A whirlwind of honors for heroic school-bus driver
This, more or less, was last week’s agenda for Bernadine Reed, the Darlington school-bus driver who got 40 students off a burning bus Jan. 22
Lamar citizens voice support for mayor after vandalism incident
Lamar Town Council’s Feb. 11 regular meeting offered standing room only at Town Hall as many citizens came to show support for Mayor Darnell Byrd McPherson after her vehicles were vandalized last week.
The power of persistence: Teen celebrates road-paving victory
Anyone who says you can’t fight City Hall clearly hasn’t met Cameron Graham.
TBCS Quiz Bowl Team wins 2019 State Championship Tournament
The Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School Middle School Quiz Bowl Team won the 2019 State Championship Tournament. They were competing against Porter Gaud, Saint Anne Catholic School, Saint Jude Catholic School, Wilson Hall, Christian Academy,Cardinal Newman, Pinewood Prep and Holy Trinity Classical Christian School. The members of the Quiz Bowl Team are: Jay Riddle (captain), Alden Okoh-Aduako, Caden Crawley, Shahid Nawaz, Chris Hillman...
DCSD officials join school board members for elementary school groundbreaking
Darlington County School District officials join school board members Feb. 5 to break ground for a new elementary school to be built in Hartsville at Bay Road and Westwinds Drive, off West Bobo Newsom Highway. At right are concept illustrations for the new school. Earlier the same day, the school district also broke ground for a new elementary school in Lamar, off the Lamar Highway at Country Club Road. A third new school is planned...
County Council approves $4 million bequest
At Darlington County Council’s Feb. 4 regular meeting, members voted unanimously to accept and secure a generous gift left in their care. Council approved receipt of a $4 million bequest from the late Carolyn “Bet” Norment Phillips, which she set aside for the Darlington County Historical Commission.
