FMU PoliSci professor’s article honored by European academic journal
Francis Marion Assistant Professor of Political Science Dr. Will Daniel’s academic article analyzing the usage of social media by European Union members of parliament was recently named European Union Politics’ top submission of 2016 by the editors of the academic journal. European Union Politics is renowned as one of the most important and widely read academic journals to focus on the process of governance, politics and policy in the...
A Mule, A Mayor, and the Wagon Man
In the summer of 1974, Glenn Lawhon, Jr., the mayor of Hartsville, started receiving letters from all around the country and Canada comparing him to Adolf Hitler.
NASA warns of unsafe eclipse glasses
NASA has been alerted there are unsafe paper solar glasses being distributed. So, how can you tell what is safe? Look for BOTH: 1. 1. U.S. Manufacturer Name (Recommend any of these: American Paper Optics, Rainbow Symphony, Thousand Oaks Optical, or TSE 17) 2 “ISO” Icon (Must have ISO reference 12312-2) Other tips: 1. Don’t reuse old glasses. Unsafe after 3 years 2. If lenses have scratches, don’t use 3. If lenses are wrinkled, not...
Deputies respond to altercation at prison farm
On July 17 at approximately 6 p.m. Darlington County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a physical altercation at the Darlington County Prison Farm located at 200 Camp Road. Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested Prison Farm Director Ulanda Green and are expected to charge Green with assault and battery, third degree. Upon notification and prior to the arrest of Green Darlington County Administrator Charles Stewart placed Green on...
Darlington couple arrested, charged with multiple counts of child neglect
Darlington County Sheriff’s Special Victim Unit has arrested and charged two Darlington parents with multiple counts of child neglect. James Charlie Hawkins, 41, of Darlington has been charged with five counts of unlawful neglect of a child and one count of inflicting great bodily injury upon a child. Ida Gregg, 22, of Darlington has been charged with five counts of unlawful neglect of a child and one count of allowing a person...
State seeks death penalty in double murder
A man charged with murdering a 9 year-old girl and her grandmother will face the death penalty for his alleged crimes. Cephas Cowick, 24, is charged with the murders of Denise Couplin, 52, and her granddaughter Deziyah Chatman. In July of 2016, Couplin and Davis were found shot to death at their home on Bobo Newsome Highway in Darlington. State prosecutors notified Cowick in early June of their intent to seek the death penalty in his...