Plan would bring CareSouth jobs to Society Hill
Society Hill and CareSouth are working on a plan that would add about 50 jobs and a new business to the Darlington County town of 560 people as well as bring perhaps $500,000 in renovations to a Main Street “eyesore.”
Threatening ‘messages’ shake up schools
Threatening “messages” found at two public schools in Darlington County Dec. 12 led to lockdowns and an evacuation, officials said.
Church News – December 19, 2018
Please send your church news and photos to: editor@newsandpress.net Central Baptist Church Pastor Andy Cook is returning to Central Baptist Church in Darlington, and he’s bringing Israel with him. An experienced Israel tour leader and author of multiple books, Cook will share insight from some of the Bible’s most familiar stories while he shows you the land where those stories took place. Sunday, Jan. 6, 10:30 a.m. and 6...
Ice cream fell from the sky
Growing up before weather satellites was great when I was a kid.
Big pay hike sought by S.C. judges also would fatten their retirement wallets
A little-known state law allows eligible judges in South Carolina to receive generous retirement pay for as much as a dozen years at the same time they’re collecting their regular six-figure salaries.
Special election is set to replace retiring Hartsville city councilman
By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net Hartsville City Council bid farewell to one of their own last week. The Dec. 11 regular meeting marked the last official appearance for Councilman William “Billy” Shirley, who resigned his seat to spend more time with his family. Shirley won election to the District 6 seat in March 2002, and he said that after 16 years on council, he was ready to step back and enjoy some leisure...