Deputies arrest felon with gun
On September 2, while Darlington County Sheriff’s Deputies were on scene at the Darlington Burger King investigating an armed robbery they recovered a loaded revolver with five bullets, meth, crack cocaine and marijuana from an individual. Deputies arrested Gregory Lamont Benjamin, 32, of Hartsville. Benjamin has been charged with distribution of cocaine base, possession of less than one gram of meth, possession of a firearm by...
Two wounded in Hartsville area shooting
Darlington County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting that occurred in the area of Blanding Dr. and Primus Park Rd. around 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5. Two individuals were wounded. One individual is believed to not have life-threatening injuries. The severity of the second individual’s injuries is unknown at this time. If you have any information you are asked contact Darlington County Sheriff’s Investigators at (843)...
Deputies investigating deadly house fire
The Darlington County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the deadly fire in the Hartsville area of Darlington County on Persimmons Rd. as a homicide. Sheriff’s Investigators believe the homicide to be drug related. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is assisting the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office with this investigation. If you have any information contact Darlington County Sheriff’s...
Pulitzer Prize winner headlines Francis Marion University’s Pee Dee Fiction and Poetry Festival
Poet Gregory Pardlo, whose collection of works Digest won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, is the headliner for the 11th annual Pee Dee Fiction and Poetry Festival at Francis Marion University. The annual two-day festival will be held on campus in the Lowrimore Auditorium on Nov. 9-10. It features panel discussions and book signings by the authors. It is free and open to the public. The festival serves as major cultural event on...
City moves forward with property demolition
The City of Darlington will have fewer blighted properties thanks to a vote from city council to move forward with a demolition project presented by Codes Inspector Alex Gainey.
Hartsville declares Irma emergency
Hartsville City Council convened a special meeting on Thursday, September 7 and formally declared a State of Emergency for the city in advance of Hurricane Irma, which was expected to bring severe weather to a wide swath of the southeastern U.S. for several days.