Lamar Dixie Youth team celebrates state championship, batting title
Lamar has long been a hotbed of athletic talent, as the number of Silver Fox state titles and NFL players can attest.
Duke Energy’s Robinson Plant donates nearly 150 bookbags for DCSD students
Employees with the Robinson Nuclear Plant in Hartsville again showed their support of Darlington County School District students this year, donating 147 bookbags to students. The bookbags came stuffed with school supplies, and will be distributed to students based on need by the district’s social workers. County Education Superintendent Tim Newman thanked everyone involved with making the donation possible. “Ensuring that our students...
Local artist gives faded furniture new life
If you’ve ever browsed the furniture and home goods section of a thrift store or antique mall and spied a really unique chair or table, but shied away from buying it because the color was dated or the surface was marred, one local artist has a challenge for you: Buy that piece, take it home, and give it a second chance to be spectacular.
Carraway Memorial Park receives $2,500 donation from power company
The Darlington public park planned to memorialize Sgt. Terrence Carraway and all of his fellow law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty received a major boost last week as Pee Dee Electric Cooperative (PDEC) donated $2,500 to the cause.
Darlington’s Police and Fire departments roll in new vehicles
When responding to calls in flooded or confined areas, officers of the Darlington Police and Fire departments now have greater ability to access and navigate these scenes, thanks to three recently acquired utility vehicles.