2015 Year in Review: Lifestyles stories
Transplant for Toriana: Darlington girl wih biliary atresia plans for liver transplant Toriana Douglas has endured so many doctor’s visits, tests, and hospitalizations in her short nine years, yet she exudes a quiet strength that inspires so many around her. When asked how long she has had her illness, she replied softly, “Since I was a baby.” Toriana was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia at her two-week checkup by her pediatrician, Dr....
Meet the Dancers!
Meet the dancers of the Dancing with the Stars of Darlington County fundraiser for Pee Dee Coalition
Bill Fleming awarded Order of the Palmetto
William L. “Bill” Fleming, Sr., was presented The Order of the Palmetto by Ambassador David H. Wilkins on behalf of Governor Nikki Haley at a luncheon of The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina’s Winter Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Greenville, S.C. “I am truly honored and humbled to receive this prestigious award and I thank Governor Haley and her entire staff for this recognition,” Fleming said. “I am proud of the...
Christmas in the South
Yet again, Darlington County didn’t get a Christmas snowfall this year (missed it by a mile!), but the unseasonably warm holidays let kids of all ages get out of the house and play a little. We found Chevy Segui, 8, exercising his Christmas spirit and practicing his baseball skills on the St. John’s Elementary School playground. Photo by Samantha Lyles
Darlington boys are Panther Classic Champions
For the second consecutive year, the Darlington Falcon varsity boys basketball team traveled to the coast and won the Carolina Forest High School Panther Classic basketball tournament.
2015 Yr in Review Ag/Farming Features
Labor Day Weekend brings the return of the Southern 500 to the Darlington Raceway, and visitors and locals are invited to explore a relatively unknown facet of our area’s agricultural heritage.