Letters to the Editor
Alimony Laws need reform We have in our society an unbelievably archaic system of forced financial hardship. It is known as permanent alimony. This is found in our civil law and Family Court system. This is imposed quite often during divorces, and its hardships are generally unknown to most of our community. But understand that the payor (and this can be either male or female) must make this payment every month. And that is before any...
Juncture Mobile Theatre Lab to present The Birds at the Back Swamp School House
Juncture Mobile Theatre Lab is in Darlington rehearsing for the company’s debut production of The Birds by Aristophanes. Juncture Lab’s cast and creative team have flown in from around the country to join Lillian White in her hometown. “Growing up in Darlington, I was inspired by the area’s natural beauty, the generosity of the Back Swamp community, and the shared appreciation for a good story,” says the Co-Founder of Juncture...
Pate Elementary Principal Lunn retires
The Darlington County Board of Education accepted recently the resignation of Emily Lunn, principal of Pate Elementary School. Lunn will retire at the end of the school year from a long and esteemed career in the Darlington County School District (DCSD). Lunn spent most of her 29 years in DCSD at Pate Elementary. She worked there as an exceptional education teacher, a first grade teacher and a coordinating teacher. She also served as...
State Capital Report
Submitted By Rep. Robert Q. Williams SC House District #62 The House of Representatives approved seven bills that draw upon the work of the special House Opioid Abuse Prevention Study Committee that was appointed by the Speaker of the House to examine the growing misuse of prescription painkillers and recommend legislative actions to counter the epidemic of ruinous addiction and fatal overdoses. • The House amended, approved, and sent...
Better Business Bureau warns of phony debt collection scam
The Better Business Bureau of Coastal Carolina is warning local businesses to be aware that a new scam that targets businesses by pretending to be the Better Business Bureau is trying to trick businesses into paying overdue fees and dues. While this has been prominent in the Midwest, it is important that the business community know the threat may reach the Carolinas soon. Multiple reports from BBB Accredited Businesses have come in to...
County moves forward with Sunday alcohol sales
Darlington County Council advanced the issue of Sunday alcohol sales one step further last week, voting in favor of an ordinance that could send the matter to the ballot box this fall.