Meth lab bust in Hartsville
Yet another meth lab was discovered in Darlington County thanks to a complaint by a resident. According to reports shared by the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office, on May 25, 2016, the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit went to a residence on Crowley Street near Hartsville, after receiving a citizen complaint. When they arrived at the residence they noticed several one pot methamphetamine labs in plain...
Homework Center Awards at Brunson Dargan
Students at Darlington’s Brunson Dargan Elementary (BDE) received recognition for their hard work at the annual Homework Center Awards, held May 18 in the school cafeteria.
Where is Moise Shadrack James III?
Moise Shadrack James III, age 68, is a U.S. Army Veteran was last seen riding his bicycle in the 800 block of Mineral Springs in Darlington County, South Carolina around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday April 30, 2015. He was reported missing on Friday, May 1, 2015. The bike Moise Shadrack James III was riding, a dark blue ladies bicycle, was found on Saturday, May 2, 2015 in the Dovesville area. Mr. James suffers from dementia and enjoyed...
$34 million county budget clears second reading
By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net Darlington County Council convened a special meeting Monday, May 23 at the Pee Dee Regional Council of Governments and held a public hearing and second reading for the 2016/17 fiscal year budgets. Ordinance 16-14 proposes a General Fund budget of $24.8 million, an Emergency Telephone Fund of $831,059, a County Library Fund of $1.3 million, an Environmental Services Fund of $3.2...
$500,000 settlement reached in Darlington wrongful death case
By Jana E. Pye, Editor, editor@newsandpress.net Two Darlington County law enforcement officers, Robert McIntyre and John Specht, named in the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the estate of Ernest Russell of Darlington, settled claims against them last week in the amount of $500,000. Russell died after being shot during the execution of a no-knock warrant led by the Darlington County Drug Enforcement Unit to search for illegal...
Duke Energy provides books for “RIF”
Students at Hartsville’s Thornwell Elementary School for the Arts got a special treat last week when representatives of Duke Energy dropped in for a storytime session and gave kids bookbags they could fill with eight books of their choosing – a gift to keep them reading over the summer.