Calling all readers of the News and Press!
November is the month of giving thanks. We know that there are a lot of wonderful civic and church organizations doing great things in our community. We want to know what your group is doing! Send a write-up of what your group has been up to in the last year and email it to us for consideration. Each write-up can be between 400 and 600 words and can include several photos of your activities. If you include photos, please include a...
Darlington shooting under investigation
Darlington County Sheriff’s Deputies are currently investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday Oct. 19 at approximately 5:30 a.m. near the Breakers Gas Station on Harry Byrd Hwy. in Darlington. A victim received a gunshot wound and was transported by a personal vehicle to a residence in the Hartsville area. The victim was transported from the residence by ambulance to a local hospital. The victim later died. He was...
Cambridge Apartments Shooting Update
Darlington County Sheriff Tony Chavis has announced the arrest of three suspects involved in a shooting that occurred on September 27. The three allegedly assaulted and shot a victim at the Cambridge Apartments located on E. Jackson St. in the Lamar area of Darlington County. “I am committed to making Cambridge Apartments a safe community,” stated Sheriff Tony Chavis. “During the last several years, there have been a...
Third man arrested for September homicide
Sheriff Tony Chavis has announced the arrest of a Hartsville man in connection to the September 5 murder on Persimmons Dr. in Hartsville. Deshawn Jemel Wright, 19, of Hartsville is charged with accessory before the fact to a felony and accessory after the fact to murder. Investigators previously arrested Ky’Ron Jamal Peterson, 22 and Darius Cedric Gibson, 17, both of Hartsville. Investigators allege Wright assisted Peterson and...
School Board tables policy until Nov. after member questions fairness
By Melissa Rollins, Editor, editor@newsandpress.net A policy for ‘Expanded School Choice” in Darlington County School District was pulled from the agenda during the Oct. 9 meeting over a board member Charles Govan’s concern that the choice program is not accessible to all students equally. The policy was on the agenda for a second and final reading. “I would ask that we pull (policy) A from the agenda for further study,” Govan said....
Hartsville approves $10 million for water park and system upgrades
Hartsville City Council held their regular meeting on Tuesday, October 10 and voted to approve the issuance of up to $10 million in bonds, which will finance the design and construction a new water park in Byerly Park.