Planning Commission amends solar energy ordinance
Darlington County Planning Commission met on Tuesday, December 20th, tasked with revising Ordinance #16-19 Article 19, Renewable Energy Systems – to update the verbiage, clarify the process and regulations for the ordinance that has been discussed exhaustively in public meetings over the past year.
DFD names Rheuark and Abbott Firefighters of the Year
The City of Darlington Fire Department has honored two of its members for their outstanding service during 2016.
Hartsville Christmas Parade 2016
The morning temperatures were frosty, but blue skies and plenty of sunshine helped make the Hartsville Christmas Parade 2016 one to remember! The parade featured Hartsville’s first responders, local businesses, combined Hartsville High School and Middle School marching bands, dance troops, and an appearance from the 2016 All- America City delegation as Grand Marshalls. The JROTC cadets of Hartsville High School will presented the...
Johnson and Brock bid farewell to County Council
Darlington County Council said goodbye to two departing council members at their December 5 regular meeting. Wilhelmina P. Johnson and Robbin Brock were lauded for their years of service to the county, and received plaques and certificates presented by council chair Bobby Hudson.
Bethea resident Catherine Hern turns 100
Bethea Retirement Community likes to say that people move there to live…and when their staff contacted the News and Press about a special party for one of one of their residents, Catherine Hern celebrating her 100th birthday on Friday, December 9, we knew we were in for a treat.
First Baptist Church coat donation
A shipment of warm coats and blankets arrived in fire-ravaged Gatlinburg, Tennessee over the weekend, courtesy of several generous Darlington families. Donation organizer Brenda Jenkins said she and her family regularly vacation in Tennessee and were moved by the plight of hundreds of residents who lost their homes in recent devastating forest fires. “Whenever we heard about the fire and how so many people had lost everything, it was...