Sheriff’s office searches for Hartsville man wanted for attempted murder
Darlington County Sheriff’s Office has warrants on Gregory Benjamin, a 30 year old male of Hartsville for attempted murder. Benjamin is alleged to have attempted to rob a man outside of Hartsville on January 21, 2016 and ended up stabbing him multiple times. The victim had to seek medical attention at a local hospital and is listed in stable condition at this time. Anyone with information is asked to call the Darlington County...
Darlington County School District will operate on a two-hour delay Friday, Jan. 22.
All staff and students will report to school two hours later than normal. Because this delay is for students and staff, it is very important that parents do not drop their children off at school before the time listed on the schedule found on the DCSD website. DCSD will continue to monitor the weather and road conditions closely. There is a chance conditions may worsen, which may affect school openings. Please visit this link for a...
Duke Energy moving additional storm responders to the Carolinas
More than 1,400 extra personnel from Florida and other regions headed to the Carolinas; almost 5,000 Duke Energy workers poised to respond
Company preparing for coming winter storm; outages expected
“The Habits of a Successful Writer” Workshop at the Darlington County Library
“The Habits of a Successful Writer” is the first of five free writing workshops to be offered on January 26th beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Darlington Branch of the Darlington County Library System. In this workshop, you will discover the pleasure of writing, learn to plan a daily schedule to fulfill your personal writing goals, see how writing can be done in small chunks of time as individual tasks, and recognize how reading is a...
Help needed at local warming shelter
Natalie Zeigler, Hartsville’s City Manager, shared the following announcement for a warming shelter in Hartsville at Second Baptist Church: Second Baptist Church, located at 212 W. Washington St., has graciously opened their doors for those in need of shelter from the cold and/or possible fire victims. Remember, this is a local church serving and caring for our fellow residents. The local office of the American Red Cross is making an...
Carolina Elementary’s Shumate named state finalist for highest national honor in science, mathematics
Kourtney Shumate, the coordinating teacher at Carolina Elementary School, is a state finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The award is the highest recognition a kindergarten through 12th grade mathematics or science teacher can receive. Shumate moves on to the national consideration process, where she could be one of two presidential awardees from South Carolina. “What an...