Hurricane Matthew damages top $4 million countywide
The Darlington County Emergency Operations Center held a meeting Thursday, October 13 to confer with municipal officials and representatives from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and share preliminary damage assessment data collected in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. FEMA officials were readying to head out into the field with county and municipal emergency workers to conduct first-hand damage assessments. Examination of the resulting data (and any subsequent updates) will determine what level of FEMA disaster recovery assistance Darlington County receives.
Rite Aid Foundation Donates $125,000 to American Red Cross to assist with Hurricane Matthew relief efforts
The Rite Aid Foundation announced today a $125,000 donation to the American Red Cross to help the victims, families and communities across the Southeastern United States that were affected by Hurricane Matthew. The donation will support relief efforts in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, where Rite Aid operates more than 500 stores.
Duke Energy donates $325,000 to disaster relief efforts in the Carolinas and Florida
Although Hurricane Matthew is no longer a threat, the devastation it created continues to be felt by thousands of people in the Southeast. Duke Energy today announced a donation of $325,000 to help seven charities providing disaster relief assistance in several of the states it serves – North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.
Printers have a slight delay for Oct. 12th issue
Readers: Hurricane Matthew was mighty, but it didn’t stop the oldest independent newspaper in the Pee Dee that has been covering Darlington County since 1874! Throughout the weekend we were able to patch coverage and share information and images with cellphones charged by our cars. On Monday, October 10th we were fortunate to have the Hartsville Fire Department host us to complete the print version of our paper. We hand...
Citizens protest Byrdtown solar farm
Several citizens addressed Darlington County Council at their October 3 regular meeting.
Hurricane Matthew hits Darlington County
As soon as Hurricane Matthew’s fierce winds subsided, work crews all over Darlington County fanned out to assess the damages and being the daunting cleanup process.