County called on carpet over PREA non-compliance
At their June 6 meeting, Darlington County Council heard again of the urgent need to add guards to the Detention Center to make the facility compliant with federal PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) standards.
Women of Achievement: Gloria Cheeseboro Hines
Each year the Miss South Carolina Scholarship Organization honors a Woman of Achievement at the state pageant. The pageant recognizes and honors women who, through their works and lives, have significantly improved the lives of women in our great state. This year’s award will be special since the pageant is celebrating its 80th anniversary. The Miss S.C. Sweet Potato Festival Pageant and Miss Darlington High School pageants under the...
Nucor donates to Darlington County Free Medical Clinic
A generous $100,000 donation from Nucor Darlington last week will ensure that many patients of the Darlington County Free Medical Clinic continue to receive care.
Community Changers summer outreach program
By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net Volunteer work crews from Community Changers, a summer outreach program of the Welsh Neck Baptist Association, fanned out across Darlington County and neighboring towns last week, with over 100 volunteers from 18 churches taking on home repair and improvement projects for families in need. “This is the eighth year of Community Changers, and it has grown tremendously,” says...
Man dies in shooting incident in Pine Ridge
One man is dead and another remains in critical condition at an area hospital following a shooting incident early Saturday morning off Lunn Drive in the Pine Ridge area of Hartsville. According to reports from the Todd Hardee, Darlington County Coroner and the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office, the victim, a 31-year-old man, was pronounced dead around 2:00 a.m. Details from the autopsy were not available by press time on Monday....
Darlington City Council vote fails to oust longtime city municipal judge
A motion failed during the June 7th meeting for the Darlington City Council to oust longtime city municipal judge with a 3 – 3 tie vote and one abstention.