First Baptist Church coat donation
A shipment of warm coats and blankets arrived in fire-ravaged Gatlinburg, Tennessee over the weekend, courtesy of several generous Darlington families. Donation organizer Brenda Jenkins said she and her family regularly vacation in Tennessee and were moved by the plight of hundreds of residents who lost their homes in recent devastating forest fires. “Whenever we heard about the fire and how so many people had lost everything, it was...
DCSD Teacher Feature winners chosen for December 2016
The Darlington County School District’s Teacher Forum “Teacher Feature” winners for December have been announced. The program recognizes one teacher from each school to honor excellence in education. Teacher Feature is coordinated by the district’s Teacher Forum, which is comprised of each school’s “Teacher of the Year”. The purpose of the Teacher Forum is to foster professional growth and teacher leadership. The Teacher Feature...
Darlington Christmas Parade 2016
Holiday spirit filled the Public Square on Sunday, December 4 as the City of Darlington held its annual Christmas Parade. Kids of all ages braved a cold and rainy afternoon to cheer on daredevil Jolly Jeepsters, dance along with the Darlington High School Falcon Marching Band, collect candy thrown from festive floats by generous local businesses, churches, schools, and government officials, and – of course – wave and shout their...
Autism group celebrates Christmas together
When your child has autism, attending a Christmas party may be something out of the question. Thanks to the planning of the Darlington County Autism Support Group, many young ones and their families enjoyed a very special party – with all of the children and adults dressed in PJ’s! – Saturday December 3rd at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Hartsville.
Education forum panel talks technology, teacher retention
Darlington County School District held its 2016 Education Forum December 2 at the Darlington Country Club.
Vintage Christmas lights return to Darlington
By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net A group of Darlington citizens united last week with a common cause: to literally make the Christmas season brighter for their friends and neighbors by reconditioning aged holiday decorations. This positive effort had its roots in a prickly online conflict where several people sparred on Facebook about the city’s Christmas lights, but things took an upward turn when some...