Raceway names next ‘Lady in Black’
Darlington Raceway says Hartsville native Haylee Johnson has been selected as the Lady in Black for 2019. Johnson will serve as ambassador for Darlington Raceway throughout the year. She will represent the track at various community and media events as well as the 70th annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 on Labor Day weekend. “We are pleased that Haylee Johnson will be our Lady in Black for 2019,” track...
Lamar council explores how violence flared at festival
Lamar Town Council received a report on the 2019 Egg Scramble Jamboree at their April 8 meeting, and the news was mostly good … with one exception.
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.