Darlington County School Board passes $82 million budget
The Darlington County School District voted unanimously during their June 12 meeting to pass the 2017-2018 budget, which includes a 7.5 millage increase.
Darlington County First Steps Expands on Health
Darlington County First Steps (DCFS) is enlarging its focus in the health arena. DCFS programs have addressed family wellbeing, school readiness, reproductive health and contraceptive education in their various programs which all deal with health in some capacity. As time progressed and perspectives broadened, a glaring red flag appeared that could not go unnoticed: the state of men’s health. “Men’s health is a focal point for us...
Lamar gets $500,000 for water tank project
By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net Thanks to a $500,000 grant from SC Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA), the Town of Lamar is moving closer to re-establishing its municipal water system. At their June 12 regular meeting, Lamar Town Council discussed the grant, which will fund repairs and painting of the town’s two water towers. Council member Mike Lloyd said that according to Hanna Engineering, its...
School board gets input from community on bond referendum schools
Last week, the Darlington County School District held six community meetings in the three communities where they will be building new schools.
Gandy receives key to Society Hill
Tommy Bradshaw, Mayor of Society Hill made a special presentation during the town council meeting, Tuesday, June 14.
Darlington County youth repair homes during Community Changers week
Volunteer work crews from Community Changers, a summer outreach program of the Welsh Neck Baptist Association, swept across the Darlington County area last week.