Sonoco employees, West Hartsville Elementary students join new mentoring program
A partnership between West Hartsville Elementary School and Sonoco is giving students there a chance to work with positive role models, beyond their classroom teachers, on a weekly basis during school hours. The PAWS program, which stands for Positive Advocates Working with Students, began earlier this school year and has seen tremendous success, according to West Hartsville Principal Julie Mahn. “The relationships between our...
Pilot Club of Darlington attends 82nd S.C. District Pilot Convention
Members of the Pilot Club of Darlington attending the 82nd S.C. District Pilot Convention at the Embassy Suites in Columbia were Ginger Ridgill, Mary Scott, Judy Langley and Linda Brunson. Scott, editor of the Club newsletter, accepted an award on behalf of the club for second place in the newsletter competition. Scott was awarded the Mildred Henry Davenport Award. The Pilot Club of Darlington nominated Scott for this award because of...
Blue Laws changes, tax installment plan advance at County Council session
Darlington County Council held first reading for fiscal year 2019/20 budgets at their April 1 meeting, and advanced measures to alter the county’s Blue Laws and establish installment payments for property taxes.
The Lamar Egg Scramble
Lamar’s annual Egg Scramble, a tradition since the early 1980s, was held from Thursday through Saturday. The town says the event usually brings in about 7,000 visitors. Saturday night, local news media reported that a “fight” forced law-enforcement officers to shut down the festival earlier than usual. No details of the alleged disturbance were immediately available. Photos by Bobby Bryant
Annual Darlington Downtown Revitalization Association Golf Tournament
The cold, wet weather faded away for the Annual Darlington Downtown Revitalization Association (DDRA) Golf Tournament April 3 at Darlington Country Club. Thirteen teams played an afternoon of golf after a buffet lunch. Highlights included a hole in one by Tyler Lofe on Hole No. 14. Grand sponsors included Carolina Bank, Darlington Raceway, Nationwide Insurance and Fitness World Gyms. Teams included Carolina Bank, City of Darlington,...
Falcons look for continued growth in upcoming season
Entering his fourth year as head coach of the Darlington Falcons baseball team, Dennis Gearhart is starting to look back and see where his program has grown in the four years under his tutelage now that he is in possession of his first senior class as a head coach.
