Groundbreaking ceremony held at Cain Elementary
Members of the Darlington community joined the Darlington County Board of Education and DCSD superintendent Tim Newman for an August 28 groundbreaking ceremony to formally kick off construction of a new elementary school.
Williams takes aim at State House and Congress
SC House Representative Robert Williams (Democrat, District 62) has a lot on his plate these days; he’s running for re-election to the General Assembly, and also mounting a challenge to incumbent Republican Congressman Tom Rice for the District 7 US House seat.
Ribbon cutting celebrates new elections building
Darlington County Elections and Registration officially started doing business at their new annex building earlier this summer, using the new facility for vote tabulation and announcements at the June 12 primaries.
GSSM, Southern University-Baton Rouge partner for research
During the summer of 2018, Southern University–Baton Rouge (SUBR) hosted six rising high-school seniors from the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM). Currently enrolled in either GSSM’s residential program or its Accelerate engineering program, the students who participated were Austin Geer, Collen Mims, Doyle Hayden, Lamar Richards, Leighton O’Dell, and Malik Hubbard. Dr. Ershela Sims, GSSM’s Senior...
Belk Funeral Home pays tribute to beloved retiree
Belk Funeral Home of Darlington has always been a family business, but the Belk clan recently had to bid farewell to a longtime employee who is just as beloved and valued as any blood relative.

