First Baptist Church’s Operation Christmas Child packing day
(Left to right) Operation Christmas Child project manager Brenda Tiller with Dot Stone (widow of Jim Stone), Margaret Heustess (daughter of Carolyn Scott), Pam Boswell (daughter of Linda Marotta), Clyde Scott (widower of Linda Scott) and Andrea Bonnoitt (daughter of Carolyn Scott). These volunteers all participated in Operation Christmas Child, and First Baptist Church paid tribute to late family members who supported the annual...
#GrabABagSC litter pick-up
Despite Saturday morning’s chilly and damp weather, citizen volunteers joined members of the City of Darlington Beautification Board to pick up trash around town. The meet-up was part of #GrabABagSC, a statewide litter-fighting campaign spearheaded by Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette. Locally, volunteers met at the City of Darlington Administration Building at 9 a.m., signed up to snag litter on particular streets, and returned to home...
New mayor’s plan: Let’s get to work Boyd defeats Hines nearly 2-1: ‘We prayed for these numbers’
Early in the morning on Election Day Nov. 5, Curtis Boyd posted a message on his Facebook page about how his day began.
Darlington celebrates Veterans Day
Citizens gathered on the Darlington Public Square at 11 a.m. Monday to celebrate Veterans Day and pay homage to all the servicemen and -women who fight to keep our nation free. Members of each branch of the armed forces, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard were acknowledged and thanked for their service. Staged by American Legion Post 13, the event featured guest speaker Capt. Ian Rohde, USAF, who shared his...
Darlington pastor’s new book encourages heavenly perspective
In “Learning to Fly,” a newly published collection of essays, Rev. Tim Coker urges readers to consider that while life is rarely easy, God does not want us to suffer.
One More Round Boxing of Darlington
One More Round Boxing of Darlington and head coach Larry Frazier brought live fighting action to the A.W. Stanley Gym on Saturday, Nov. 9. Bouts featured promising young pugilists from South Carolina and North Carolina, squaring off for experience and bragging rights. Frazier, a veteran and member of the U.S. Marine Corps Boxing Hall of Fame, themed the evening around a celebration of Veterans Day (Nov. 11) and the anniversary of the...