Schools closed; DCSD students to ‘learn from home’
Virus threat growing; no cases yet in county CORONAVIRUS FACT SHEET By Bobby Bryant Editor editor@newsandpress.net Gov. Henry McMaster has ordered all South Carolina public schools closed through March 31 as the global coronavirus threat grows. That means 10,000 students in the Darlington County School District will stay home for at least a few weeks – but the district had already been preparing for that possibility....
Sinkholes threaten Fire Department, officials say
By Bobby Bryant Editor editor@newsandpress.net Dangerous sinkholes have been eating chunks of Orange and Wells streets since at least 2015, causing headaches for drivers and Darlington city officials. But those are the streets that the Darlington Fire Department must use to send its trucks to battle fires – and now the headaches have turned into real fears and concerns. “The other day, a fire truck came out; the road collapsed under...
Hardees plan ‘beautiful’ future for old Post Office
By Bobby Bryant Editor editor@newsandpress.net Why did the family of Darlington businessman Todd Hardee decide to buy the 105-year-old, 10,000-square-foot former Post Office building on Pearl Street? It was a combination of opportunity and duty, Hardee says. “Step up to the table,” says Hardee, who runs Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home and South of Pearl restaurant in addition to serving as county coroner. “We’re all going to have to chip...
