New mayor hits the ground running: City moves toward buying $600,000 of land for recreation complex, considers trail system
When he was elected Darlington’s new mayor in November, businessman Curtis Boyd said, “I’m looking forward to going to work.”
County elects officers, receives clean audit
On Jan. 7, Darlington County Council convened their first meeting of 2020 and elected officers for the new year.
Darlington remembers Causey’s career on the bench
When word spread that Judge Dan Causey had passed away on Jan. 4, it wasn’t long before friends and colleagues began sharing memories of the man who served as Darlington’s city judge for 30 years.
DDRA awards prizes for holiday shopping in Darlington
Marcie Blackwell, Patricia Boatwright and Joyce Adams (not pictured in order) were the lucky winners of $100 cash prizes for shopping in Darlington during the holidays, courtesy of the Darlington Downtown Revitalization Association (DDRA). The contest encourages people to shop in Darlington this holiday season. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, people were asked to shop at five different Darlington businesses, mail the DDRA copies...
Things to come: A glance ahead at 2020
The new year, 2020, is a week old, and things are still slow.
Votes being taken to name DCSO’s bloodhound puppies
A dog breeder recently donated two bloodhound puppies to the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office, and now officials are trying to decide on names for the dogs. Votes are being taken on the Facebook page for the Sheriff’s Office. As of Friday, nearly 900 people had offered their picks for the pups’ names. The options were down to 10: Cash, Sully, Scout, Major, Colt, Ruger, Thor, Xander, Smokey and Bandit. (Smokey and Bandit appeared to...
