County gets primer on tax rollback
Before their regular meeting on Sep. 21, members of Darlington County Council heard a presentation from Sanford Houck of the South Carolina Department of Revenue about the tricky process of garnering data and calculating millage and tax rollbacks during reassessment years.
Church of the Week: First Baptist Church Darlington
“Regardless of who the architect was, we’ll all agree that the rectangular Georgian Revival building is stunning. Its symmetry, a typical sign of Georgian Architecture, can be seen on all sides. “
PEANUTS: Historic farm sees future in a versatile legume
Although tobacco hasn’t grown here since 2010, this fertile 3,500 acre spread still yields bumper crops of verdant turf grass, sorghum, soybeans, corn, and winter wheat, and, in recent years, has about 300 to 400 acres dedicated to South Carolina’s latest cash crop: peanuts.
Sweet Queens crowned in Darlington
The S.C. Sweet Potato Festival sponsored by the Darlington Pilot Club is weeks away, and the long running family favorite event has two new ambassadors: Miss S.C. Sweet Potato Festival Chelsea Bullock and Miss S.C. Sweet Potato Festival Teen Kinsley Odom were officially crowned at the Miss S.C. Sweet Potato Festival & Miss S.C. Sweet Potato Festival Teen Pageant on Sunday, September 20.
Three Darlington paperboys recreate their route
Two preachers and a pilot came home to Darlington for a mini-class reunion with several of their classmates from the St. John’s High School Class of 1952, and decided it would be fun to ride bicycles through town to recreate their own paper route.
And the winner is: Jamie Horton
Attending the Darlington County School District Teacher of the Year Banquet is like attending the Academy Awards- a room full of the best of the best. Except, instead of entertaining audiences, the teachers honored at the annual event represent the best of the best of the truly highest profession, helping to build the education for a generation of children.