Ron and Natalie Daise to Perform God’s Trombones at Center Theater
Black Creek Arts Council and the South Carolina African American Heritage Foundation will present husband and wife duo Ron and Natalie in God’s Trombones at the Center Theater in Hartsville on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. “‘God’s Trombones’ was a major part of black culture at one time,” said Ron Daise. “Children and adults learned and presented the poetry of James Weldon Johnson at church, school, and civic events. “I saw...
Robert Christopher honored as Volunteer of the Year at McLeod
McLeod Regional Medical Center has named Robert Christopher as the Volunteer of the Year for 2015. The announcement was made during the annual McLeod Volunteer Recognition Luncheon held January 29 at Victor’s Restaurant. Mr. Christopher is the 28th recipient of the McLeod Volunteer of the Year honor. A dedicated volunteer on the Orthopedic Unit since June of 2014, he also recently began volunteering for the McLeod Foundation and...
Church News – February 10, 2016
Please send your church news to: editor@newsandpress.net The Lord Cares: please remember to help With the temperatures dropping, please continue to assist The Lord Cares in caring for those in need in the Darlington area. T.L.C.’s food bank is located at 201 Grove Street in Darlington. They are open Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. until 12 noon. Donations of non-perishable food items (especially canned meats) are needed,...
Dr. Tallulah Holmstrom named Chief Medical Officer for Capella – MUSC Health Network hospitals
Tallulah Fellers Holmstrom, MD, has been appointed Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center (Hartsville, SC) and KershawHealth (Camden, SC), effectively immediately. The two hospitals are part of the Capella-MUSC Health Network. The new position is a part-time role enabling Holmstrom to continue serving patients in her internal medicine practice. Her primary responsibilities as CMO for the network will be...
Rotary Essay Winner
At the February 3 monthly luncheon of Darlington Rotary Club, Dennis Jenkins (left) presented a $50 prize check to Darlington High School junior Ashley Ray for winning the club’s annual essay contest. Entrants submitted 750-word essays on the meaning of Rotary’s Four Way Test and explained how that credo – espousing the virtues of truth, fairness, friendship, and service – can help them in their lives. “I wrote about...
Drop box for proper U.S. flag retirements
Hartsville residents looking for a way to appropriately dispose of weathered or damaged United States flags can now use a drop box at the Hartsville Fire Department to ensure the flag’s correct retirement. The drop box can be found at the department’s location at 111 S. Seventh St., behind the flagpole. Flags placed in the box will be taken to local Boy Scout groups or American Legion representatives and destroyed through a flag...