Darlington celebrates Arbor Day
The City of Darlington celebrated Arbor Day last week by planting three new beech trees at the city entrance on Lamar Highway. These stately trees will make a year-round beautiful addition, providing food for wildlife, shining bright green in summer, bronze in fall, and keeping their brown leaves all winter. The city planted these trees at the Lamar Highway entrance to further enhance that area’s park-like appearance as people enter Darlington.
S.C. State Fair Winner
Brier Gandy, 3rd grade student at St. John’s Elementary pictured here with his art teacher, Debi Slone, (left) and principal, Jean Taylor, (right), displaying his Honorable Mention award winning watercolor of the South Carolina state animal, the white tail deer.
Where is this in Darlington County?
Can you guess where in Darlington County this week’s photo was taken?
36th Annual Old People’s Christmas food drive
This year marks Darlington High School’s 36th Annual Old People’s Christmas food drive. Although the name may not be “politically correct”, it is a tradition with the community, and started 36 years ago, when a teacher on the DHS campus started a service project to feed elderly people in Darlington during the Christmas season. According to faculty and staff, “We are proud to say the tradition has continued and has even grown over the years.”
New awards added to Hartsville Chamber Banquet
‘Volunteer of the Year’ and ‘Young Professional of the Year’ added to prestigious slate of awards
Miss S.C. Sweet Potato Festival Teen Kinsley Odom nominated for National Youth Advocate Award
Miss S.C. Sweet Potato Festival Teen Kinsley Odom is one of ten nominees for the prestigious National Youth Activist Awards sponsored by Omni Hotels and Resorts.