Marijuana plants located in Mechanicsville
The Darlington County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit, SLED Aviation Unit and DNR conducted a state coordinated eradication operation around Darlington County. on June 7, 2016. According to Sheriff Wayne Byrd, 24 marijuana plants with a street value over $46,000 were located in the Mechanicsville during the operation. Photo contributed by DCSO
Freedom Fest 2016 to be held at Darlington Raceway on Monday, July 4
Freedom Fest will return to the Darlington Raceway on Independence Day: July 4, 2016, from 2pm to 10pm, sponsored by Genesis Healthcare, Inc. and the City of Darlington. This family fireworks festival is the signature event of the Greater Darlington Chamber of Commerce and will again be free to attend, free to park, and feature a wide range of entertainment for attendees. Special attractions include the annual Cruise-In Car Show...
Reduce water consumption with a rain barrel
As citizens of the United States, we are very fortunate to have easy and relatively inexpensive access to safe, treated water just by turning on the tap. So far today, I used that treated water to drink, shower, flush the toilet, brush my teeth, and make a pot of coffee.
Juneteenth/National Freedom Day in Hartsville
A new tradition is being established for Darlington County in the form of a local Juneteenth/National Freedom Day Celebration. The June 18th, five-hour event will be held at Hartsville’s Pride Park, 630 South Six Street, bringing to fruition the vision of Hartsville City Councilwoman Adlena Graham. The committee, chaired by Graham consists of Darlington City Councilwoman Elaine Reed, Co-Chair Darnell McPherson, Exec. Dir. of...
Darlington High School joins innovative school network TransformSC
Darlington High School is now a member of a growing group of schools accepted into TransformSC’s network of innovative institutions. TransformSC, an education initiative of the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, is a collaboration of business leaders, educators, students, parents and policy makers transforming the public education system so that every student graduates prepared for careers, college and citizenship. TransformSC...
Darlington Police Department paint at Brunson Dargan Elementary School
Brunson Dargan Elementary School’s media center received a bit of sprucing up as teachers teamed with officers from the Darlington Police Department to roll on a fresh coat of paint. BDE principal Ada Sindab (pictured on right, with teacher Brittany Johnson) says the paint job was a long time coming, and she looks forward to seeing her students enjoy the brightened library facility when school resumes in the fall. “It’s a...