Lions Club lends a helping hand in Darlington
Club member Jeannie Harris said that her fellow Lions have a big heart for helping others.
“They really live our motto,” Harris said. “Everything that they do, they do it from the heart; they are all genuine. Whenever we are at the market or at the Sweet Potato Festival, they know everyone who comes up by name.”
Pee Dee Coalition launches Stalking Awareness & Prevention Campaign
January is National Stalking Awareness Month, a time to focus on a crime that affected 7.5 million victims in one year. The theme, Stalking: Know It. Name It. Stop It., challenges the nation to fight this dangerous crime by learning more about it.
Darlington Fire and Police “Toys for the Community” program
Dozens of Darlington families received a little Santa Claus-style help from local emergency responders.
Funny money circulated in Darlington
Several Darlington businesses got an unwelcome surprise from customers over the Christmas holidays.
Year in Review: Government
[EDITOR’S NOTE: In our first paper of the New Year, we are looking back at some of the biggest stories from last year. We look at Government, Lifestyles, Crime, Notable Deaths and Recreation related stories.] Jan 13 Gloria C. Hines takes office as Mayor of Darlington History was made on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 as Gloria Cheeseboro Hines was elected mayor of the City of Darlington – making her the first woman and the first African...
Darlington Fire Department installs new sign
The City of Darlington Fire Department closes out 2016 on a high note, with a full staff and a remarkably strong ISO rating, and they’re showing some departmental pride with the addition of a new logo sign mounted on the firehouse at the corner of Wells Street and Orange Street. “Normally every year we put up a lighted Christmas wreath that Chief Jim Stone’s wife had made, but this year it was kind of messed up and we were...