Darlington County Habitat for Humanity and Bnei Akiva start Habitat home in Hartsville
Darlington County Habitat for Humanity joined with volunteers from Bnei Akiva to begin framing a new home on Mill Avenue in Hartsville. Bnei Akiva, based in New York City, brought in college students on their winter break to help with construction. The students traveled from New York, Baltimore, Houston, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Memphis and Toronto, Canada, for the week. This is the eighth year that Bnei Akiva has come to Darlington...
Duke Energy donates $1,500 to Darlington Library
The importance of having a vibrant and relevant public library in a community was recognized by Duke Energy Jan. 10 with the presentation of a $1,500 donation to Darlington Library by its community relations manager, Mindy Taylor. The donation was accepted by Darlington Branch Manager Michelle Wallace, Reference Assistant Tony Watkins and Director Jimmie Epling on behalf of the Friends of the Darlington Branch and the Library. The...
Tiny pest found in Darlington County fields worries the Southern sweet-potato industry
Darlington County, home of the annual Sweet Potato Festival, is also home to a tiny agricultural pest that’s causing headaches in the sweet-potato industry.
Citizens repaint public parking spaces
The public parking lot just off City Lane (behind Carolina Bank Plaza) received some much-needed cosmetic attention last week as one Darlington city worker and one volunteer took up paint rollers and braved the chilly winds to repaint faded parking spaces. “We don’t have enough money to get the parking lots repaved, but we can at least get the paint and mark the lines, make sure the curbs are painted, and make sure the islands...
Don’t just feed them, fix them
The Darlington County Humane Society (DCHS), operating the Darlington County Animal Shelter, took in just over 3,100 dogs and cats in 2018.
‘No-nonsense, cool and full of wisdom,’ Davis celebrates 100
Family members from California, New York, Virginia, Florida and all over South Carolina converged on Shoney’s Restaurant in Hartsville over the weekend to celebrate the 100th birthday of their beloved patriarch, Johnny Davis of Lydia.
