd annual autism summer camp called “Puzzle Pieces!” The camp will begin Monday, July 18 thru Friday, July 22 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at 111 East Carolina Avenue, Hartsville. The cost is $30.00. The camp will include: art, music, swimming, a field trip, social skills and snacks! For more information,...
Save the Date!
Our members will be cooking up a special menu on May 12th at the Hartsville Country Club! Mark your calendar for Hartsville’s most delicious event! The Taste of Hartsville will be held May 12, 2016 at the Hartsville Country Club, 6:30 p.m. For details, contact the Greater Hartsville Chamber of Commerce.
Church News – April 20, 2016
Please send your church news to: editor@newsandpress.net Call for History of St. James UMC Many people raised in St. James United Methodist Church now live beyond Darlington’s borders. Some may be descendants of original members, Trustees or Ministers. An association with the congregation could lie in your family papers or history. Join others who are trying to document the history of the Church from its infancy as the “Pearl Street...
Bags for Children in Foster Care
In South Carolina, there are more than 4,000 children in foster care. Everytime one of these children move to a new location, their belongings go in a trash bag. Over time, children begin to feel they are trash or disposable. For more information on a project to purchase bags for the children in Darlington County, contact Gracey Bailey, a volunteer Guardian ad Litem for Darlington County, at: 843-857-6278 or email:...
Where is this in Darlington County
The photo from last week was of a gentleman searching for Civil War relics with at metal detector at the backside of the former St. John’s High School and J.C. Daniels Auditorium on North Main Street in Darlington, across from the Darlington Library. The readers that guessed correctly were: Albert Simon, Jim Stone, “Hoss” Watford, Bill Segars, Wayne Rhodes, Dr. Cliff Wilson, Francis Parnell, Bobbie Blackmon, Frances Isaac, Marshall...