Council talks courthouse repairs
Darlington County Council convened a work session August 29 at the Pee Dee Council of Governments, where a main topic of discussion was the future of the county courthouse.
USC Sumter to Host Congressman Jim Clyburn for Constitution Day Lecture
SUMTER– Assistant Democratic Leader in the United States House of Representatives James E. (Jim) Clyburn will present the annual Constitution Day lecture at the University of South Carolina Sumter on Tuesday, September 19. The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in the USC Sumter Arts and Letters Lecture Hall and will last approximately one hour. Clyburn began his professional career as a public school teacher in Charleston, South...
Darlington Burger King armed robbery
At 1:24 A.M., Darlington County Sheriff’s Deputies were notified of an armed robbery that occurred at Burger King located at the intersection of Lamar Hwy. and S. Governor Williams Hwy. in Darlington. Deputies are being told that a lone black male suspect wearing a masked armed with a long gun entered the restaurant after an employee walked out of the front door. The suspect ordered employees into a freezer demanding everything...
Motorcyclist captured, arrested by sheriff’s deputies
Fridy night a motorcyclist traveled at a high rate of speed through the downtown area of Darlington while a concert was being held and traffic was being re-routed. The motorcyclist maneuvered between two City of Darlington Police Officers, almost striking them. Officers notified the Sheriff’s Office. Darlington County Sheriff’s Patrol Deputies were able to locate the motorcyclist on N. Governor Williams Hwy., near the...
FMU’s Carter calls for in-state student supplement
FLORENCE — Francis Marion University President Dr. Fred Carter’s annual welcoming address to the faculty was anything but usual this year. Carter unveiled an innovative new funding initiative this week, proposing that FMU receive an appropriations supplement because of the large number of in-state students it teaches. Carter told faculty members at the university’s annual faculty breakfast that FMU would ask for an annual supplement...
Sheriff’s Deputies complete Criminal Justice Academy
Columbia, SC – Darlington County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Wongrey successfully completed twelve weeks
of Basic Law Enforcement training at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia.