McLeod men’s group gifts cardiac defibrillator
The Free Medical Clinic of Darlington County is a free clinic founded in 2000 in Darlington with a satellite office founded in 2006 in Hartsville. The clinic partners with McLeod Regional Medical Center to help deliver free health care and free pharmaceuticals to the uninsured and working poor residents of Darlington County. To serve such needy local residents better, McLeod Regional Medical Center has created, since 2013, a division...
SCATE Inc. Donation supports SCATE Center of Excellence at Florence-Darlington Technical College
SCATE Inc., a non-profit company dedicated to systemic change in advanced technological education, recently donated over $20,000 to the Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) Educational Foundation for new office furniture at the South Carolina Advanced Technological Education (SCATE) Center of Excellence. The SCATE Center implements projects funded by the National Science Foundation to expand excellence in technician education....
Darlington County Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department announces upcoming trips, registration
• March 2 there will be a trip to the Charleston Tea Plantation which will include a factory tour and trolley ride. It is “North America’s Only Tea Factory.” The group will leave at 8 a.m. and the cost of the trip is $20. • March 6 will be a visit to the South Carolina State Museum. The group will leave at 9 a.m. and the cost of the trip is $20. • March 17 join us in Williamson Park for a new treat, Puppies in the Park. More details...
Clemson scientists working to breed tastier, healthier peaches
CLEMSON — Clemson University geneticist Ksenija Gasic seeks to do the unimaginable: improve the taste, aroma and nutritional value of the beloved peach. Gasic received a $150,000, three-year grant from the United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD) to evaluate the biochemical and molecular regulation of carotenoid accumulation in stone fruits such as peaches, apricots and plums. Carotenoids are...
The Blue Saints install a new ramp
The Blue Saints of Darlington recently built their 20th ramp for a person in need. The ramp was built on a house located on Virgil Wells Circle in Darlington. Pictured are Brandon Allen, Anthony Boan, and Police Chief Daniel Watson.
Woman found dead inside home, man arrested
On February 28, 2017 at about 1:25 AM Darlington County Sheriff’s Patrol Deputies responded to a residence on Wilson Village Drive in the Darlington area of Darlington County. When Deputies arrived they discovered a woman deceased inside. Bradley Jack Altman, age 28, of Darlington was located at the scene and taken into custody. Altman is currently being detained at the Darlington County Detention Center awaiting arraignment. The...