Shellfish season opening October 1
Charleston, S.C. — The 2018-2019 season for recreational harvest of shellfish (clams, oysters, mussels and other bivalves) in coastal waters of South Carolina opened one-half hour before official sunrise on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. The recreational shellfish season will remain open through May 15, 2019, unless conditions warrant extending or shortening the season. In the event of another hurricane, major rain event, or pollution spill,...
Church News – October 3, 2018
Please send your church news and photos to: editor@newsandpress.net Homecoming On behalf of Reverend Zachary Dillard, Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, located in the Bethel Community, will host their 49th Homecoming event and 143 years of existence on Sunday, October 28, 2018. Our guest speaker will be Reverend Thomas Bowman, Sr. of St. Mark United Methodist Church located in North, South Carolina. Our morning services will...
Down South The John de la Howe School – A Story About Change
When I first heard that aristocratic four-word name, “John de la Howe,” I sensed something monumental, a nobleman, perhaps.
DCIT Increases Enrollment
By Samantha Lyles, Editor, editor@newsandpress.net When Robbie Smith became director of the Darlington County Institute of Technology (DCIT) two years ago, there was a prevailing concern among members of the Darlington County Board of Education that the school – a state of the art technical education facility – was not serving enough students. But thanks to a more efficient schedule and improved awareness about their curriculum,...
City takes mosquito war to the streets
By Bobby Bryant, Editor, editor@newsandpress.net If they see skin, they go for it. Hurricane Florence’s rains have turned much of the Carolinas into a breeding factory for mosquitoes – bigger, badder and more bloodthirsty than any in recent memory. Darlington County officials have gotten nearly 1,300 complaint calls about the flying pests, citizens were told at an Oct. 1 County Council meeting. For city officials, it’s been much the...
Living on Purpose – Every person chooses their own path
I had a serious conversation the other day with a middle aged man and we talked for a couple of hours about God.