Teen Author Speaks at SJE
During his talk, Lucas shared some lessons he learned the hard way, from being picked on and belittled by fellow students because he attended special needs classes. He got the kids to examine their palms and compare them with those of other students, observing that each child is differently made.
Council narrowly approves CTC road repairs
Darlington County Council held their first meeting of 2017 on January 3.
U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer to Operations Integrity Project Leader
When Anthony Harrell was around nine or 10 years old, he attempted to repair a broken Atari joystick on his video game system. Using his Dad’s tools, he opened up the joystick, hoping to fix it. He was not successful that day. But that early interest in STEM later propelled him toward the U.S. Naval Academy for his college education and then a 20-year career in the Navy. Today, Harrell puts that Navy education and career to work...
Darlington City Council approves purchase of new fire truck
During the Darlington City Council meeting Tuesday January 3, council voted to approve a request from Fire Department Chief Pat Cavanaugh to purchase a new fire truck.
Lions Club lends a helping hand in Darlington
Club member Jeannie Harris said that her fellow Lions have a big heart for helping others.
“They really live our motto,” Harris said. “Everything that they do, they do it from the heart; they are all genuine. Whenever we are at the market or at the Sweet Potato Festival, they know everyone who comes up by name.”
Darlington Fire and Police “Toys for the Community” program
Dozens of Darlington families received a little Santa Claus-style help from local emergency responders.