‘You get to know a lot of people’: The Darlington Rotary Club marks 50 years
Rotary International’s mission: “Provide service to others, promote integrity and advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through our fellowship of business, professional and community leaders.”
Lawson sworn in for a seventh term as Darlington County Probate Judge
Darlington County Probate Judge Marvin I. Lawson is sworn in for a seventh term by Darlington County Treasurer Jeff Robinson. Mrs. Brigette Lawson holds the Bible. Lawson is starting his 39th year with Darlington County, having served as clerk of court from 1981-94, and as probate judge since 1994. Lawson won re-election last November. Photo by Samantha Lyles
Darlington County celebrates MLK Day
The Hartsville community observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday by gathering at Marion Avenue Cemetery to dedicate a new historical marker honoring the hundreds of African-Americans buried there. Some grave markers date back to the early 1800s, and include dozens of military veterans and some of Hartsville’s most notable citizens – like Rev. Henry H. Butler. Though the cemetery fell to neglect for decades, volunteers have...
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.