Obituaries – November 21, 2018
Doris Brown Walters
Black Friday safety tips
The unofficial beginning to the holiday shopping season, Black Friday compels many people to get out of bed in the middle of the night in the hopes of landing great deals on gifts for their loved ones. The competition to find deals on Black Friday can sometimes get heated. As a result, some shoppers have found themselves in unsafe situations in the past. Many retailers have taken steps to make the atmosphere in their stores on Black...
3 injured as car crashes into store
Three people were injured when a car crashed into the Corner Connection store on Cashua Ferry Road in Darlington on Saturday. Media reports quoted the Darlington Police Department as saying the crash took place when a driver accidentally pushed on the accelerator rather than the brake. Police said Monday that the driver was a woman in her 70s. Ann Blackmon, a cashier at the store, told WBTW-TV: “I was behind the counter when the car...
One arrested in fatal shooting
Darlington County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a fatal shooting that took place Saturday night. About 11:20 p.m., officials said, one person was struck and was driven from the scene to a convenience store parking lot at Timmonsville Highway and Hoffmeyer Road. That person died from his wounds, officials said. Darlington County Sheriff Tony Chavis said in a statement: “We, along with the U.S. Marshals task force, have arrested...
School board salutes students’ achievements
Student accomplishments were in the spotlight Nov. 12 during a meeting of the Darlington County School Board that was mostly spent in executive session.