Local Anchor Club members attend Anchor International Leadership Summit
Nine members of the Darlington Anchor Club, their advisor, Nancy Lee, and chaperone, Brenda Tiller, attended the Anchor International Leadership Summit in Orlando, Florida, July 8 – 12 at the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Hotel.
Be a “Back to School” Angel this year!
The first day of school for Darlington County School District is Monday, August 17. Here are just a few ways you may help children in need: Carolina Kids, LLC is an all volunteer organization governed by a board of directors made up of members of all backgrounds in the community. serves economically disadvantaged children in the Darlington County School District by providing food, clothing and school supplies. Their mission is to...
A story is a work of art in words
The written word and those who craft them into works of art are important to us at the Darlington County Library System. The Library wants to become a place where aspiring and seasoned writers can come to hone their craft and get their works read.
Keeping the Faith – Woodpeckers on the Wall
The coming week marks the anniversary of the division of Berlin, Germany. On the afternoon of August 12, 1961, leaders of the German Democratic Republic signed an order to close the border between East and West Berlin, and erect a massive Wall dividing the city. Later that evening the order was put into effect. Roads that ran into West Berlin were destroyed. Barbed wire and land mines were put into place. Apartment windows that...
Church of the Week: Fair Hope Church
By Bill Segars Guest Writer We are back in Darlington County this week, barely in. We have traveled to 1116 E. Lynches River Rd, southwest of Lamar, between Cartersville (Hwy. 76) and Carters Crossroads (Hwy. 401), on the Darlington/Lee/Florence County line at Fair Hope Church. I give you this much direction because if you haven’t been to a funeral here, you probably don’t have a clue as to where this church is. Based on the limited...
Church News – August 12, 2015
Please send your church news to: editor@newsandpress.net Annual Revival Services at Sandy Bluff UMC The Annual Revival Services for Sandy Bluff United Methodist Church of Bishopville will be held from Wednesday August 12 – Friday August 14th at 7:00 p.m. nightly. The Reverend Darren J. McClam, Pastor of Shiloh United Methodist Church of Darlington will be the guest preacher for the week. The public is invited. Sandy Bluff UMC is...