Ceremony salutes Stone, a 50-year firefighter
At a special ceremony May 26, the Cashua Street building housing “Our Pat” (the city’s first fire engine) was dedicated in memory of the late Darlington Fire Chief Jim Stone, who served 50 years with the department.
Ryan Newman visits Darlington Raceway
NASCAR driver Ryan Newman visits Darlington Raceway to debut the new Oscar Meyer throwback livery that his No. 6 Ford Mustang will sport in the Sept. 1 Bojangles Southern 500. Newman joined track president Kerry Tharp and academic achievers from Brockington Elementary Magnet School to unveil the nostalgic color scheme echoed by the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile and enjoy (naturally) some hot dogs. Brockington students who worked their way...
Darlington County Council recognizes National Police Week
Members of Darlington City Council recently expressed their appreciation for local law enforcement by presenting a plaque to Public Safety Director Kelvin Washington and members of the Darlington Police Department. “We just wanted to show how thankful we are for the work that Chief Washington and his officers do every day to help keep our city safe,” said Mayor Gloria Hines, who was joined by councilwomen Sheila Baccus and Elaine...
Memorial Day 2019
Darlington celebrated Memorial Day with an observance on the Public Square, featuring patriotic music, remembrances of servicemen and -women who gave their lives in defense of our nation, and stories from guest speaker Lt. Col. Don Cann (USAF, retired), a B-52D bomber pilot who logged 333 combat missions in Vietnam. Photos by Samantha Lyles
‘Devastating day’: Man killed trying to help trucker
“If he could help, he would help,” Dariasha James says of her cousin Milton B. McGee of Society Hill.
DNA kit brings long-lost child back to local family
A $99 gift turned out to yield priceless rewards for one Darlington County family, as the Davis clan recently welcomed a long-lost child into the fold and put to bed a decades-old mystery … all thanks to an Internet DNA kit.
