State Champs again!
Congratulations to the Darlington Junior League Baseball Team for yet another State Championship win!
Little Miss South Carolina pageant has become a Darlington County tradition
The Little Miss South Carolina pageant, which is held each year in Hartsville at the Center Theater, has become a Darlington County tradition.
Freedom Fest 2015
Freedom Fest 2015 at the Darlington Raceway was another smashing success for the Greater Darlington Chamber of Commerce with over 20,000 people attending the free event. Headliner act Sister Hazel performed just before the massive fireworks display. Mobile users, please click link for more photographs by Samantha Lyles: Freedom Fest 2015
Church of the Week: Welch Neck Baptist Church
I don’t think the News & Press has enough ink to print all of the written history that has been maintained concerning this old Baptist congregation, the Welch Neck Baptist Church. This congregation is not only one of oldest “Dissenter” congregations in South Carolina, but they have maintained an enormous amount of printed records. Before we go any further, I feel that I need to explain the term “Dissenter” so no one will get offended.
Local animals have a “Bridge” to a brighter future
Tucked into the rolling green hills just north of Hartsville, a little patch of land measuring less than four acres is having a rather large impact on the future of dogs and cats in Darlington County.
Church of the Week: Bethel United Methodist Church
One of the aspects of historical research that continues to intrigue me is how much history we all see on a daily basis and most don’t have a clue as to what they are seeing.