Little League Pinning Ceremonies held in Darlington
Friends and family gathered last Thursday, July 12 on the Darlington Public Square to show their appreciation for the stellar baseball and softball played this year by Darlington Little League teams. About 500 kids played on local Little League squads this season, and some of them won state titles and will have the chance to show their skills on ESPN’s expanded coverage of Little League regional playoffs later this year. State...
Darlington County school board discusses graduations, going paperless
By Melissa Rollins, Editor, editor@newsandpress.net Sometimes in order to see where we are going, we must remember from where we came. That was the principle that Superintendent Dr. Tim Newman worked from during a recent retreat for the Darlington County Board of Education when he asked board members to consider the reasons why they first decided to run for a seat on the school board. Board member Warren Jeffords said that he has a...
Nucor makes donation to Free Medical Clinic
The Free Medical Clinic of Darlington County reaped the rewards of a hard working group from Nucor Steele in Darlington on Wednesday, June 27, out at the Cold Steel office building. Once again Nucor has stepped up in support of the patients and volunteers in Darlington County from the Free Medical Clinic of Darlington County. This year they shared the wealth with another wonderful non-profit, Veterans Resource Center in Florence, as...
FDTC receives $75,000 gift from McLeod Health
The McLeod Health Foundation recently donated $75,000 to Florence-Darlington Technical College’s (FDTC) Nursing Program. The gift will provide funding for educational and training resources, including simulation and learning lab facilities for nursing students who are being educated and trained to work in the regional medical workforce. More than 100 students complete FDTC’s Nursing Program each year, and many of them find jobs at...
Darlington Raceway gives update on improvement project
Despite the summer rain and soaring temperatures, the construction projects at Darlington Raceway are coming along nicely.