Celebrating our Youngest Learners Darlington County celebrates National Week of the Young Child™
April 15, 2016 Darlington County Community Action Agency Head Start in partnership with Darlington County First Steps asks Darlington County to come together for children during the Week of the Young Child™ April 15, 2016. As part of the national Week of the Young Child™ celebrated across the country Darlington is honoring young children and all those who make a difference in children’s lives. “All young children need and deserve...
Falcon Fest 2016
See Darlington High School’s best and brightest at the Falcon Fest 2016 on Thursday, April 7th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. “On the Courtyard” featuring: Robotics Demonstrations Student Work Showcases Live Demonstrations Cook Off Challenge 3-D Printer Presentation Representatives from Colleges, Universities and Military. Also enjoy performances by the DHS Band the Chorus, and a performance by the DHS Gospel Choir. We hope you will join...
Local nonprofits to participate in Big Give Pee Dee
In 2015, Big Give raised more than $71,000 for local nonprofits. With the help of Darlington County residents, Big Give 2016 hopes to raise even more funds to keep local nonprofits afloat during the summer months and help them achieve specific goals that improve quality of life in the Pee Dee.
GSSM accepting applications for its GoSciTech residential summer camp
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is now accepting applications for GoSciTech, its week-long, residential, STEM camp for rising 8th – 10th graders on GSSM’s Hartsville campus. Online applications are available at www.scgssm.org/goscitech. GoSciTech provides unmatched opportunities to explore the endless possibilities of science and technology in an interactive, residential environment....
Lady Falcons off to good start in region play, pick up three wins in Grand Strand Softball Classic
Heading into its county and region showdown with Hartsville two weeks ago, the Darlington Lady Falcons were perfect in the region with convincing wins over Lakewood, Crestwood and Manning. Even with a 5-0 loss to the Lady Red Foxes, the team is still making strides and with good play down the stretch the team could possibly finish no worse than second in the region, with one big game against Marlboro County and a home date with Hartsville still left on the schedule.
Area farmers receive welcome patronage refunds from ArborOne Farm Credit
Pee Dee area farmers are getting some welcome news this week. ArborOne Farm Credit, the region’s leading agricultural lender, is mailing $1.6 million in patronage refund checks to area customer-owners. ArborOne, based in Florence, since 1988 has paid over $88 million in patronage refunds, which represent a portion of Arbor One’s net earnings to eligible customer-owners. Each eligible customer’s cash-back refund is based on the average...