Save the date: 2nd Annual Taste of the Falcons
Enjoy food from the best chefs in Darlington while raising funds for Darlington High School Athletics at the 2nd Annual Taste of the Falcons held May 14th from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Falcons Nest Gym at Darlington High School. Tickets are $10 and are available from student athletes and at the school office.
Engagement Stephenson – Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. James Phillip Stephenson, III of Florence, South Carolina, proudly announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittney Alicia Stephenson to Henry Coker Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Coker Edwards, Junior, of Darlington, South Carolina. The bride elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Quinn, of Columbia, S.C. and Mr. and Mrs. James Philip Stephenson, Jr., of Florence, S.C. She is a graduate of Francis Marion...
Sister Hazel to headline Freedom Fest at Darlington Raceway
Excitement is building as the calendar gets closer to Saturday, July 4th and Freedom Fest at Darlington Raceway. As an added bonus to the event’s already stellar reputation, this year the nationally known and beloved group Sister Hazel has signed on to be the headlining act for Freedom Fest 2015. “We’re bringing back this local favorite Fourth of July festival for the second year in a row and we’re upping the ante on everything,”...
Where is this in Darlington County?
Last week’s photo was of the mural of the Native Americans painted on the side of the Darlington Music Company and Amusements building on the corner of Spring Street and N. Main Street in Darlington. We had so much interest in this particular photograph that it will spark a future story, as many people wanted to know more about the iconic images! Readers that guessed correctly were: Mark Kelly, Dawn Mixon, Brooke Gardner, Nettie Jane...
The bugs are back!
Spring is in full bloom and gorgeous flowers are on display all over Darlington County. Although the seasonal pollen is a chore to deal with, that messy yellow dust is crucial for plant reproduction, and it comprises the life’s work of many of God’s creatures, most notably those buzzing critters flitting en mass through the azaleas. I refer not to the tireless members of the Kalmia Garden Study Club, but to the only gardeners who outwork them this time of year: the bees, butterflies, and other pollinating insects.
Unsolved: New book sheds light on a mysterious Darlington murder
The murder of local attorney James U. ‘Red’ Watts, Jr. is tale that has haunted Darlington for decades. With a touch of irony that is as mysterious as his death, the timing of the launch of a book about his murder is uncanny.
“Oddly enough, I put the book out 63 years to the day from the murder, April the third,” said author M B Spears. “From 1952 to 2015. This is the same time of year that he died.”