American Lung Association supports public housing transition to smoke free
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) is requiring all public housing agencies (PHAs) across the nation, including in South Carolina to implement a smokefree policy by July 31, 2018. To support this effort, the American Lung Association will assist public housing agencies’ (PHAs), transition through the new Smoke free Public Housing Initiative, funded by the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation. The Lung...
Community Health Fair
A community health fair co-sponsored by Darlington County First Steps and CareSouth was held Friday, June 1 at Darlington County Recreation Department’s Harmon Baldwin Gym. Visitors received health, wellness, safety, education, and employment information from presenters like Florence-Darlington Technical College, Carolina Pines, Darlington Police Department, Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault, Welvista, SC...
Special Called Meeting of Darlington County Library Board of Trustees to be held
The Darlington County Library Board of Trustees will have a Special Called Meeting on Wednesday, June 6th at 5 p.m. at the Hartsville Branch. The only item on the agenda is the Library’s Imagine the Possibilities strategic plan “FOCUS GROUP – Insights from Customers/Community Leaders/Board of Trustees.” The meeting is an interactive and open dialogue about how the library system can offer maximum value and address the most...
First responders attend mass casualty training
By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net Members of the first responder community – including emergency medical, fire, and law enforcement – attended a training session on May 19 and learned valuable techniques to sharpen their performance in the event of a mass casualty event. This day of instruction was presented by Darlington Rescue Squad and Poseidon Air, Land, and Sea training company and hosted by Bethea Baptist...
New employees could be added to City of Darlington budget
By Melissa Rollins, Editor, editor@newsandpress.net During a budget worksession May 21, Darlington City Council discussed budgets for several departments including street and sanitation and planning. They also discussed some challenges that those departments are facing as their employees age. Before diving into the numbers, Karen Carroll with Street and Sanitation talked about some improvements that have been made since last budget...
Darlington Police host firearms training simulator
By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net Regular citizens got the chance to virtually step into the shoes of a law enforcement officer last week as the Darlington Police Department invited members of the public to try out a firearms training simulation. “Through a partnership with the South Carolina Municipal Association, we’ve been able to conduct FATS (Firearms Training Simulator) training,” said Kelvin...