Darlington raising alert for smoke alarms
The recent fire-related death of Darlington resident Dozier Cannon casts a spotlight on an enduring home safety issue: the importance of installing and maintaining smoke alarms throughout the home. When fire broke out at Cannon’s First Street home early on the morning of January 10, smoke quickly filled the residence and Cannon was unable to get out safely.
Historical Commission receives generous gift to start new year
The Darlington County Historical Commission receives frequent emails and postal mail each week asking for assistance with geneology, but they received one envelope after the holidays with a generous gift – $4,000 from Anita and Steve Nail from Greenville, MS.
Meth lab unwrapped on Candy Lane
Sheriff J Wayne Byrd, Darlington County Sheriff’s Office, released a statement Friday regarding a meth lab discovery in Darlington: On January 14, 2015, the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit conducted a traffic stop in the 2000 block of Bonnie Drive. During the results of the traffic stop all the makings of a methamphetamine lab were found inside the vehicle. Information was gained through the course of...
City of Darlington partners with Red Cross for Smoke Detector Blitz
The City of Darlington has partnered with the American Red Cross to do a smoke detector blitz in the southeast area of town. On Saturday, January 19, volunteers with the American Red Cross and Darlington Fire Department will hang literature about the event on doors in the neighborhood. Then, on Saturday, January 23, they will install more than 100 smoke detectors, as needed, and provide fire safety information to residents. Smoke...
Darlington County School District’s ‘eflyer’ system saves 1.7 million sheets of paper
Schools in the Darlington County School District have collectively saved an estimated 1.7 million sheets of paper since transitioning in the fall of 2014 to an electronic flyer distribution system. The “eflyer” system, Peachjar, allows the district’s 23 schools to send important flyers and school papers, both school and community related, to the email addresses of students, parents and family members. Flyers can range from school...
Hartsville man arrested for stabbing hospital security guard
Hartsville Police, Darlington County Sheriff’s Office respond to assault by hospital patient