Harvest Hope seeks to expand BackPack program in Darlington County
Out of 10,102 children enrolled in Darlington County schools, 83% are on free/reduced breakfast and lunch programs, totaling 8,468 children. Harvest Hope Food Bank is working with community partners and Darlington County schools to ensure as many children as possible have meals to nourish them throughout each weekend through their BackPack program, and provides a stable source of nourishment to 92 children every week at four...
Register now for Mother & Son Date Night
Darlington Area Recreation Department presents Mother Son Date Night on Thursday, May 7, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Harmon Baldwin Recreation Center, 300 Sanders St.
The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake
What has been at the core of libraries for millennia? Your first thought was probably books. When people are asked today what comes to mind when they hear the word “library,” their first response is almost always “books.”
Pets of the Week
Flora’s hips sway back and forth like she’s been hula dancing all of her life. Once her hips start swaying, get ready for the kisses, because they are coming. She’s such a happy girl despite losing her only family; she must know a better family is right around the corner. Full of love and a dream to be around…what more could you ask for in a companion? Flora; 66 lbs; 3-4 yrs old; female. Sindy may look like an...
Church News – April 29, 2015
Please send your church news to:editor@newsandpress.net Mike Hagen’s Strength Team First Baptist Church of Darlington is hosting Mike Hagen’s Strength Team on May 6th at 6:30 p.m. Free Admission! Power…Intensity…Motivation. 216 South Main St., Darlington (across from Hardee’s) for more information, contact: 843-393-2874. Celebration at Round O Round O Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Aide will celebrate...
Keeping the Faith – To Die Trying
A religious leader once asked Jesus a question. “If loving God and loving my neighbor is all that religion requires, then tell me, who is my neighbor?” Jesus answered with a parable, a parable that is one of his most well known stories: The Parable of the Good Samaritan. This story turns up everywhere in our culture, even in places where people do not know what a Samaritan is or that it was Jesus who first told the story. With such...