Miss Darlington and Miss Darlington Teen set to compete for the state’s top crowns
Miss Darlington Sarah Floyd and Miss Darlington Teen Saviah Miller have waited for more than a year to get their shot at the Miss South Carolina and Miss South Carolina Teen crowns. Both ladies were crowned last May at St. John’s Elementary School in Darlington and are ready to show the public just how hard they have worked over the last year. Both girls have had a whirlwind of a year making over 50 appearances, received the...
Wallace to Boyd as he retires after 50 years in DCSD: ‘You have been a joy’
Peter Strople said that a ‘Legacy is not leaving something for people.
Sonoco joins Amazon APASS supplier network
Sonoco is now an official participant in the Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS). The APASS program was designed by Amazon to help support vendors, sellers and manufacturers to obtain certification of their products as Frustration Free Packaging (FFP), Ships-in-Own-Container (SIOC) or Prep-Free Packaging (PFP). Sonoco now provides APASS services directly to vendors, sellers and manufacturers related to package...
Operation: Youth Lunch dates
Sheriff Tony Chavis and Deputies will be serving lunch and hanging out with the youth of Darlington County this summer for Operation: Youth Lunch & Fun. Sheriff Chavis and Deputies will be at the following Darlington County School District summer feeding locations from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.: Brunson-Dargan Elementary School in Darlington – June 20 Spaulding Middle School in Lamar – June 27 Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Dovesville –...
Sheriff’s Department conducts investigation
The Darlington County Sheriff’s Drug Enforcement Unit has completed an investigation of the distribution of illegal narcotics in the Hartsville are of Darlington County. Investigators arrested Marion Wendell Brown, Jr., 32, of Hartsville, on June 6 at his residence on Westover Drive. Brown has been charged with two counts of distribution of methamphetamine, first offense. Brown appeared before a Darlington County Magistrate on June 8...
Hartsville Police Department issues phone scam alert
A few people have reported being called by a computer voice pretending to be AT&T. A typical message says something like, “Your wireless account is being suspended pending verification. Please enter the last four digits of the account holder’s social security number.” It’s fraudulent; they are of course only trying to get part of your social security number. Thankfully, phones have a blocking feature....