Former Detention Center Officer Arrested
On February 6, Sheriff Tony Chavis requested the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to investigate an incident that occurred February 4 at the W. Glenn Campbell Detention Center. Agents with SLED have arrested and charged Demarcus Deante Cooks with misconduct in office. Cooks is no longer employed with the Detention Center.
Local business dedicates Veteran parking
On Feb. 14 several local veterans were on-hand for a ribbon cutting at Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home. Owner Todd Hardee was dedicating several parking spots at his business for veterans. “We’ve got young veterans and old veterans,” Hardee said. “And especially for the ones who are getting up there in age, I want them to have the best parking in town. We are going to start that right here at Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home. We’ve got two...
Fahrenheit 225 opens on Darlington Square
Fahrenheit 225, downtown Darlington’s newest eatery, is now open for business – in case you couldn’t tell by the tantalizing smell of slow-cooked meats wafting around the Public Square.
“Farm=Life” for Darlington County Young Farmers and Ranchers
Greenville, SC – A record number of attendees met recently for the annual South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation (SCFB) Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference.
A message from Senator Kevin L. Johnson
District 36- Clarendon, Darlington, Florence, and Sumter Counties The second regular session of the 122nd General Assembly convened on Tuesday, January 9, 2018. This is the second year of this two-year session. Any bill left from last year and any bill that is introduced this year that is not passed must be reintroduced next year, which will be the first year of the two-year 123rd session. As you may be aware, we normally meet...
SC Manufacturers Alliance Statement on the signing of H. 3653
The South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA) has released the following statement regarding the signing into law of H. 3653. “On behalf of South Carolina manufacturers and their thousands of South Carolina associates, we are grateful to the legislature and Governor McMaster for their leadership in making H. 3653 law,” said Sara Hazzard, President and CEO of the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance. “As South Carolina’s...