Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over: July 4th 2020 Campaign
Hartsville — Happy 4th of July from the Hartsville Police Department! We hope everyone has a great time this weekend celebrating our independence with family and friends. Celebrations involve good food off the grill, maybe fireworks as soon as it turns dark, and sometimes alcohol. Too often, our celebrations turn into tragedy when someone decides to drink and drive. The 4th of July is considered one of the deadliest holidays...
Darlington County roads are on DOT’s paving list
More than a dozen Darlington County roads and streets are included in the state Department of Transportation’s “pavement improvement program” for the 2020-21 fiscal year. DOT says the improvements are part of an additional $562 million in road paving and resurfacing projects besides the $1.3 billion in “road, bridge and safety project work” already underway in the state. The DOT says the following Darlington County roads and streets...
Darlington business on fire!
A structure fire is in progress at Howleco Sales, located at 1552 S. Main Street in Darlington. Fire departments from Palmetto Rural, City of Darlington, and Darlington County Fire District have sent units to help combat the blaze. Southbound traffic along that route is currently restricted to one lane....
Darlington man drowns, coroner says
A 70-year-old Darlington man drowned while cleaning the spillway in his pond, officials say.
Darlington lawmaker presses McMaster to make masks mandatory
State Rep. Robert Williams, a Darlington Democrat, has joined the push for making face masks mandatory in the fight against COVID-19.
Cowick admits slaying woman, child
Cephas Cowick, a Darlington man awaiting a death-penalty trial for double murder, has pleaded guilty and accepted a sentence of life without parole.