DCSD students earn ribbons and merits in 2017 S.C. State Fair Student Art Exhibition
Many students from the Darlington County School District placed in their respective categories in the 2017 S.C. State Fair Student Art Exhibition. Hartsville High School’s (HHS) Keaton Meyers and Shayla Walters lead the way with first-place ribbons in the “Art of the Camelia” contest. Meyers’ painting of a camellia flower earned first place in the two-dimensional category for high school students. Walters painted beautiful camellia...
City gets new trash truck
The City of Darlington received the final piece of a roughly half-million dollar investment in its Street and Sanitation Department on Friday, Nov. 10. The crisp white 2018 New Way Rear Loader has a 20-cubic yard capacity. The body features all LED lights for maximum efficiency and an 80-gallon fuel tank. This vehicle replaces a faltering one from 2008. This model is similar to the City’s commercial trash truck purchased in October...
Hartsville Young Professionals gives to Carolina’s Kids
The Hartsville Young Professionals (HYP) organization teamed up with Retrofit sip-n-seat for a Costumes and Cocktails Halloween party on October 27. HYP members and the Hartsville community enjoyed costume contests, relay races, and Taco the Town food truck. A portion of the proceeds from the evening’s festivities totaling $500 was donated to Carolina’s Kids. The event is one of many community service projects that HYP has...
Senator Graham talks jobs, grants with Darlington County officials
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R- South Carolina) visited Darlington on Tuesday, November 21 to discuss local issues with county and municipal government officials. Chief among the topics of discussion were economic development, grant funding, and military spending.
Letters to Santa Request 2017
The News & Press will publish our annual Letters to Santa special section in our Christmas edition, which will print on December 20th – and we need your help! Please assist in collecting the letters and artwork to go in this section. We would like artwork from grades K-5 and letters from grades K-2. The best artwork will be used as the cover of the section as it has in the past, and we will take a photograph with the...
Darlington County Sheriff’s Office releases crime map to public
Darlington County Sheriff Tony Chavis has announced that the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with Southern Software, the records management software provider for the Sheriff’s Office, and LexisNexis Risk Solutions to provide a new way for the public to stay informed about crime in Darlington County.