Darlington County Fire District has a new member to fight arson
Darlington County Fire District Chief Ricky Flowers and his new partner “Cato” will be introduced as the newest members of the Arson Investigation team Friday. Cato, a one year old female yellow Labrador retriever, and Chief Flowers, completed the four week canine-accelerant detection school sponsored by State Farm® and certified by the Maine State Police/Maine Criminal Justice Academy. Cato is a certified accelerant detection canine...
Darlington Garden Club cleans up Darlington
The Darlington Garden Club was hard at work last week bringing some color and much needed spring sprucing up to the Welcome to Darlington sign near Pate Elementary School.
The State Capitol Report
The House of Representatives and the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.3726.
Duke Energy Progress customers in South Carolina to see slight increase in fuel rates
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Duke Energy Progress is proposing an increase in monthly fuel costs for its customers beginning this summer, the first proposed increase since 2014. The company made its annual fuel filing Thursday with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) for costs associated with the purchase of fuel to generate electricity at its power plants. Under the proposal, typical residential customers using 1,000...
Fugitive Task Force Captures Wanted Man
Henry Timmons Thomas, III, age 46, of Darlington was captured at a residence on E. Home Ave. in the Hartsville area of Darlington County Thursday April 27. Thomas has been charged with burglary, second degree, which is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than fifteen years and petit larceny, which is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 30 days. Thomas was captured by Darlington County...
Celebrate 25 years of Letter Carriers Food Drive
On Saturday, May 13, the National Association of Letter Carriers with the support of the U.S. Postal Service, the Rural Letter Carriers Association, the United Way and the AFL-CIO will participate in the 25th annual Letter Carriers National Food Drive. This event is the largest one-day food drive in the nation. Thanks to the generous support of postal customers and partners, over 80 million pounds of food was donated to aid millions...