Special Victims Unit Arrests Suspect
On January 25th, 2017 Darlington County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit investigators arrested John Lee Clifton, II, 22, of Hartsville. Clifton has been charged with Burglary 1st Degree and Domestic Violence 2nd Degree stemming from an incident occurring on January 19th, 2017. SVU investigators allege that on January 19th, 2017 Clifton kicked in a door where the victim was living. Clifton placed the victim in fear of imminent...
Kiwanis gets crash course in highway safety
Darlington Kiwanis received a crash course in highway safety.
LEDs to light City of Darlington City offices
The City of Darlington will soon outfit six municipal buildings with new LED lighting.
Darlington Man Wins Palmetto Cash 5 Twice
COLUMBIA – A Darlington man is a two-time lottery winner. Yesterday, he cashed in two winning Palmetto Cash 5 tickets worth $100,000 and $200,000. “This is life-changing,” he said. For more than a decade he’s consistently played Palmetto Cash 5, trying out different strategies to win. His idea to quick pick five numbers at the Situ LLC on South Main St. and then drive three miles to the EZ Shop on Pearl St. and play those same numbers...
Criminal investigator, dance studio owner take top prize in 2017 Dancing with the Stars
By Melissa Rollins, Editor, editor@newsandpress.net Darlington County was dressed in its finest Thursday, Jan. 26 as a crowd packed The Center Theatre for the 2017 Dancing with the Stars of Darlington County event. By the end of the night the celebrity and professional dance teams had quick-stepped, tangoed and waltzed their hearts out, checkbooks had been opened and a winner was crowned. In its fourth year, the event benefits The Pee...
GSSM Delivers ENGAGE Saturday Program to Students
This March, the Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics will deliver its ENGAGE Saturday program to middle schoolers in Darlington County. For three Saturdays, March 4, 11 and 25, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., 6-8th graders will have the opportunity to experience project-based coding and 3-D printing first hand on GSSM’s campus, 401 Railroad Avenue in Hartsville. The Saturday ENGAGE program will culminate with a showcase for...